Happiness vs. Contentment

Although the two words mean the same thing, I am using them to describe two different types of good feeling

Happiness is something that comes and goes. It is about excitement, fun, moments, actions, and material things. Contentment is something that lasts. It's about going with the flow, enjoying the satisfaction of work, and appreciating nature and life. Selfish people tend to strive for happiness and are less content. People who strive to be content tend to be more patient, caring, and happier. You can find happiness in money, pleasure, and doing what you want. You can find contentment in religion, family, giving, making other people happy, hard work, education, and exercise. Also, when you are content, your happy times are happier and your sadness is less sad. Self-indulgence makes you happy. Sacrifice makes you content.

A less obvious way of becoming content is your environment. Try to avoid negative people, depressing music, staying indoors too long, not getting enough sleep. All these things can make a person unhealthy and depressed. One thing that I have experienced personaly is the color of your walls. Darker wall colors make a person less content. I suggest white walls with a colorful trim. Watch less tv. All that violence and apathy really tick at a person's mind.

You may not see the difference between contentment and happiness, or you may think the ways of becoming content are stupid. I'm not demanding that you paint your house, stop watching tv, go outside more, read more, and go to church. You may not even notice a difference if you do. But I am suggesting these things, because believe it or not they really do make a difference.

Photographer? Hobbyist or Professional?

I wonder why some hate those people who have DSLR. I agree that being a photographer is really a great profession and it takes a lot of training, seminar and education being like a pro. I enjoy reading over the internet EBooks, blog, forum, journals, etc. I am one of those amateur who they called trying hard being a photographer. And I think there’s nothing wrong with that. And the fact that I enjoy having a DSLR, take pleasure in being a jpeg juggler and taking pictures is all that matters to me.
Hope this little information from www.Wikipedia.com makes it understandable over those pessimistic comments and suggestions.
Wikipedia:
A photographer is a person who takes photographs using a camera. A professional photographer uses photography to earn money whilst amateur photographers take photographs for pleasure and to record an event, emotion, place or person.
A professional photographer may be an employee, for example of a newspaper, or may contract to cover a particular event such as a wedding or graduation, or to illustrate an advertisement. Others, including paparazzi and fine art photographers, are freelancers, first making a picture and then offering it for sale or display. Some workers, such as policemen, estate agents, journalists and scientists, make photographs as part of other work. Photographers who produce moving rather than still pictures are often called cinematographers, videographers or camera operators, depending on the commercial context.
You can search it with yourself and read more information.
Professional
- is someone who claims 51% of their income from photo, doesn't mean they're any good or not just in business of selling their professional services. I think that's crap though, I judge it by quality of work.

Hobbyists
- is someone who do photography because they enjoy it and don't really have any aspirations of going into business, so the fact that they love it is all that matters.
You’re lucky enough if you’re doing it together.
Note: Read… Feed your mind (peace out) :p



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Stop the hate.
photographers take photos.
as long as you enjoy in taking photos
doesn't matter whether your amateur, hobbyist or a pro.

"Call it a crap but for me it’s a craft.
You can be happy in everything you do as long
as you’re not stepping someone others foot."
keep it up!

Good luck everyone!
keep it up!

Danger in loving somebody too much...

to fall in love is easy,
to stay in love is a challenge,
breaking up is disaster,
moving on is HELL.

The song tells us how does it feel to have a broken heart.
Its so hard to move on.
Everyday is agony.
Every night you are wishing not to wake up the following morning
because another morning means another survival.
Yes, it's a blessing to fall in love but when the love fails,
it's really hard to let go and move on.
Once you love deeply and truly,
your making that person not only a part of your life,
he/she becomes your life actually.
Hence, moving on is almost impossible.
Your mind says "you can do it, move on",
but how could you when your heart is in so much pain.
You keep on asking yourself,
"where will I start and how am I going to do it when everything I see, touch and hear reminds me of how beautiful the love was"?.



Lyrics
Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough Lyrics
Patti Smith

Now, I don't want to lose you
but I don't want to use you
just to have somebody by my side.
And I don't want to hate you,
I don't want to take you
but I don't want to be the one to cry.

And that don't really matter to anyone anymore.
But like a fool I keep losing my place
and I keep seeing you walk through that door.

(Chorus)

But there's a danger in loving somebody too much,
and it's sad when you know it's your heart you can't trust.
There's a reason why people don't stay where they are.
Baby, sometimes, love just aint enough.

Now, I could never change you
I don't want to blame you.
Baby, you don't have to take the fall.
Yes, I may have hurt you, but I did not desert you.
Maybe I just want to have it all.

It makes a sound like thunder
it makes me feel like rain.
And like a fool who will never see the truth,
I keep thinking something's gonna change.

(Chorus)

And there's no way home
when it's late at night and you're all alone.
Are there things that you wanted to say?
And do you feel me beside you in your bed,
there beside you, where I used to lay?

And there's a danger in loving somebody too much,
and it's sad when you know it's your heart they can't touch.
There's a reason why people don't stay who they are.
Baby, sometimes, love just ain't enough.

Baby, sometimes, love... it just ain't enough.
Oh, Oh, Oh, No

What about LIFE...

On the first day, God created the dog and said, "Sit all day by the door of your house and bark at anyone who comes in or walks past. For this, I will give you a life span of twenty years.." The dog said, "That's a long time to be barking. How about only ten years and I'll give you back the other ten?" So God agreed......

On the second day, God created the monkey and said, "Entertain people, do tricks, and make them laugh. For this, I'll give you a twenty-year life span." The monkey said, "Monkey tricks for twenty years? That's a pretty long time to perform. How about I give you back ten like the dog did?" And God agreed......

On the third day, God created the cow and said, "You must go into the field with the farmer all day long and suffer under the sun, have calves and give milk to support the farmer's family. For this, I will give you a life span of sixty years." The cow said, "That's kind of a tough life you want me to live for sixty years. How about twenty and I'll give back the other forty?" And God agreed again......

On the fourth day, God created humans and said, "Eat, sleep, play, marry and enjoy your life. For this, I'll give you twenty years." But the human said, "Only twenty years? Could you possibly give me my twenty, the forty the cow gave back, the ten the monkey gave back, and the ten the dog gave back; that makes eighty, okay?"

"Okay," said God. "You asked for it." So that is why for our first twenty years, we eat, sleep, play and enjoy ourselves. For the next forty years, we slave in the sun to support our family. For the next ten years, we do monkey tricks to entertain the grandchildren. And for the last ten years, we sit on the front porch and bark at everyone. Life has now been explained to you..