Hey philosophers, what makes you happy?

Or at least satisfied. What, if anything, has helped you find meaning in life?<br><br>\-----------<br><br>EDIT: Wow, this got a lot more attention than I expected. I'd like to apologize for any headaches my question has caused.<br><br>\>How can anyone trust a stranger's opinion on happiness? <br>\>How can you answer someone else's question about happiness?<br><br>You can't. And I'm not trying to. This question I'm asking you, dear reader, is just for the sake of curiosity. <br><br>\>So everyone's going to talk about their opinion of their own happiness. That doesn't help me.<br><br>Oh. So what the bloody hell am I supposed to do? I don't want to "help" you with anything anyway. I just want to know what makes philosophers tick. So you have to live with the fact that you're reading the opinions of a bunch of strangers who have no idea what makes you tick. Sorry. Live with it. Life's hard. Maybe a nice, cold beer and a smoke will make you feel better.<br><br>\>What makes you think a philosopher would be happy? They're smart. They know more about the horrors of the world than I do.<br><br>What makes you think being more intelligent or more knowledgeable correlates with a decrease in happiness? "Ignorance is bliss" is a bullshit adage, and there's no science to back that claim. I'm pretty sure there's more horror in ignorance than there is knowledge. I'd rather know than not know. I'm assuming this is the case for a lot of philosophers. <br><br>\>Why are you relying on your own devices to get happiness? Why don't you go to a therapist? If you want to be happy, you should just go to a therapist. They know more about being happy than a philosopher. Go to a shrink.<br><br>I'm not asking this question to help myself, nor do I think self-reflection and seeking insight is a wasted effort. If you want to put yourself in the shoes of someone else, you need to know something about them. If I want to know what happiness is to someone else, I have to ask them. I can't just send myself to a therapist. That won't work.<br><br>Oh, and by the way, I'm happy enough. I have good reasons to think that I will become an alcoholic or drug addict if I drink or smoke. Not interested in either.