Semantic Satiation

 "A great obstacle to happiness is to expect too much happiness."  Fontenelle

Who knows what happiness really is?  Like love, happiness can't really be defined.  Happiness really comes from within.  If we feel a sense of contentment, peace, or joy, then we can bet we're feeling some form of happiness.  As long as we're satisfied with that happy feeling, then we'll feel happiness.  It's when we expect happiness to feel differently that we'll lose our happy feelings.  A guy shared a story once about complaining to his sponsor that he was bored.  "I think what you're feeling is contentment," was his reply.  I know personally that when I spend a lot of time chasing happiness I end up disillusioned.  

Semantic Satiation:  A phenomenon whereby the uninterrupted repetition of a word eventually leads to a sensation that the word has lost its meaning.

I can't say "Happiness" right now without feeling a little weirded out.

Somniloquoy:  Talking in your sleep.  There's no reason to add this definition right now but it's a new word for me that I think is pretty cool.  It's also the name of a song by a heavy metal band called The Dead Eyes.  That's a pretty cool band name, too.

So sayeth the D. Lama:  "Make a lasting, fully reasoned decision - unshakeable by circumstance - that the welfare of so many others is far greater than your own.  From now on, to the full extent of your ability, stop concentrating on your  own welfare and commit yourself deeply to the advancement of all beings."