Your definition of happiness 148 Articles

by Karen Lynch

We all want to be happy. It seems to be one of the constants in the human condition; we all strive to be happy. Many of us look outside of ourselves for happiness. We look for someone else to make us happy in that ...read more

by Maxine Kruk

I was born in 1966, with a spinal condition called spina bifida. This has meant that, for the most part of my life, I have had to use a wheelchair. Now, some might see this has a good reason to feel nothing but unhappines...read more

by Celeste Vitello

Happiness is... Swinging on a swing set with your sister at thirty years old. Laughing like you're children again. Happiness is... Watching the tide roll in and the seagulls play. As the sand stings your legs. Happin...read more

by Andrea Hutchinson

Happiness is a personal choice. I can see my husbands face as I write. The thought brings a smile to me even now. You see, we lived a relatively happy existence for many years together. Yet it would be littered with times...read more

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by Candy Jules

Happiness comes from deep within. It's accepting things that you can't change. It's in knowing that to be happy, you have to work through some difficulties sometimes. Happiness is delighting yourself in the little insignif...read more

by Melissa Nykorchuk

Happiness: bliss, an absence of sadness, a smile, a feeling of intense goodness. It's not in a bottle and it can't be bought. There isn't a key. Our own definitions of happiness are as unique as each of us. Having sea...read more

by Ron Kruger

So much of the time our attention focuses on the things beyond our reach at the expense of the many blessings at our feet. One of the keys to happiness on Earth is not in having everything we want, but in wanting everythin...read more

by Naomi

I think most people in this world are searching for their own happiness. They are looking at other people and think that those people look happy, thus they should try to get what those people have or do what they do, so th...read more

by Shirley Norling

Happiness, how do I count the ways to define it? There are more ways then anyone can even think of, in this big wide world of ours. I don't even know where to begin to define what happiness means to me. Here are a few ...read more

by Sian Claire Owen

I live at the bottom of the financial food chain in London. I find it hard to save money, I frequently run out of cash way before the end of the month. I rarely buy new clothes, and I live in a scruffy run-down house. Yet ...read more

by Ralston Heath

The Pursuit of Happiness The quest for happiness is the greatest driving force of most people. The only people who do not seek happiness are those who have found it. The lack of happiness is the primary cause of strug...read more

by Linda Shrigley

You're Definition of Happiness Seeing my children succeed in doing something that means something to them, if something is important to them, it's important to me. Every child should be encouraged to do what makes them...read more

by Gwendolyn Edwards

Happiness is any thing, person or place that brings love, peace and joy in one's life. It is a state of mind where one thinks and meditates on positivity and contemplates about love, family, or peace. It occupies a particu...read more

by Ray Marr

In defining happiness, each must consider, the options are quite diverse don't you think? As happiness really is dependent on the person, and the environment. Their association, is a major part of that process, if not inte...read more

by Rex Coker

My mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 1987 , she had just started her social security retirement . It was a big blow to my moral . I had watched this woman work hard all her life. She did not deserve this , she deser...read more

by Mark Downie

Love is the definition of happiness. When you love someone, you emanate the rays of your soul into their heart making them see that life is not such a bad thing after all. When you love someone, you take away all the fe...read more

by Jesse Hunt

Your definition of happiness It has been said, "every action has a reaction." I see happiness as being bound by this law. Happiness just doesn't happen upon an individual. But it is something we must seek and find. ...read more

by Weslie Nigro

The pursuit of happiness and contentment is an overly vast topic, especially for one seeking advice during a time of consternation. Everyone, regardless of who they are or where they come from, experiences the need for con...read more

by Kelly Rembish

Happiness is an inner warmth seen in my eyes, a sly smile or a belly laugh. Happiness is accumulated memories. Happiness is a wealth of friends and an abundance of joy. When we truly find ourselves, live our passions...read more

by Tim Baehr

What makes you happy? Newsweek recently published an article about the "science" of happiness and had some interesting things to say about research into what makes people happy. Interesting on one level, but a bit ridiculo...read more