Happiness

    

Happiness is a mental or emotional state of well-being characterized by positive or pleasant emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy. A variety of biological, psychological, religious, and philosophical approaches have striven to define happiness and identify its sources. Various research groups, including Positive psychology, endeavor to apply the scientific method to answer questions about what "happiness" is, and how we might attain it.
Philosophers and religious thinkers often define happiness in terms of living a good life, or flourishing, rather than simply as an emotion. Happiness in this sense was used to translate the Greek Eudaimonia, and is still used in virtue ethics. Happiness economics suggests that measures of public happiness should be used to supplement more traditional economic measures when evaluating the success of public policy.(Wikipedia)
The best way to cheer yourself is to try to cheer somebody else up. - Mark Twain
Happiness depends upon ourselves. - Aristotle
Happy people have two things in common. They know exactly what they want and they feel they're moving toward getting it. That's what makes life feel good: when it has direction, when you are heading straight for what you love. - Barbara Sher
Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself: I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it. 

• - Groucho Marx

Happiness is:

• 1. Falling in love. 
• 2. Laughing so hard your face hurts. 
• 3. A hot shower. 
• 4. No lines at the supermarket. 
• 5. A special glance. 
• 6. Getting mail. 
• 7. Taking a drive on a pretty road. 
• 8. Hearing your favourite song on the radio. 
• 9. Lying in bed listening to the rain outside. 
• 10. Hot towels fresh out of the dryer. 
• 11. Chocolate milkshake ... (or vanilla ... or strawberry!) 
• 12. A bubble bath. 
• 13. Giggling. 
• 14. A good conversation. 
• 15. The beach
• 16. Finding a 20-pound note in your coat from last winter. 
• 17. Laughing at yourself.
• 18. Eye contact with a hot member of the opposite sex.
• 19. Midnight phone calls that last for hours. 
• 20. Running through sprinklers. 
• 21. Laughing for absolutely no reason at all. 
• 22. Having someone tell you that you're beautiful/good looking. 
• 23. Laughing at an inside joke. 
• 24. Friends. 
• 25. Accidentally overhearing someone say something nice about you. 
• 26. Waking up and realizing you still have a few hours left to sleep. 
• 27. Your first kiss (either the very first or with a new partner). 
• 28. Making new friends or spending time with old ones. 
• 29. Playing with a new puppy. 
• 30. Having someone play with your hair. 
• 31. Sweet dreams. 
• 32. Hot chocolate. 
• 33. Road trips with friends. 
• 34. Swinging on swings. 
• 35. Making eye contact with a cute stranger. 
• 36. Making chocolate chip cookies (and eating them...!). 
• 37. Having your friends send you homemade cookies. 
• 38. Holding hands with someone you care about. 
• 39. Running into an old friend and realizing that some things (good or bad) never change. 
• 40. Watching the expression on someone's face as they open a much-desired present from you. 
• 41. Watching the sunrise. 
• 42. Getting out of bed every morning and being grateful for another beautiful day. 
• 43. Knowing that somebody misses you. 
• 44. Getting a hug from someone you care about deeply. 
• 45. Knowing you've done the right thing, no matter what other people think. -Unknown
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