Happiness is a deep sense of flourishing that arises from an exceptionally healthy mind. This is not a mere pleasurable feeling, a fleeting emotion, or a mood, but an optimal state of being. Happiness is also a way of interpreting the world, since while it may be difficult to change the world, it is always possible to change the way we look at it. The core of a fulfilled life is knowing that every moment is a choice - It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are. The hardest battle you’re ever going to fight is the battle to be just you. Whoever is happy will make others happy too. He who has courage and faith will never perish in misery it is not in the pursuit of happiness that we find fulfilment; it is in the happiness of pursuit.
I am still determined to be cheerful and happy, in whatever situation I may be; for I have also learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances.
“Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.” ~Dalai Lama