Did you grow up in japan?
@crimby I think you are on to something. Love and nature are a great way to find some happiness in life I think!! Great thoughts!!
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Thank you for your kind words. Im glad we are in agreement. Maybe it would be better if more people were open to it.
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@Zoe I really love what you wrote. Harmony has really got to be a key to happiness. When everything is in alignment I think things just glide along smoothly in life.
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@anon17326926 Feeling energy makes a person feel alive and feel vitality! Good point!
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I feel happiness when I’m focusing on something that makes me happy. When I’m not thinking about anything other than that thing I’m doing.
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@mangojuice Very good answers! Letting go and then letting things be has got to be a huge step towards inner peace and happiness!
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@Zoe congratulations on your ongoing recovery from addiction. I too am sober now. I think I’m coming up on 3 years or more. I’m awful with keeping track of time and dates!!
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@cdwithdcs Oh thanks for mentioning meditation. I really want to give it a try and practice it. Currently I do absolutely nothing spiritually. I would like to add some non religious meditation to my life.
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@Happy_H Yes! It can be so easy to get caught up in worry! And worry is so awful so avoiding worry is just best for a happier life.
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Three years clean! That’s awesome! 
Happiness is when I am in love with myself. Free of self-judgements and self-criticism. When I am in flow. Able to detach and move on small personal slights and mistakes.
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@magz Oh yes! Focusing your energy and attention on something you love doing and blocking out distractions is really a great way to deal with stress and helps harness happiness!!
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@AhmShere You are so sweet! Thank you sincerely!
I love what you wrote to about being in flow. That’s elegantly put! Just gliding along easily in flow in life!
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I’m happy a lot of the time and I can feel it. My family, friends, and hobbies make me happy. I stay away from the news and things that wind me up.
3 or more years is good,congratulations 
you must feel proud.
Feeling happy means your in alignment with your true self. So do more things that interests you, focus on caring for yourself… hangout with people who don’t drain you. Like finding new bands and music makes me happy… going to the beach or hanging by a lake makes me happy… having a iced coffee makes me happy… just little things.
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I’m happy most of the time.
Caplyta is used for schizophrenia and, also, bipolar depression. Well, I have no depression on it. That’s huge.
So, I feel happy instead of depressed when my husband is out of town, or I’m alone on my day off or we don’t see friends on the weekend.
Edited: I know I’m happy because I’m content and upbeat.
I’m happy because I’m happily married with two healthy kids and a job I like. We like our home, I’m near family and have great friends.
I stay happy because of the above. I’m around happy people in situations similar to mine.
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i was happy on my drive down the coast. happy watching tv. now its just induced.
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I feel happiness right now.
My husband and I went to the DMV today (without any children) not to say I don’t feel joy with our children, but it was nice to get away for a bit. Even if it was to the DMV lol
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My happiness was so different in three periods of life, that I should need different words for them.
0-8 years old. Unspoiled happiness. I was whole, carefree, safe and belonged to my family.
8-28 years old. Dissociative happiness. I dissociated from the bad stuff, to allow me to be happy despite it. Happiness meant nature, family or friends. Happiness also meant dopamine rushes through adventure, sex, alcohol and drugs, spiritual things.
28 - now. Meaningful happiness through pain. There is happiness, but not like before. Not whole, carefree, safe and belonging to family. At all. Ever. There is pain and terror. Very much, or to the background. Despite that, I may prefer this periods happiness to that of 8-28. It is real. Raw. There may be a week of darkness. But a day of genuine joy makes up for that. It is in much simpler things too. A beautiful song. A deep talk with a laugh and joke with my 92-year old neighbour. A slight smile, full of love, from my son, when we meet again. A walk through the park. A touching sermon. Finding the right word for a feeling. As long as I keep seeing those things, I think I can deal with the horror. 
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