wHaT iS haPpiNeSs?

Happiness and unhappiness...

 are opposite sides of a judgement..

 about your situation...

 If you judge your situation,

 as bad for you,

 that's unhappiness...

 If you judge a situation as good for you,

 that's happiness...

The experience of happiness..

 is one of those general terms we use to say,

 "I feel good emotionally."

 People use different terms

 to describe what feels good for them...

 For someone it might be...

 excitement,

 passion,

 exhilaration,

 fulfilment, 

freedom, 

feeling fully alive with inspiration and joy.

 For another it might be more

 peaceful,

 content,

 capable,

 hopeful,

 satisfied,

 and comfortable feeling...

 Whatever you call it, it just feels good.

Our natural state of being is to be happy.

 When you remove...

 all the uncomfortable emotions...

 we humans can experience

 and they are numerous,

 you're left with happiness.

 So it's easiest to define happiness by what it is not...!

Happiness is what you feel when you're NOT feeling....

self doubt..
depressed..
hateful..
fearful..
worried..
unsatisfied..
bored..
grief..
shame..
guilt..
discontent..
anxious..
annoyed..
angry..
irritated..
stressed..
frustrated..
upset..
down..
sad..
envious..
or
jealous..

Whew! That’s a long list!