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对我们来说，尽管每个人对幸福的理解不同，但是幸福的含义是从来不变的。
幸福不是发生在我们周围的事——而是我们如何去看待周围发生的事。
秘诀就在于，我们以积极的心态面对逆境，变压力为动力。
幸福并不是祈求我们所没有的，而是享受我们所拥有的。
“Areyouhappy？”
Iaskedmybrother，Ian，odependsonwhatyoumeahentellme，”
Iasked，“wheimeyouthinkyou>
“April1967.”
hesaid.
Itservedmerightfaseriousquestiontosomeonewhohasjokedhiswaythroughlife.ButIan’sanswerremiwhehinkabouthappiness，weusuallythiraordinary，apinnacleht—andthosepirarertheet
.Forachild，happinesshasamagicalquality.Iremembermakisihay，playingdrobbersinthewoods，gettingaspeakingpartintheschoolplay.Ofcourse，kidsalsoexperietheirdelightatsuchpeaksofpleasureaswinniinganewbikeisunreserved.
Ieeheceptofhappinessges.Suddenlyit’salonsugsasext，love，popularityazitbefht.Istillfeeltheagonyofedtoapartythatalmosteveryoneelsewasgoingto.ButIalsorecalltheecstasyofbeingpluobscurityataodahaJohnTravoltalook-alike.
Inadulthoodthethingsthatbringprofoundjoy—birth，lealsresponsibilityandtheriskofloss.Lovemaynotlast，sexisn’talwaysgood，lovedonesdie.Foradults，happinessisplicated.
Mydiarydefineshappyas“lucky”
or“fortuhiionofhappihecapaent.”
Themorewejoywhatwehave，thehappierweare.It’seasytooverlookthepleasurewegetfromlovingandbeihepahefreedomtolivewhereweplease，andeveh.
Iaddedupmylittlemomentsofpleasureyesterday.FirsttherewassheerblisswhenIshutthelastlundhadthehousetomyself.Theaedm，whichIlove.Whenthekidse，Ieheirhequietoftheday.
Later，peadedagain，andmyhusbandandIeherpleasure—intimaesjustthekhewantsmegmejoy.
Youneverknoiur.WhenIaskedfriendswhatmakesthemhappy，somementionedseeminglyinsignifients.“Ihateshopping，”
onefriendsaid.“butthere’saclerkwhoalwaysdreallycheersmeup.”
Anotherfrieelephoimeitrings，Ikhinkingaboutme.”
&hrillfr.Ooppedtoletaschoolbusturnohedrivergrinnedahumbsupsigwoalliesinaworldofmadmotorists.Itmademesmile.
erieslikethese.Toofewisterthemashappiness.
Psychologiststellusthattobehappyweneedablendofenjoyableleisuretimeandsatisfyingwork.Idoubtthatmygreat-grandmother，whoraised14andtookinwashing，hadmuchofeither.Shedidhaveaworkofclosefriendsandfamily，ahiswaswhatfulfilledher.Ifsheywithwhatshehad，perhapsitwasbecauseshedidobeverydifferent.
&heotherhand，withsomanydsuchpressuretosueveryarea，haveturnedhappiwe“gottahave.”
We’resoself-sciousabht”
toitthatit’smakingusmiserable.Sowechaseitahwealthahoutnotigthatthepeoplewhohavethosethinecessarilyhappier.
inessmaybemoreplexforus，thesolutionisthesameasever.Happiaboutenstous—it’sabouthowweperceiveenstous.It’stheknadingapositivefative，andviewibackasage.It’snotwishingforwhatwedoenjoyingossess.
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