What is happiness? Can you define happiness? Are you happy? Is there a time you have been very happy?

The dictionary defines happy as:

Take a look at your life. Not the pains or sadness  of the past, but the good times and wonderful memories. The day of your  High School or College graduation. True love. Your wedding day. The  birth of your child/children. The anticipation of Christmas on Christmas  Eve as a child, or as an adult. Holidays with family and/or friends.  Watching your kids laugh, learn and play. The embrace, laughter and  smiles of your spouse or girlfriend/boyfriend. The job promotion, new  job, or the obtaining the career you always wanted. The bonus, or  victory of a large sale, or big raise. The victories of your favorite  sports team. The wedding of your child or children. Finding out your  test for cancer was negative.

Each  of us have a lot to be happy about. I am confident each of us can count  our blessings and begin naming them. List them down. Post them on your  refrigerator. Recall them and be thankful for them. We all have things  to be thankful for. No matter how bad things may seem, there is hope.

There are also times of sadness. They will inevitably come. Sometimes these valleys can last for days.