Happiness is pleasure and cheerfulness
It is elation and jubilation
Happiness is blessedness and gladness
It is merriment and ambrosia
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Music proffers euphoria
For the young and old
Musicians breathe music
To dwell in perpetuity
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Happiness: A State Of Mind
Happiness is pleasure and cheerfulness
It is elation and jubilation
Happiness is blessedness and gladness
It is merriment and ambrosia
Reflect on your present blessings
Not on your past misfortunes
Which all human beings face
Asserts immortal novelist Charles Dickens
Is happiness a vague word?
No, because a chunk of happiness
Is often controlled by your genes
However, you can still make yourself happier
Happiness is associated with the mind
Purely subjective and intensely personal
Happiness has a pervasive effect on wellbeing
One's food is another's poison
The mind is consciousness and perception
It manifests thought and emotion
But what we need is feeling
Which I still meanings in life
Happiness improves cognition and creativity
Enhances alertness, attentiveness and judgment
Promotes love, peace and fellowship
And is more contagious than unhappiness
Is wealthessential for happiness?
Money is something, not everything
Money can buy many commodities
But cannot purchase genuine happiness
Are we happier than our forefathers?
Definitely not
But in terms of communication, health, education
Recreation, media we are ahead
Material wealth brings some happiness
But it has nothing to do with justice
Family attachment and other virtues
Will trend change for the better?
To be happy and open to change
It is wise to live in the present
Everything happens for a reason
So it is prudent to look within for solutions
Wealth, education, age and attractiveness
Don't make people really happy
But positive thinking, the ability to forgive
And strong social relationships promote happiness
Religion provides a personal creed
A direction in life, while prayer
Promotes calmness, serenity and tranquility
Elevates equanimity, placidity and repose
Humility, compassion, zeal and benevolence
Are essential traits for happiness?
Do what you are good at
To achieve satisfaction and happiness