official definition•According to Merriam-Webster’s Online Dictionary, here is the definition of Happiness: a state of well-being and contentment，a pleasurable or satisfying experience1.Mahatma Gandhi :Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.2. Any Rand: Happiness is that state of consciousness which proceeds from the achievement of one’s values.3. Wayne DyerHappiness is something that you are and it comes from the way you think.4. William H. Sheldon: Happiness is essentially a state of going somewhere, wholeheartedly, one-directionally, without regret or reservation.5. Robert Ingersoll: Happiness is not a reward - it is a consequence.6. George Sheehan: Happiness is different from pleasure. Happiness has something to do with struggling and enduring and accomplishing.7. Aristotle: Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.8. Oscar Levant: Happiness is not something you experience, it’s something you r emember.9. Margaret Lee Runbeck: Happiness is not a station you arrive at, but a manner of traveling.10. Denis Waitley: Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace and gratitude.●Lilian:Happiness is having expectation for life every day●Jamie:Happiness is that always do what your heart wants to do.●Charles:Happiness is just the temporary stop of our appetencies.●Nola:Happiness is reading a meaningful book,listening beatiful music,watching a greatmovie.●Tom:Happiness is learning.●Tina:Happiness is seeing friends’ smiling faces.…………What do I think ?Happiness is a journey,not a destination.The truth is, there‘s no better time than right now.If not now, when?Our life will always be filled with challenges.Alfred Souza:"For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin-real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned onto me that these obstacles were my life.”Happiness Is A Journey...-- Father Alfred D' SouzaHappiness is a journey, not a destination.Dance as though no one is watching you.Love as though you have never been hurt before.Sing as though no one can hear you.Live as though heaven is on earth.Thank you~and go to find your own happiness~Why should we be happy?Happiness•The thing that all of us strive to find and keep•Happiness material goods + high achievement?•Happiness your outlook on life + the quality of your relationships with the people around you？Steps to be happy1. Be optimistic•won the lottery no happier than …•hedonic adaptation: We each have a baseline level of happiness. No matter what happens, good or bad, the effect on our happiness is only temporary and we tend to rebound to our baseline level.•Higher baseline: 1) genetics2) ATTITUDE!!!2. Follow your gut•Study: 2 groups pick out a poster to take home.•1、Weigh pros and cons (analyze)VS•2、listen to their gut (Happier)•Pick ONE. Go with it. Never regret.• 3 C’s: choices chances, and changes•You need to make a CHOISE to take a CHANCE or your life will never CHANGE.3. Make enough money to meet your basic needs•food, shelter, and clothing•US= $40,000 per year•> not necessarily make you happier4. Stay close to friends and family•Mobile society•increases in salary Happiness•people feel more financially secure (and happier) when they're on similar financial footing as the people around them, regardless of what that footing is.6. Forgive•Forgiveness contributes to better cardiovascular health.•Literally, forgiveness heals your heart.•It may lower the perception of stress.•官方定义••根据韦氏在线词典，这是幸福的定义：一个幸福美满的状态，一种愉快的或令人满意的经验•1。
甘地：幸福是当你想什么，你说什么，你做的都是和谐的。
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安·兰德：而获得的意识从人的价值实现的状态是幸福。
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韦恩戴尔•幸福是你的，它来自你的思考方式。
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威廉·谢尔登：幸福是去到一个地方的国家之一，全心全意，定向，无悔或保留。
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罗伯特英格索尔：幸福不是奖励-这是一个后果。
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乔治希恩：幸福与快乐不同。
幸福是•努力、坚持和实现。
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亚里士多德：幸福是生活的意义和目的，整个人类存在的目标。
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奥斯卡黎：幸福不是你经历的事，而是你记得的。
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玛格丽特李runbeck：幸福不是你要到达的一个车站，而是一种旅行方式。
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丹尼斯：幸福是生活的每一分钟的爱的精神体验，慈悲与感恩。
•丽莲：幸福是每天的生活的期望λ•幸福是永远做你心里想做的。
λ杰米：•查尔斯：幸福是我们的亲和力暂时停止。
λ•诺拉：幸福是读一本有意义的书，听美妙的音乐，看一部好电影。
λ•汤姆：快乐学习。
λ•蒂娜：幸福是看到朋友的笑脸。
λ•............•我怎么想？•幸福是一个旅程，不是目的地。
•事实是，没有比现在更好的时候。
•如果不是现在，什么时候？•我们的生活总是充满挑战。
•艾尔弗雷德：“很长一段时间我都觉得生活--真正的生活似乎即将开始。
但总是有一些障碍，一些必须先完成的事情，一些未完成的工作，要奉献的时间，来偿还。
生活就这样开始了。
最后我醒悟过来了，这些障碍是我的生命。
”•幸福是一个旅程…•——父亲艾尔弗雷德D’索萨•幸福是一个旅程，不是目的地。
•跳舞吧就像没有人注视你。
•爱，就像你从未被伤害过。