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Old Jun 25, 2014, 08:41 PM
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Quote:
"Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be." ~Abraham Lincoln
“Happiness is an accident of nature, a beautiful and flawless aberration.” ~Pat Conroy, The Lords of Discipline
"Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product." ~Eleanor Roosevelt
Happiness for me is a slippery term. Google "happiness" and you get about 83,100,000 results. Definitions of happiness abound.

From what I have been reading, the Eleanor Roosevelt quote has the most efficacy based on the scientific studies. Of course, my view is simply one person's opinion. We all get to choose.

These articles figured in my decision:

What is Happiness? Definition of Happiness
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/15/op...anted=all&_r=0

What do you think? What does happiness mean to you?
Thanks for this!
Nammu