What Is Your Definition Of Happiness?

How do you define happiness? According to research in the domain of positive psychology and happiness, a happy person is defined as one who experiences positive emotions such as pride, interest, and joy frequently and does not, on a regular basis, experience negative emotions like anger, sadness, and anxiety (Lyubomirsky et al., 2005).

Happiness is also related to satisfaction in life: life, appreciation, and moments of pleasure. An important note about these definitions is that the presence of positive emotions does not mean that negative emotions are absent. A happy person will experience a range of emotions like any other person, but the frequency of negative emotions differs. Maybe, happy people do not experience negative emotion as much because they find meaning and process it differently than others.

Actually, it is probably incorrect to use the phrase “happy person” because it assumes that good things always happen to them or they are naturally happy. Life’s stressors affect everyone. The difference is in how you perceive them, as moments of opportunity or moments of opposition. Each person defines happiness in his or her own way.

Politicians, actors, philosophers, have all made a contribution based on their view. Here are some of the best definitions. According to ancient Greeks, happiness is the joy that people feel…