What is Happiness?

What is it

This thing they call happiness?

Is it the laughter

Followed by a joke?

Is it the smile cracked

After a friendly word?

Is it the giggle

At somebody else's amusing plight?

What is happiness?

Sure, it's a state of being

A state of being happy

But, how can you be happy?

The recipe is really simple

There is not much to it

Some may admit

To you

Here is my definition

Here are my thoughts:

Happiness is that feeling

That warm feeling inside

When you have a smile on your face

That smile you just can't hide

It's happiness when you sing a tune

Without even understanding why

It's happiness when you take a run

For sheer pleasure, no other reason why

It's happiness when you are content

With what you have and deserve

It's happiness when you sing along

To life's tune and every word

When you sing along without contempt

Just feeling blessed to be alive

Realizing that you are special

And that there is no need to hide

It's happiness

When you are blessed

With family

And true friends

It's happiness when

You can't complain

Because no matter the struggles

You still have a huge gain

A huge gain in reasons for smiling

A huge gain in reasons for not crying

Reasons for laughing out loud

Reasons for living, making such a big and lively sound

It's when you are a blessing

To those people around you

That you feel that happiness

In your heart; let it be to astound you

Look for reasons to be helpful

To be a blessing and not a curse

That's when you'll find that true happiness

Is found in love, and not hurt.