Happiness is a choice.
Everybody has the power within themselves to make themselves happy.
However, because of insecurities and self-esteem issues, negative experiences and others, some forget how to be happy.
It is a tragedy really but it is not hopeless because we can always learn how to be happy again.
Genuine happiness cannot be bought.
Usually, for most people, it is the simple things.
For others it can be the achievement of a new goal or a thing that you have always wanted for a long time.
It depends really.
Sometimes material possessions give us a certain amount of happiness but only because we associate it with something inside.
Say for example a car.
The first car bought usually gives a certain amount of satisfaction and happiness but only because inside you know that you have achieved something.
The feeling of achievement is associated with the first car.
Thus, it brings you happiness.
It is not so much as the car itself but the feeling associated with it.
That is why some people who are looking for answers got it wrong because the answer is right in them.
They do not have to look far because the answer is right there inside.
Kids know this.
We all do but somehow the answer is forgotten or distorted depending on one's experience.
If you find the answer on how you can be happy, well it would not be a surprise if you succeed in your family life, personal life and work life.