Happiness...

One's happiness needn't be determined by the size of their house, the quality of their food, or their ability to socialize.
For happiness is more than the things you own, more than your abilities, and more than the people you know.
Happiness, when built upon an understanding of your own worth, will last far longer than a house.
Happiness that comes from accepting yourself, faults and all, will remain even after you can no longer cook.
Happiness that is centered in understanding exactly who you are, will last even when friendships fade.
For happiness is more than those things which surround your life. It is more than making a choice to be happy.
Happiness can come even when everything around you is going wrong. It can be found in a flower growing in the sidewalk, or in the laugh of a baby.
Happiness is more than a feeling. It is in things big and small, along with so many things in between.
Happiness can come unexpectedly. It can flee in times when you'd expect it to stay.
A lack of happiness now needn't mean you'll never be happy again, for times of sorrow come to all.
If you find yourself in the gloom of sorrow, don't give in. It may take time, sometimes help from others too, but happiness will return.
And it'll be up to you to welcome it back.