Lots of folks here talking about being better off financially, having less stress, different job, etc. All of these things make us more comfortable in life, but is that 'happiness'? Or are those just elements of happiness? I am not being snarky, I really am asking the question. It just seems like true happiness is a lot more than where a person works, and where they live, or how much they make.
For me, I am happy some days and not so happy on others. Ask me the day someone close to me passes away (which happened a lot this past year) and I will tell you it sucks. Ask me on the day my grandchild was born, and I will tell you that was one of the happiest times of my life. After working with some folks in third world countries who live in shacks with dirt floors and have only the clothes on their backs, you get a different perspective of what Happy is. Some of what I would consider to be the most upbeat and happy people I know, have virtually nothing, live in absolute poverty, and are just glad to be alive and healthy. It's a relative term that we (especially Americans) always seem to equate to wealth. I also know some pretty wealthy people, and there are a few I wouldn't trade lives with for anything. All in all.....I would say most on this forum are financially secure, so if that is the target, almost everyone is going to be "happy"......or are they?