Human Relationships and Happiness

Lazy fall days, colorful leaves, cooler weather, birds singing, frogs croaking, crickets chirping, relaxing to the sounds of the outdoors. Waves of water crashing upon each other, fishing, telling stories around a campfire, making s’mores, memories with family and friends; this is what happiness is to me. Happiness is in the eye of the beholder, what brings happiness to one person may not bring happiness to another person. When I think of the word happiness, I think of descriptive words like Contentment, enjoyment, satisfaction, delightfulness, something that makes a person smile. I have always looked at the word happiness as a feeling, an action, never have I thought of happiness as an overall affect. However, it is a proven fact, that happiness can affect the over-all health and longevity of human life. Happy people live longer than those that are lonely, stressed, or depressed.

In order to be truly happy we must find the perfect balance of accepting our emotions and learning to cope with them. Like Joy, we often become obsessed with the thought of being happy and forget that its not possible to be happy without the aid of all other emotions and like Sadness, we think of ourselves as pathetic and worthless if we feel down, which is not the case at all. We try to hide our true emotions, in fear of looking weak in front of others. The only way for true happiness is to find a balance with all emotions and be in tune with

Happiness is something that all people, no matter what race, gender, or social class, strive for. Based on lifestyle or perspective each person has their independent idea of what happiness is, but everyone shares an end goal to live their definition of a happy life. Many people, though, struggle in finding their way to this goal. They face hardships and challenges that test their happiness every day. Happiness, though somewhat indirectly, does take learning and training to discover and maintain.

This is similar to what Chris McCandless realized in Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer: “HAPPINESS [is] ONLY REAL WHEN SHARED”(Krakauer 189). I’ve used this ideology in my own life since that day, and I’ve had better experiences because I spend more time with my friends instead of being too independent. Along with this, I do my best to live by various basic principles. First of all, the golden rule: treat others how you’d like to be treated. Secondly, don’t be afraid to ask for help.

People tend to feel the most happiness in their daily lives rather than happiness over all. For instance, if someone opens the door for you, does something outrageous, tells a funny story or simply reacts kindly to you, you can experience happiness. Laughing at someones joke can cause you to feel happy even for just a moment. Another definition of happiness in our daily lives is self appreciation such as, getting that new raise, getting an A on a test or even getting into the college you want. These examples all cause happiness in different but still rather large ways. We seem to think that happiness is so difficult to come by, we focus so hard on what happiness is that we don't even realize the simple things in life that are truly making a difference. We can become significantly happy without even noticing. Although happiness seems like it’s hard to find it’s not all that difficult. What’s hard to come by is the feeling of genuine happiness ; genuine happiness is what people truly look for.

Friends can help people in multiple ways, but the main way is it gives people life skills.

Chris McCandless once stated, “Happiness is only real when shared” (Krakauer 189). Throughout McCandless’s journey to Alaska, he realized that his experiences and feelings are best when shared with other people. Sharing happiness with others will be different for different people. McCandless was young, however, he was a selfless person.

People often create their own happiness. My friend, Hannah, when she mad, she thinks and does things that are funny. Creating your own happiness can be beneficial. Cheerfulness comes from inside you shown these examples, of mice and men, Harry Potter, and my friend Emily all created their own happiness.

Based on Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi “Happiness Revisited” People have many different points of view about how to achieve happiness, it can be based on the type of life one is having, an experience, a way of living, culture, and religion. Happiness can be defined in many ways but happiness is not something we find or get just by magic. In “Happiness Revisited” by Csikszentmihalyi, the author emphasizes that “It is by being fully involved with every detail of our lives, whether good or bad, that we find happiness, not by trying to look for it directly.” And just as he stays that happiness is when someone is involved in everything that happens in live either good or bad, one example that I think Csikszentmihalyi will describe as an optimal experience

Happiness can be achieved through spending time with family, doing something he/she loves to do, or finding/having that significant other by your side to bring happiness. For Chris, his happiness was not there. This is because his parents would constantly fight and the environment at home was not a place to be. On his journey to Alaska, many people, places, and things brought out

The person’s genetics and childhood or the person’s family and culture are things that influence a person’s happiness. Happiness is a mindset that is created by a person’s surroundings and their origins.

As human beings, we all have the capability of experiencing emotions and feelings. People can experience happiness,

What makes one person feel happy, may not make another person feel the same kind of feeling. All people around the world look at and feel happiness in different ways than others. Happiness is something that is extremely personal and very much varies from person to person. For example, someone who likes thrills and adventures, such as an extrovert, would reach more energy and happiness more than an introvert would. Whereas an introvert, would find more happiness and energy when doing more laid back activities, such as reading a book by a warm window, baking some warm, fresh cookies, or working out indoors on a treadmill or elliptical, instead of going out for a run in a park or having a night on a town, in a loud night club. Everyone knows, at least one, activity in their day to day life that they enjoy or find happiness doing.

Without happiness, people might not be living their lives the way they yearn to. This is a prominent part of the

Both authors concur that two factors that might escort people to satisfaction are relationships and personality. Myers mentions that a correlation, such as need to belong, marriage, and a friend, lead people to happiness since humans share their feelings with each other even if it is negative feelings. As a result, they keep the stress