Happiness is fleeting. Content-ness is what feels most de-stressing to me. Perhaps we can call it fulfillment.
I find that I experience more flashes of happiness when I am most content; and I get there by removing stressors and handling the "small things" in life that have a tendency to pile up.
Overall, I think we as a society focus too much on money, love, and happiness. Each feel better as a byproduct of effort rather than the goal. For example, some of the healthier businesses I've seen started were created with the passion for helping people more than profiting from them.
I find that I experience more flashes of happiness when I am most content; and I get there by removing stressors and handling the "small things" in life that have a tendency to pile up.
Overall, I think we as a society focus too much on money, love, and happiness. Each feel better as a byproduct of effort rather than the goal. For example, some of the healthier businesses I've seen started were created with the passion for helping people more than profiting from them.