Being happy doesn't mean that you are constantly feeling awesome. Happiness is not a plateau. Happiness is an underlying feeling of contentment. It is knowing that you will feel good again even when things are rough, never giving in to despair. People often ask me how they can achieve happiness. This is what I tell them. I am happy because I choose to be, everyday. When life gives me hard times, I let myself feel the pain, knowing that the good times are on their way and that I will meet them having been made stronger and wiser.