How do you know if you're truly happy?

You know if you're happy when you smile and have a reason to smile but also being happy also means you are strong and will remain that way.

If you are proud of where you are and what you are doing knowing that this is where you wanna be, then you might be truly happy. Honestly people are always looking for happiness, it gives them a sense of direction.

I personally think that if you are truly happy you are not wondering what it means to be happy, you just living your life and enjoying it.

You know you are truly happy when you are grateful and passionate about life everyday. When problems only seem like challenges you can triumph over. You now you are truly happy when you feel love for yourself and others and when you chose to smile even when things are not going your way.

I think you're truly happy if you feel like you, who you are is being celebrated and you feel loved by your friends and family. I think it's when you feel hopeful about tomorrow and when you love dreaming about what tomorrow holds and the possibilities that could unfold. I think it's when you know that love isn't so far away, it's actually much closer than you think, and when you realize that you love yourself and your life and you want to chase the things you want and live the life you imagine. I think the best way to feel "truly happy" is to keep a warm and open heart towards everyone you come across.

When thinking about happiness, it's important to distinguish between pleasure and happiness. Pleasure is something we are more familiar with. For instance, kissing a partner, acing an exam, or hugging a puppy gives us great joy and pleasure but the feeling is temporary. Happiness, on the other hand, is long lasting. If you are content on a daily basis of how things are going in life, then that's a sign of being truly happy. If you're around people you respect, and respect you back, and you're around individuals whom you can be yourself around... these are qualities that will bring you closer to achieving happiness. It is often necessary to decrease negative emotions from our lives in order to uncover true happiness.

Personally, I know that I'm truly happy when the joy overrides me and drives me towards sharing it with someone else in some way. That person may be a stranger that I can't help but direct a smile at, and if I'm alone then I'll be moving around like an electron.

Ooo, this is interesting. Hmmm, well, happiness means different things for different people. I would say that you would really have to look at where you are in your life and determine; 'Have I really set out to do and achieve everything I wanted to?' That is me though, for other people happiness is a billion dollars in the bank...

You would know :) I know I am happy. Happy for all the opportunities, people and all the other good things in my life.

One is truly happy when they are convinced with their situation either if it was good or bad. people can be happy in bad situations too if they look at the bright side! there's always a bright side to everything.