First of all, another question: What does it mean to be happy? The term happiness is used in the context of mental or emotional states, including feeling well, good, positive, optimistic, pleased, proud, pleasant, content, joyful, satisfied, at peace, secure, accepted, free, realized, excited and fulfilled.
Happiness may have many different definitions, but it is always linked to experiencing more positive feelings than negative. Also, happiness is subjective, because it looks different to each one of us. However, regardless of your version of happiness, living a happier, more satisfied life is within your reach and you can learn how to be happy in life.
Happiness is an emotion inside us and under our control, hence, nothing outside of us can make us happy or truly happy. External circumstances or relations can make you happy, for a while, but real, true, long lasting happiness can only be produced inside you.
This is how you produce happiness inside you: Your thoughts create emotions and your emotional reactions to situations and circumstances come from automatic responses programmed in your mind by repetition of thoughts/emotions/actions during your lifetime. That is the paradigm you must change to be happy. Change from negative to positive thinking. Expect the best, not the worst. ReProgram your paradigms by changing your thoughts, believing positive outcomes are possible, visualizing them and persevering to act in positive ways.
Happiness is always available,
inside you.