Happiness as a verb

When most people talk about happiness, they talk about it as a state of being. Being happy is a thing to be. It's "something"... in a basic sense it's happiness as a noun.

People have all sorts of "wisdom" about how to become happy. Here's a few ideas below that I found with a quick search.

See what I mean... so tell me, HOW do you DO these things? What's the real action in doing this? Do you just have to think it? So is happiness just thinking magic happy thoughts?

Once upon a time I was this woman, with 2 great kids, a career that was moving forward doing pieces of what I love, participating in a sport I love in the gym that is the epitome of excellent, having just moved back to the city where my family is. I remember being so sad and being in bed thinking "when do I get to be happy? I do all this good work in the world and I'm kind and decent mom... why don't I get to be happy?" AND THEN SLOWLY IT DAWNED ON ME... When am I NOT happy? Well, I'm happy with my kids (I mean, they're kids, it's not all fairy tales and rainbows, but I was generally happy with them). I'm happy at my job (I make decent money and get to work with abused kids, which is my passion). I'm happy in the gym (it's hard work, but I love it). I'm glad I moved back to this city (although sad about it for other reasons). I guess I WAS happy... I mean, sure, there were times when I didn't experience happy, but overall, it was true - I was happy :)

THIS ^^^^ DO MORE OF WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY!! If you are not happy, find things that make you happy and do them more often. Happiness is not a magical state of being that just descends upon you one day... happiness is a VERB.. it's a WAY OF BEING... it's action! So, if you just read a bunch of happiness quotes that are abstract and you don't really know how to make it happen, don't worry. Just identify one thing you can do that makes you happy... do that as many times a week as you can. Then find more things that make you happy and start doing those. If you don't know what makes you happy, start your journey to find out. Now, go into the world and DO HAPPY!!