Some people think of happiness as a continuous, unbroken series of pleasurable feelings, to feel good all the time. Others expect a much more intense or lasting feeling of joy when they achieve a desired goal. There's great danger in confusing a sustainable state of happiness with fleeting sensations of pleasure and fun. Those who make pleasure-seeking the focus of their lives soon find themselves needing new and different sources of pleasure. It's like a drug addict who needs continually higher doses to get high.
Happiness is a less intense but more durable feeling of well being.
It's not a continuous state. No one's happy all the time. Happiness is a kind of emotional resting place of quiet satisfaction with one's life. The art of living a happy life is a balance between getting what you want and learning to want what you get. For KNX 1070, this is Michael Josephson reminding you that character counts.