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"Happy" is a word I have used innumerable times, but it took me a long time to really understand what the actually meant. I often went looking for happiness in other people, in things I could consume, in jobs I could do. But the word "happy" and "happiness" by extension has a much more profound meaning than the fleeting feeling of joy or positivity.
To be properly happy is to recognize that serendipity plays a much larger role in our lives than rugged individualism can tolerate.
The word "happy" intimates an at-onement with and appreciation of the proliferation of possibilities---independent of our individual, temporal desires---that conspire to make this present moment. That this moment is a gift.
Bon courage!