Is Happiness a Choice?

I believe it depends on the circumstances. People in third world countries have very little choice over conditions they are in.

I think that if you try really hard than it can become a choice. But, not many people have such endurance and will to fight their way to happiness.

I don't think happiness is a choice. There are many things in life that work against happiness. However, I think many people, of whom I was one, have to give themselves permission to be happy. Quite a lot of people are afraid of happiness. They're afraid if they let themselves be happy, something horrible will happen to ruin it.

I also think that, in order to be happy, you have to change the way you perceive your life. You have to learn how to appreciate and take joy in the small blessings. And, unfortunately, I can't really explain how I came to be able to do that. It happened over a period of quite a few years when I had to struggle to stay alive in some very very hard times. When you have very little, you learn to be very thankful for anything that happens that's good, no matter how small it may be. And that adds up after a while. Sometimes life has to kick your ass to make you able to learn these things. But the more positive your thinking is, the more positive things that will happen to you. And little by little, you begin to realize that what were rare moments of happiness in your life are growing larger and larger.

Big yes! Happiness is a choice and not a matter of fate.

Big yes! Happiness is a choice and not a matter of fate.

Happiness, misery, love, hate, doubt...these are all choices. they do not exist apart from the chooser. You cannot go to the store and buy a quart of happiness or a pound of love. You choose, and you are your choices.

Yes. It doesn't matter what happened to you. What important is how you react on it.

Actually, the definition of happiness is not same for everyone.  It is depend on one's perception, and the way to be happy depends on one's own individual emotional state.  Happiness is feeling happy with whatever you have, the way you live, the way you think, and the way you do things.  I think happiness is more mental.  If you mentally feel you are happy or satisfied, then you are!  Here are some happiness quotes that I hope you'll enjoy:

"Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony." - By Mahatma Gandhi

"What is happiness but the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads" - By Albert Camus

"A table, a chair, a bowl of fruit and a violin; what else does a man need to be happy" - By Albert Einstein

"Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect. It means that you've decided to look beyond the imperfections."

"Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence" - By Aristotle

Source: http://www.inspired-personal-development.com/happiness-quotes.html#secret