You can live in the most beautiful place on earth and never stop to notice the beauty. You can have perfect health, experience no pain, legs working, arms and hands functioning, eyesight, hearing, sense of taste and smell all intact and not feel gratitude for any of it, never walk, run, dance, smile, or really take the time to taste or smell all the gorgeousness you imbibe. You can hear the most delightful music or the birds singing or the giggle of a babt, yet not appreciate it. You can have incredible beauty and only notice your flaws. You can be surrounded by friends and family and still feel alone because you never learned to give of yourself or receive generously, tou never learned to hug, really hug another human being with the kind of love that brings tears to your eyes. You can go on all the trips in the world but never really be where you are, never see or feel deeply what it means to you. You can have all the possessions in the world and never appreciate one. You can have the biggest flashiest TV and all you're watching is the news. The sexiest car and road rage or disdain for others. The most glamorous outfits yet never feel the delicious touch of silk on your skin. Or you can have all these "things" - the health, the friends, the beauty, the stuff, and truly appreciate them. The choice is yours. Happiness is an inside job. Its a deep appreciation for this moment right now, for what you have that brings meaning to your days, who you be, your where you are. Happiness happens when you fall in love with yourself, your life and the world around you. When the very act of breathing brings you joy. Money doesn't buy happiness because happiness can't be bought. It is something you feel. Happiness is chosen by you in every moment with every breath, with every smile, with every random act of kindness you bestow on the world, with every note of music you feel with your entire being.