That was happiness. Not the framed greatest hits, but the moments in between. At the time, I hadn't pegged them as being particularly happy. But now, looking back at those phantom snapshots, I'm struck by my calm, my ease, the evident comfort with my life. I'm happy in retrospect.

Maria Semple
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I used to think happiness is a day in a life when everything is going well. But, looking back at my life, I realized that happiness is a day in a life when everything is going well. Yeah, I had good days and bad days, but looking back on those moments, I realize that I was happy, not for the things I did but for the way I did them.

Source: Today Will Be Different

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