How would I define happiness? To me happiness is a simple concept. To be happy a person must find appreciation with what they have. I don’t believe a person needs to settle. Quite the opposite, I believe it is important to strive to be better or improve. That does not mean that you cannot appreciate what you already have. Appreciate your accomplishments, appreciate your family, appreciate your time with friends, appreciate your job, and so on. That is being happy to me.