My happiness has already lasted for a long time. It renews itself every morning when I go to sample a cup of tea in one of the many Parisian cafés. It's a moment of pure joy, I let myself lapse into dreams in the ambiance of the cafes, and I can no longer do without it.

What makes me happy is to be in Italy.

What makes me happy is to take out all my toys.

What makes me happy is that I've found my ideal girl.

What warms my heart and makes me happy is when nothing relents, seeing that my ideas come back stronger and more definite.

What makes me happy is having sponsored a little african, who comes from Burundi !

It's snowing. I didn't drink today (well… yeah, a little). I'm trying to answer your question… happiness ? For me this intense, deep emotion that moves me : I feel that I'm going to go away… I won't tremble anymore… live, that's all. Happiness is knowing that you can go away, happiness is the smile of someone who doesn't know that I'm an alcoholic. Happiness… is thinking that I'm normal. Happiness : being right, loyal, and honest.

What makes me happy is being with my family, spending time together, feeling all of their love, expressing how I feel, telling them, showing them.

What makes me happy is staying in contact with my old friends and making new friends.

Yesterday evening, out to see the lights of Lyon, I found myself in the park of la Tête d'Or, on a path with lights and sounds so surreal…and relaxing ! A real moment of happiness after a day of hard work.

What makes me happy is to see this little twig of a woman who is my mother smile and laugh, each time it's…

What makes me happy is eating calamari beignets in the university restaurant.

What makes me happy is the feeling of a smile!

The simplest feeling of happiness is to know that someone somewhere loves you.

What makes me happy is to have been able to get a good education « educazione » !

I was never as happy as I was two days ago when, opening the small package my love had nervously given to me, I discovered a pair of tiny shoes. I then understood that we were going to have a baby.

Freedom makes me feel happy.

What makes me happy is the enthusiasm I feel when I'm doing my work properly. I think that living for your vocation is the best way to be happy.

What makes me wild with happiness is to think that I get life ahead of me to make all my dreams come true, to meet ‘the' woman willing to offer me some kids, to see my babies grow, to make a contribution to tolerance for everyone, and mostly do my best not to wake up one day and think that I have made a mess of my life…

Brought up and educated in Brazzaville, The Congo, by missionaries. A war has broken out... Everything is destroyed, the town devastated, there is nothing to be found anywhere. However with courage the sisters go back to work, open the nursery and primary schools without any materials. They send out an SOS to ex-pupils of which I am one. Since that time I am running around the shops with my limited means of a retired person. Paints, folding books, etc. etc.... meetings with the people who will carry my packages to Brazza. And in return I receive letters and drawings from little children thanking me and calling me godmother and sometimes mother, this is happiness !!!

What makes me happy is to be with a friend and with the kids.

To help people as much as I can makes me feel happy.

What makes me happy is a genuine and simple friendship.

The purchase of a house in the country made me happy. It gave me a goal.

0n Saint Valentin's night I decided to make love with a 40-year-old man. I was his little princess, I desired him so much that I was afraid. I was trembling. He made love with me as none had ever done . On that night I saw the wolf : happy.

What makes me happy now is to see the people who think of me.

What makes me happy is seeing my girlfriend in the morning on the train tell me « until tonight, my love, » and then leave listening to Chuck Berry singing « Johnny B. Goode. »

What makes me happy is being at the foot of a mountain or a hill and looking at the summit telling it « Soon !, », then marching on to sweat, breathe, suffer a little, climb up to that summit and tell yourself : « I did it. Thank you ». Just a challenge between you and nature. That's one of the most beautiful things in the world.

To see my rabbit smiles thanks to the web cam on the net (!).

What makes me happy is life in general  Lots of good things happen to me, like my three boys...

I'm happy when my pupils smile in class and when they seem to be happy to be at school.

What makes me happy is seeing all the cherry trees blooming in Japan, and telling myself that nothing is more beautiful and nothing pleases us more than this langourous pink…

What makes me happy is feeling so small in front of a stormy ocean, smelling the spray on my face : I simply feel content, and I realize the futility of all my little everyday worries.

What makes me happy is when you resuscitate a baby and suddenly hear his first cry of life tearing the silence of the room.

A child's spinning top on the carpet. What a pleasure to approach it, having watched it from afar, the memories coming back of those exquisite moments where colours mingled and filled rainbow eyes. I lean over, touch the top and play with it and that simple pleasure warms my heart, it turns, turns, turns...

Yesterday evening, out to see the lights of Lyon, I found myself in the park of la Tête d'Or, on a path with lights and sounds so surreal…and relaxing ! A real moment of happiness after a day of hard work.

What makes me happy is to stop and enjoy a few quiet moments in my very busy life, so I can think of the distance covered, trials, moments of joy, and then I think that life is great!

What makes me happy is to be desired.

I'm against peoples' oppression and I want them to be free, so I am happy when there is justice on earth,…

My cousing Mathilde, 3 and a half years old, was skeptical when we told her, after school, that her little sister had been born during the day. But if you had seen her when she finally met Alice, she was ovewhelmed with joy !!!

What makes me happy is to prepare a good meal when my son comes home.

What makes me happy is seeing a smile erase the wrinkles on my husband's face.

What makes me happy is receiving a message that is proof of a pardon granted by a friend...maybe found again.

What makes me happy ? The successful moments, the nice memories from my childhood.

What made me happy ? After loving lots of men, I fell in love with a woman and for that wonderful love, I gave up men and my former way of life. But it is worth while, I love and I am loved, peaceful and completely happy, that great affection…

What makes me the happiest is to see the people I love happy.

Hugs!

What warms my heart and makes me happy is when nothing relents, seeing that my ideas come back stronger and more definite.

What makes me happiest is the fact that a child can be born from me and that one day I'll have little toes in my belly...

What makes me happy is to have been able to get a job on my own.

The light and sparkles in children's eyes sometimes make me feel like crying with happiness.

I am happy when I do well in my studies.

An evening between friends, with a little to drink of course. One of them accompanies you back to your taxi, one of the ones with whom you share the same complicity and sensitivity. And on a « goodbye » you steal a kiss from him, instead of an ordinary « see ya soon ». A kiss that lasts for a little while, a kiss he returns. The kind of kiss that makes you smile each time you think about it again and makes you happy.

What makes me the most happy is the love of my future husband who, despite leukemia, helps me to overcome all in life.

My faith in God makes me feel happy.

I'm a naturally happy person because I've learnt to see only the nice and positive side of what happens.

What makes me happy is to live without any worries.

Ce qui m'a rendue heureuse c'est d'avoir eu ma fille.

A kind of happiness that will never pass away is giving birth to a child, it is the most beautiful happiness to my mind.

What makes me happy is little everyday moments like for example : sitting on the edge of a lake and contemplating nature, horsebackriding in the woods, among other examples.

What made me happy is when my boyfriend proposed to me, but also when the Americans demonstrated against war in Irak.

I adore my little kitten's caresses. That makes me happy.

The day I decided to take myself by the hand again (I was quite depressed) made it so that, during this time, life itself made me happy...

What makes me happy ? To be a granny, nothing is more beautiful than to see your family grow larger and be able to play the doting mother again. It makes you feel young again.

The soccer team makes me happy.

My fall in the bus this afternoon because a good-looking boy gave me a smile and helped me to get up

What makes me happy is to be with my friends with a friend called Sasi, and also Fiore and Dolores.

What makes me happy is to know that I am the artist of my life ! Happiness exists provided I really want.

For me, it's the sea that makes me happy!!! When I see it or just even think about it I feel good deep inside. It might be quite trivial but the blue ocean makes me happy.

Just to hear some good news on the radio.

Having a cat makes me happy.

What makes me happy is seeing my daughters happy and in good health

To travel to Europe to see my brother's son who was born the day before yesterday.

What makes me happy is the sunset above the sea.

What makes me happy is to eat everyday with my friends, each bite is for me a breath of life.