What makes me happy is to share my newspaper with somebody next to me in the tube that reads over my shoulder!

What makes me happy is to eat braised fish with my fingers, in the shade of a tree, in the Ivory Coast, and to watch the sunrise on Buttes Chaumont Park.

What made me happy was having found my Papa who I haven't seen for twenty-five years.

What made me happy lately was to hear that I was pregnant after so many fruitless attempts.

To know that there's at least one person on earth who loves me for who I am, who shares my sad and happy moments and who never gets fed up saying “I love you”.

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…

For me, happiness is a content life as a couple, sharing intense moments with another person, who I'm anxious to find again...

What made me happy was being born into softness, joy and love, and knowing that when I open my door, all of it spreads out to the entire world.

Hearing that a friend is expecting a baby makes me happy.

Happy to hear you smile...

What makes me happy is to live without any worries.

I no longer remember exactly when, But it was approximately in 1996 that I decided to “do something with Internet” It took me until April 1997 to get together the equipment, the connections and the supplies, but then bang, I saw photos of people far away appearing before my eyes, with immediacy of connection and of memory. Wow. For each question I had to do with actual things, ideas or sources of ideas, or how to do something, etc. etc. I could find the reply in a few minutes, and that's when I realised: One doesn't need to know how to reach one's goal before one has decided it - simply dream it and the answers to how you can succeed are on Internet – even if you wish to work towards an enlightened planetary civilisation…

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

Happiness is in my nature, I always say that the sun is shining in my head. What makes me happy is loving life and every day there's always the same intensity inside me.

What makes me happy every day, it is to see black slaves'sons and daughters appointed to fairly important positions, in a country where there were schools for Whites and schools for Blacks, buses for Whites and buses for Blacks, just very few decades ago.

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...

Yesterday it rained, I strolled along the ocean, a photo was taken, a kiss, a laugh, warmed up again in a cafe, shared a chocolate cake and cherry tea.

What make me happy are the moments when my son has a great time playing basketball, and flawlessly.

What makes me happy is sharing my newspaper with a neighbor on the metro who reads it over my shoulder.

What made me happy lately was to hear that I was pregnant after so many fruitless attempts.

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

What makes me happy is the generosity of people who support Florence Aubenas and Hussein Hanoun. Finally solidarity doesn't end.

What makes me happy is the shoo-shoobidoos, the waboo waboos and all the rest.

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

Walking barefoot and feeling the sun under my feet.

What made me happy ? It is probably slight …I met a totally exceptional man on a chat one year and ten days ago (de visu).

What makes me happy is writing a message to Happython and knowing that one day, maybe, my testimony with help spread the virus of happiness.

What makes me happy is seeing my parents together.

What makes me happy is telling myself that I am going to see the man of my dreams on my right during my classes.

What makes me happy is when I find myself in the mountains again, simply in nature.

What makes me happy is to be at the bottom of a mountain, a hill…watching the top and say to it: “see you soon”… To walk, sweat, breath, sometimes to suffer a little… and reach the top and think: “I've done it, thank you”. Just a challenge with nature. This is one of the most wonderful things in the world.

The day when my son was born was a day full of happiness.

What makes me happy is to have the possibility to organize a great party with all the family where my brother could come with his children.

What made me happy: Over, my first boyfriend at school, which I'll never forget.

What makes me happiest is laughing, with time, over things I've cried a lot about. That's how I finally tell myself that life is too beautiful but it's us who often see the world in black.

What made me happy was when she showed me the stars and blew on my neck to warm me up.

What makes me happy? Well, I've been married to the man I adore for 36 and we are going to celebrate our 30th marriage anniversary next October 28. We have two sons, 22 and 29 years old, I am surrounded by love. Each second of my life I find a little happiness.

Well, what made me happy lately was the surprise to be invited by my friend in a smart restaurant very close by my home where I had wanted to go for a long time but I had not enough money!

My 14 years old son has a very worn stuffed bear and I hadn't been able to find one just like it to replace it. Today, I search online and I finally found it. I order four in advance and I feel like the happiest of all mothers.

What makes me happy at this moment is that I have got rid of everything in Paris, my job and a hard life, to retire and live in Tunisia at a wonderful man's side.

Hugs!

What does make me happy is to watch the waves lapping on the fine sand

What makes me happy is seeing that my best friend is always there, even when things aren't going well.

What makes me happy is to be in Italy.

What makes me happy is when my neighbour kindly offers me « tourtisseaux » to thank me for a small favour.

What made me happy...I was five years old, I wanted a little sister and I got one the day before my birthday. That was my best gift!

To take the time to eat in a fine restaurant in Marseille and to savour the different meals…

I am happy when I am loved for what I am.

What makes me happy is to be healthy.

To feel the blending of warmth and cool in a summer evening, to drink a cool beer, to eat spiced olives, to hear my friends laugh, for me, that is happiness (in summer).

Nothing makes me happier than to create something with my own hands, to prepare some tempting meal that we can all share together later, or to sew cushions myself. There is a magic in creating, making, concocting something with ones own hands. It is a proof that our hands are just an extension of our thoughts.

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.

For me, what makes me happy is accomplishing the tasks I have to do... however small they are... the satisfaction of finished work...

It's to seat down at Cais Do Sodré and look at my country.

What makes me happy is seeing all the different colors and ethnicities in the metro when I run errands in the morning…

Giving birth to my two children made me happy.

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

What made me happy, it is when I was elected Miss France 2003 on december 14, 2002 and my great pleasure was when I saw my mother after that. In her eyes I could see how proud and happy she was. I think it is the most beautiful present I can offer her.

What makes me happy is seeing my sweetie smile while reading the Happython each day.

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

I'm happy every morning when my man snuggles up to me saying: “good morning, darling, I'm here next to you”. I shiver.

What made me happy was when I played my first notes on the guitar a few months ago. So far I believed music was not for me.

What makes me happy is spending time with my friends, going out with them, sharing my deepest thoughts with them and feeling their trust.

Oh… little everyday trifles make me happy … a smile, a hand in mine…a look, a laughing child…happiness is very relative…but we must know to appreciate the little things.

What makes me happy every day, it is to see black slaves'sons and daughters appointed to fairly important positions, in a country where there were schools for Whites and schools for Blacks, buses for Whites and buses for Blacks, just very few decades ago.

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

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 particular moment in the summer of 2002 really made me happy. My father and I went fishing to the little river going near my childhood's village, in rocky canyons. He fishes with the hand since he was a little boy and this year I was also successful when I got a fish with my hand. The atmosphere and this moment of complicity both made me reach heaven.

What makes me happy is to be desired.

Breathing everyday and going with the flow of my dailyjourney enjoying a beautiful sunny day and if possible near the sea, the lake or a river.

What makes me happy is to eat a chocolate filled pastry behind my archi (tecture) teacher's back!!!

What makes me happy is going to the Happython site every day, reading the testimonies of people filled with happiness ready to break up the sadness, to put my little foot on the wall, too. That puts sunshine in my eyes for the rest of the day.

What makes me happy is the idea that people would learn to love each other, without any feeling of racism. The world is everybody's…

What makes me happy is to have a special moment with my friends over an aperitif putting the world to rights.

To be happy, I need calm and tranquillity, to be loved and love, sunshine and perfect happiness ( a little water, some fruit, my garden on my island) and peace in the world.