I'm going to go into philosophical mode here, and say that human beings can only be happy,deep down happy, when we realize something bigger than ourselves. Happiness coming from without is only an illusion, that can change drastically in conjunction with circumstance. When we realize that we do not have to maintain total control over our own destiny, we can trust the higher power in our lives to deal with those things that we absolutely cannot deal with. Then we can be happy. In my case, that higher power is, and always has been, Jesus Christ.