Happiness is my three year old son jumping on me insisting I tickle him until he screams for me to stop. Then he makes me do it again.

It’s my eight year old daughter demanding I read her a story and having her snuggle up in bed with me to listen.

It’s the feeling I get when I’m trying to write a song and nothing seems to be coming. Then out of nowhere, a great song suddenly comes through and I feel this deep sensation of satisfaction.

It’s that place you get to in meditation where you connect with that place of knowing. The inner peace you feel deep down in your heart that’s unshakable, no matter what is going on up on the surface.

It’s knowing you’ve been useful to the world and given your very best in service to others.

That’s my definition of happiness.