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Happiness - Radu Denisa ,Rațiu Andrada and Chiș Lucas 

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Happiness - Radu Denisa ,Rațiu Andrada and Chiș Lucas 

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Ladies and gentlemen, I'd like to share with you why traveling brings immense joy and fulfillment to my life. The opportunity to explore new places, cultures, and experiences is truly special, and it's a key ingredient in my happiness. Here's why I hold traveling in high regard: Firstly, traveling allows me to escape the routine of daily life and immerse myself in a world of discovery. The anticipation of a new adventure, whether it's to a nearby city or a distant country, is a source of excitement and eagerness that fills my heart with happiness. The thrill of exploring the unknown and the sense of adventure are incredibly fulfilling. Secondly, traveling leads to a treasure trove of unforgettable memories. Every destination visited, every interaction with locals, and every breathtaking sight witnessed becomes a part of my life story. These memories are like precious gems that I carry with me, and they never fail to bring a smile to my face when I reminisce about them. Moreover, travel offers an opportunity for personal growth and self-discovery. It pushes me out of my comfort zone, forces me to adapt to new situations, and broadens my perspective. I've learned valuable life lessons, gained a greater appreciation for diversity, and developed a more open-minded outlook through my travels. Additionally, the connections made during my journeys are invaluable. Meeting people from different walks of life and experiencing their unique cultures has enriched my understanding of the world. These connections often extend beyond the trip itself and result in lasting friendships, which is a tremendous source of happiness. In summary, travel is my happiness because it provides the thrill of adventure, creates cherished memories, promotes personal growth, and fosters meaningful connections. Each journey is a chapter in the book of my life, and I treasure the experiences, people, and places that I encounter along the way. Thank you for listening! 😊🌍✈️

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Work in groups of 3 to create a smore page on the topic of HAPPINESS

Every group member will write one personal text to illustrate a chosen subtopic (include a heading and write your name in brackets after the text). Bear in mind that PLAGIARISM IS FROWNED UPON!

Include illustrative images taken from online sources (be sure to mention the sources) or include personal pictures.

All group members will contribute to a video illustrating the topic in an original manner. Your video:

should contain images (credited at the end of the video)

should contain a voiceover = audio material, in English, recorded by the two members of the team

Should be around 2-3 min long

Should present your original perspective of happiness

Share your project on this page (write your names as a subject to your post)
DEADLINE: October 10th

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A PURE FACT It is only human nature to seek the Ideal and happiness is unequivocally correlated with this concept. The state of being...

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For some people happiness comes from doing physical activity. This could be practised in an organized context such as at a gym or at a local sports club or following a self-made schedule such as morning jogging or running. Both ways are able to give someone a boost of energy and happiness and that could be for two major reasons. Firstly, the possibility of belonging to a group is very important for a person. Being part of a team can have significant effects on someone's self-confidence and on developing helpful skills like team-spirit.Friends made in such contexts tend to be loyal and encouraging. All of thid goes hand in hand with the other reasons for happiness in sports which is discovering a purpose. Once you have set a goal, you start working up to it. The process can be beautiful and also teaching you many things. But the feeling of achieving the purpose, which can be winning a competition or becoming more fit, is worth it and brings a lot of happiness also because there is the knowledge of the work that has been put into it and of the people around you.
Concluding with Yevgeny Yevtushenko's words: "Sport is one of the basic joys of life.". (Andreea Iuga)

(Alexandra Oprean)

''What is happiness?'' is a question which has been under discussion for decades.Not even the greatest philosophers could come up with a precise answer. A smile or a laugh is often associated with happiness, gestures of which people nowadays have long forgotten. And suddenly, a big question comes to our minds: why?
One of the main reasons is our lack of empathy. But, after all, we have the same feelings, experience the same things, and more importantly, we are also humans. We are so unsimilar, yet incredibly alike. So why should we fight over worthless matters such as different opinions and appearances? I believe in a society whose main purpose is not a constant dispute among each other, but a peaceful era which enriches us with happiness. Therefore, next time when you go out, be more considerate and remember that even the smallest things matter.
(Evelyn Schuller)
It all comes from our mindsets. Have you ever felt like not allowing yourselves to be truly happy? I bet you have because that has become a real issue nowadays. People tend to let themselves be absorbed by their insignificant everyday problems, forgetting to enjoy their most precious treasure: LIFE. And we all know, life may get dark turns sometimes, but at the end of the day, it is not that hard. That is due to the fact that we do have the ability to stay focused on what we really love doing and more importantly, to choose the right people to be around us: people we admire and people who have something to offer to the world, people who deserve to be listened to. Stop complaining about all the rubble and stop wishing that the time would pass faster because...guess what...this is all you get...A LIFE!
Also, if you want to have a great day, spend your morning listening to the song below! ;)

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For some people happiness comes from doing physical activity. This could be practised in an organized context such as at a gym or at a local sports club or following a self-made schedule such as morning jogging or running. Both ways are able to give someone a boost of energy and happiness and that could be for two major reasons.

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I The feeling of happiness does not come to you. You are the one who needs to search for it. For me, happiness is when I escape. When I break the pattern of life. All of us feel that sometimes we just have to let everything go and have some time for ourselves. Some of us have the ability to bend together their responsibilities with their leisure activities whereas some of us just need a complete break from life's rush. I belong to the latter. I am the happiest when I forget about all the things that have me under pressure. I am happy when I spend time with my family, at the dinner table for example, where we talk about the best parts of our day or about new things that we learned. I am also happy when I visit my grandmother and have a cup of warm tea with her, chatting and making her forget about her problems as well. I also find happiness when I spend time with my friends after school, when we have lunch together or when we meet late in the day for a walk, in order to breathe in the crisp dusk air and talk about our curiosities, fears, wishes and dreams. Don't get me wrong. I am not running away from my responsibilities. I have a lot of fun at school, with my classmates too. I enjoy learning and working with them. I am extremely happy when I gather knowledge in areas such as history, literature or geography and I feel vibrant when I build up, discuss, change, give up or rethink my plans for my future career to name a few. I derive happiness from any kind of cultural activity, such as watching a theatre play that leaves you contemplating for a long time afterwards, reading a book that changes the way in which you see an aspect of life, admiring an old painting in a museum, wondering about the techniques in which an impressing statue was sculpted or appreciating the complex beauty of art and nature. By far, my all-time favorite activity is travelling. I believe in the saying 'Travel broadens the mind' more than any other, as I had the lucky chance to experience many of Europe's rich cultures and I had the opportunity to see the world and its humans from a broader perspective, chance for which I am extremely happy and grateful. I recently learned to appreciate the happiness that comes from the little things in life as well. For example, the wiggle of a stray dog's tail when I pet him, my turtle's joyful look when I come back home, the dance of a yellow leaf when it decides to come down of an old Oaktree while I wander in the park on a cold October's day, or even watching old photographs of me and my family and seeing how time changed everything around me. Happiness means living a moment fully, taking everything in, without comparing. Happiness is a heart filled to the brim. You have to discover the simple things that make you happy in order to feel the complex and abstract mental state of happiness. Horațiu-Bogdan Marin believe that the feeling of happiness is very hard to explain. Maybe we are happy most of our lifetime but we do not realize it. Maybe we think that we are always happy but in fact we only say that to ourselves in order to find the will to carry on. For me, happiness is a really abstract concept, but I will do my best in trying to explain it.

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I The feeling of happiness does not come to you. You are the one who needs to search for it. For me, happiness is when I escape. When I break the pattern of life. All of us feel that sometimes we just have to let everything go and have some time for ourselves.

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Lev Tolstoy once said that 'If you want to be happy, be!' and I strongly believe that happiness is letting go of what you think your life should look like. I was afraid to say loudly that I am happy like I thought it would make it disappear. I am happy, but for sure I am not as happy as I should be. I was too often the prisoner of my own tower, guarded by fears, regrets and sorrow. How often didn't I ignore the happiness in front of me, for the misery that I created...

So, if I put myself beyond the willing of something, what can I want more? Happiness comes alone in small pieces, but our hands take care of putting them together. Time is short, but it is enough. I stopped living with the fears of an earth-born and with the willings of an immortal goddess and I start loving life.

Throughout my way to happiness I had the best mentor: books. Certainly, books are not where I discovered love, gratitude or truth but they are where I understoond them, where I found their moralistic message. I do not care if what I read can be named wisdom as long as I will find in what I feel the logic that I need. 'Imaginary letters' by Octavian Paler is an introspective essay which taught me that because we have so many reasons to be sad, we have to love even more what deserves to be adored. In a world dominated by evil, we should glorify the kindness.

I also keep myself inspired by paintings as I truly admire the passion in the romantic art, the honesty of the surrealism creations and the symbolism's tragedy. Moreover, movies and people tell a story that is meant to bring radical changes into our lives by presenting exceptional life situations and rising our awareness on the essential aspects that surrounds us. Be happy, be the master of your sea, be the reason why someone smiles.

Happiness is looming on the horizon every morning and each day is an opportunity to beautify the world. In the end, as a lyric says 'It is summer somewhere, so it shouldn't be so cold' because life is about endings and beginings and loving each part of it, because it is unique.

- Daria Covrig
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Lev Tolstoy once said that 'If you want to be happy, be!' and I strongly believe that happiness is letting go of what you think your life should look like. I was afraid to say loudly that I am happy like I thought it would make it disappear.

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What is Happiness and why are we Not Happy

If we look it up in the dictionary, we will find that happiness represents the state of feeling and showing satisfaction or pleasure.

It sounds quite easy to achieve, so how come so many people cannot seem to find their happy state of mind?

The answer is very clear: We are so caught up in our day-to-day problems that we forget to enjoy the little things in our lives that, at some point, used to make us happy.

From the moment we wake up in the morning until we go to sleep at night, we find ourselves working and working and working without spending a few precious moments for our souls that desperately cry for some peace and quiet. Too often - if not all the time - we postpone this kind of moments for our heart, thinking "I have other priorities now." This kind of judgement is exactly what is straying us away from our happiness. Our one and only priority in our lives is ourselves! We never know what may happen tomorrow. What if the world is going to come to and end? What if something happens and we won't be able to live anymore? If we look back on our past, what will we see? Our job accomplishments? How many good marks we got in school? No. We will seek for something meaningful, something that will make our hearts melt and tremble just at the thought of that something. I am talking about good memories. This is the beauty of good memories: although they never come back, we can still live the same intense feelings that we experienced in that memory of ours. We cannot live the exact same experience twice, but we can feel the same excitement that we had felt back then.

We focus too much on trivial things that seem important at some point in our lives and we forget to create beautiful memories that we can look back to and say: "I have lived a wonderful life and I regret nothing."

It is in our power to say "Stop!" to our same boring routine and start living an unforgettable life.

Family - A Peaceful Oasis in Our Tumultuous Lives

Our family is the group of people who care for us and love us the most. They teach us almost everything we know. From good manners to how to tie shoelaces - it's all their credit. And our family don't teach us just that. We also learn from them how healing a hug or a kind thought can be. We learn how to empathize with other people's suffering and try to help them as we can.

Life is a bumpy road. There are ups and downs, but however hard life can be, we will always be able to rely on our family to support us. When things get tough, we can just come back running to our safe haven - our loving family.

Let me give you an example: You come home from school. You had a stressful day and all you want to do is to let yourself be surrounded by love. Your mom hugs you dearly when she sees you, asks you "How was your day, hon?" and listens to you until you've got all the stress out of your system. Then, she pets you gently on your head and then says: "I'm thinking about making those chocolate brownies that you love. What do you say, will you give me a hand?" and then slowly, as you engage in the cooking activity with your mother (and you have a lot of fun while doing so because you just watch your mom doing all the complicated parts of the recipe, while you basically just steal from the chocolate filling), your problems start to fade away and you find yourself smiling brightly in no time.

In the end, spending time with our loving family contributes to our happy state of mind. Being happy, we can make people around us happy. Feeling loved, we can spread love to those around us.

What other feeling in this world can compete with the feeling of being loved?

- Săraru Andra

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The Science of Happiness

Happiness, or the state of feeling happy, is the feeling you get when life fulfills your needs. In other words, happiness comes when you feel satisfied and fulfilled. It is a feeling of contentment, that, life is just as it should be.

Now, what actually makes us happy you wonder? Well, I'm glad you asked.

There are four major chemicals in the brain that influence our happiness:

* Dopamine

* Oxytocin

* Serotonin

* Endorphins

Now I know that they may sound a bit confusing at first, but let's dig a little deeper to understand what they are all about.

Dopamine is what we normally think of as the happiness drug. However, that's a big misconception. Dopamine is actually involved more with anticipation than the actual "happiness" feeling.

Oxytocin is the neurochemical that has allowed us to become social creatures. It makes us feel empathy which helps us feel close and bonded to others when it's released.

If you're in a good mood, you've got serotonin to thank. And if you're in a bad mood, you've got serotonin to blame. It's a regulator. Interestingly, 80 percent of serotonin exists in the gut and is governed by your state of hunger (yes, this is why you're hangry).

Endorphins are responsible for masking pain or discomfort, which explains their association with the "fight or flight" response. When it comes to designing happiness, endorphins help you "power through.

-Șalău Florin-

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Happiness, or the state of feeling happy, is the feeling you get when life fulfills your needs. In other words, happiness comes when you feel satisfied and fulfilled. It is a feeling of contentment, that, life is just as it should be. Now, what actually makes us happy you wonder?

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I strongly believe that nature can be such a major source of happiness because of it's constant presence and beauty, even though it is unknown for some or invisible for others, yet it is still so wide.

Happiness does not lie only in jokes, sweet words, candy and cute puppies, but also in the small ray of sunshine that kept you warm on a cold autumn evening, in the drops of rain that fed the thirst of the flowers, which bloomed the next morning or why not in the tiny snowflake which touched the palm of your hand with delight derived from it's complex perfection.

Take a look around and the advantage of being able to freely enjoy the beauty of what surrounds you.

NITU DANIELA

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Grozav Emilia, Boldoșan Andra & Todirașcu George

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What is happiness? Is it something that is given to us or do we need to channel it ourselves?

I, for one, think that we all have to use our energy, our thoughts and feelings to create our own happiness.

Henry David Thoreau once said: "It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see." This, I think, could be related to our happiness and contentment. Being in a situation that at first glance doesn't bring us joy or we simply don't want it to happen, for example, having to do a project on dinosaurs. But then we do the project and we learn so many fascinating facts about dinosaurs and the subject that didn't interest us a weeks ago, has now turned into a subject that we sometimes talk to our friends about and feel intelligent while doing it.

Having to do something that we don't want to do can bring our mood down, that is for sure, but seeing the glass half full from the beginning can not only limit the negative energy, but it can also make us more excited to do something. Not letting the negative thoughts enter your mind and instead being positive and seeing the best in everything that comes your way is going to make your day to day life so much happier.

They say "when life gives you lemons, make lemonade" for a reason, don't they?
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Anghelini Alexandru, Ene Melisa & Hurezanu Andrada

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I always feel happy around holidays, when I'm dancing with my friends, even when I get good grades. I thought the real happiness is when my dad comes home or when my mom is healthy, but this summer I realized from where I receive the authentic feeling.

I spend this summer by being a guide for children in camps. I started as one of the kids, going in such place with my classmates and because I was enjoying all the activities and attached to the guides, I wanted to become one. It was more exhausting than I thought but it was the best experience of volunteering, even working I could have. Besides spending time with my lovely colleagues that really understood and helped me, doing the basic activities which let me tell you, weren't basic at all. You are not going on the zipline or escalading a panel in the backyard. Of course I was having a good time laughing with the kids but what really made me meet the real happiness:

when a whole group of kids start shouting my name in the middle of the activities

when they get excited when they get to my game

when the teams are fighting who to eat with me at lunch

when they run to me to hug me for no reason

when they are complimenting me because children are pure and they speak from their heart

when one of the kids was on the escalading panel and scream "catch me Melisa" even though I was telling my teams how to shoot with a slingshot and had no business with what was happening there

when they come to me at the disco evening and get along with my energy

when they cry for us at the camp fire and ask for photos or autographs

when someone ask them who their fav guide is and they say my name

when they keep asking how am I having such energy and how am I always smiling no matter if I'm sick, if it's 8 am or coming from the 9hrs trip.

I felt a different kind of happiness, even when I was crawling in the mud just for letting the kid I was competing with to win at TabExatlon. But the most happy moment isn't when they hug you and tell you how much they will miss you, it is when they got home and text you. I'm not talking about the usual ones such as "I hope I'll see you next year #bestcamp #favguide" , but the ones that made me tear up. "Remember that night when I was crying and you stayed with me?" - some girl texted me recently, "You we're the only one that listened to me, that cared about me and the only one' s words I am thinking about when I am at my worst.". "You have such a kind heart and your smile made me feel better" - another little boy told me. "Thank you for being there" - a girl near our age said to me. I gave my smile to the ones who didn't have one and I changed something in their lives. Their words, their messages made me realized that this is where my real happiness came from.
Ene Melisa

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What is happiness for me?

Happiness is a complicated concept nowadays because every single human being on this planet has a different opinion on what happiness is supposed to be. Some of us think that happiness is having money, others believe that having a so called "soul mate" is happiness, maybe some of us perceive happiness as silence and loneliness, others as fun and chaos. But really, what is it? Well, for me, just an eleventh grader happiness means a lot of things and at the same time, nothing. I think that we perceive happiness depending on where we are in life. For example, my future me wouldn't agree with anything I am writing right now, nor my younger me. However, I am going to share with you what I think that are some great ideas of what happiness is to me.

Firstly, happiness can come from inside. Accepting things as they are and not having the constant need to change everything about yourself is a great start of achieving happiness. Living in the moment and just accepting that life is the way it is without asking too many questions about it also is a great tip for control freaks, like me. Happiness is the moment, and we need to embrace it and accept it and maybe improve it if it is within our power to do that.

Secondly, happiness can also come from external factors such as the people around us, family, friends, and so on. For some people like me happiness means my cat, my TV show, going to the gym, acting, my room and so many other temporary things in life. But most important, my friends.

Just to end in a positive manner I would like to mention that happiness is mental health and it needs to be prioritized. Happiness it's not universal and it shouldn't be, it's unique and different for each of us.

Cobasnean Patricia

Being happy is a choice

Happiness means the ability to experience gratitude and meaning amidst all experiences. Happiness isn't a life full of perfection but rather finding the good or the purpose within whatever the circumstances - as flawed and as imperfect as they may be. That is what generates happiness.

Is your glass half-empty or half-full? How you answer this age-old question about positive thinking may reflect your outlook on life, your attitude toward yourself, and whether you're optimistic or pessimistic - and it may even affect your health. When things are tough, we tend to focus on the problems. Focusing on problems, makes them grow, and if we don't do anything about them, we become unhappy, frustrated and pessimistic.

If we maintain a positive attitude, believe that there is a solution, and keep looking for it, we will ultimately find it.

Life will give us all sorts of experiences, but if we can exercise a grateful heart within it, we can have happiness in any given moment and to have happiness in each moment, is to have it fully.

We can never have total control over what happens to us, so if we can find an ounce of gratitude and meaning in all scenarios, we can thrive and be happy regardless.

Small things can make a big difference

Whether you just won an important competition, or someone just simply smiled at you, you can experience happiness in all shapes and sizes. Although most people are happy because of big or important things that happen to them or others, most people forget that sometimes, smaller things can make the biggest differences.

If someone is having a bad day, maybe all they need to get back on the right track is a little smile, or even just a greeting. It may not seem like a lot, but happiness doesn't come only from big things.
Humans are social creatures, so social interaction is considerably important for our mental health.

Simply talking with someone you care about and asking how they are can bring joy to both of you. While spending time with people that you care about, you can make all sorts of memories that will stick with you for the rest of your life, and those memories are not always incredible achievements.

Even spending an afternoon together doing simple activities such as taking a walk in the park or sharing a nice cup of coffee with someone dear to you can become very memorable experiences that you hold close to you heart.

So next time you are feeling down, consider talking with a friend and spending time with people that you care about.

(Galan Dragos)

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I always feel happy around holidays, when I'm dancing with my friends, even when I get good grades. I thought the real happiness is when my dad comes home or when my mom is healthy, but this summer I realized from where I receive the authentic feeling.

I spend this summer by being a guide for children in camps. I started as one of the kids, going in such place with my classmates and because I was enjoying all the activities and attached to the guides, I wanted to become one. It was more exhausting than I thought but it was the best experience of volunteering, even working I could have. Besides spending time with my lovely colleagues that really understood and helped me, doing the basic activities which let me tell you, weren't basic at all. You are not going on the zipline or escalading a panel in the backyard. Of course I was having a good time laughing with the kids but what really made me meet the real happiness:

when a whole group of kids start shouting my name in the middle of the activities

when they get excited when they get to my game

when the teams are fighting who to eat with me at lunch

when they run to me to hug me for no reason

when they are complimenting me because children are pure and they speak from their heart

when one of the kids was on the escalading panel and scream "catch me Melisa" even though I was telling my teams how to shoot with a slingshot and had no business with what was happening there

when they come to me at the disco evening and get along with my energy

when they cry for us at the camp fire and ask for photos or autographs

when someone ask them who their fav guide is and they say my name

when they keep asking how am I having such energy and how am I always smiling no matter if I'm sick, if it's 8 am or coming from the 9hrs trip.

I felt a different kind of happiness, even when I was crawling in the mud just for letting the kid I was competing with to win at TabExatlon. But the most happy moment isn't when they hug you and tell you how much they will miss you, it is when they got home and text you. I'm not talking about the usual ones such as "I hope I'll see you next year #bestcamp #favguide" , but the ones that made me tear up. "Remember that night when I was crying and you stayed with me?" - some girl texted me recently, "You we're the only one that listened to me, that cared about me and the only one' s words I am thinking about when I am at my worst.". "You have such a kind heart and your smile made me feel better" - another little boy told me. "Thank you for being there" - a girl near our age said to me. I gave my smile to the ones who didn't have one and I changed something in their lives. Their words, their messages made me realized that this is where my real happiness came from.
Ene Melisa

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" A state of well being and contentment upon possessing something". That is the definition of happiness according to the dictionary. Unfortunately, this explanation falls short in this case, giving the false sense that in order to be happy, you need to accumulate tangible objects: clothes, shoes, cars, etc. I argue that paradoxically, this sought-after emotion lies in the unassuming and everyday occurrences.

Happiness should not be determined by the magnitude of an event but rather the significance it holds for us. Inside jokes, those naps i take after school knowing i won't have to do anything once i finally decide to wake up, dancing in the rain with my friends, the late night talks about anything and everything, may seem unremarkable on the surface but to me, they're a constant reminder that beauty can be found in the present moment.

The little things are spontaneous and authentic, something that makes them all the more rewarding. In a society that often glorifies extravagance people inherently feel pressured for the event to be perfect. Most of the time we will left down if they don't reach those expectations.

Whether it's hearing your favorite song on the radio or eating your comfort food, these tiny moments are the foundation for a meaningful and fulfilling life. Happiness is being able to enjoy life with a peaceful mind that is constantly not craving more.

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According to the Internet, happiness is "a positive and pleasant emotion, ranging from contentment to intense joy". This sums up the world's concept of happiness which may come in all sorts of forms. You might hear someone say the craziest thing ever representing their own happiness, and you would think to yourself, "God, how could anyone find that pleasing?", but in this day and age, we have reached a point where we celebrate the uncanniest pleasures and deem them perfectly normal.

Everyone has a different type of contentment in their life, however, in a world often full of egocentrism, I have found my joy flourishing around the realms of simplicity. Now, don't get me wrong, I still believe that a good financial health and the desired career would make me happy, but until I get there I must find happiness in the place I am.

I had to search for what makes me happy. I have discovered that my joy comprises of uncomplicated things- supporting others' dreams, having a good conversation, reading books that leave me contemplating, solving mysteries, looking at the moon, and so on. Thus, I have learned to cherish solitude and gratitude. Gratitude has become my faithful companion on this journey called life. Without it, I wouldn't be where I am now as it made me realise that acknowledging and appreciating my opportunities in life, no matter how modest, intensify my happiness, and on the contrary, it lessens when I see people or animals suffering. Of course, it is not all just peaches and cream, and it is certainly hard wearing off that negativity that is glued onto our minds, although it is possible to get rid of it.

Emily Dickinson has this quote that I swear by "I am out with lanterns looking for myself." I personally infer from this that you should never allow the beauty within you be killed by others' ugliness insofar that you lose your essence and become fearful of pursuing your way of happiness and that you should always have this goal of 'being better'. If you are not afraid of your dreams, they are not big enough.

In the end, I would advise anyone to hold on to these purely ordinary things because they will hold on to you eventually. Happiness is subjective to each and every individual on this planet, and just because your priorities or dreams are different than others', it doesn't mean they do not matter.
Alexia Căzan

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Mihăilă Aurora, Crăciun Robert, Popa Ioana

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Mihăilă Aurora, Crăciun Robert, Popa Ioana

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In both Stoic and Cynic schools of thought, happiness is perceived as a state of mind that can be achieved through a specific set of principles and attitudes towards life. However, the approaches taken by these two philosophies differ in their understanding and pursuit of happiness.

For the Stoics, happiness, also known as eudaimonia, is seen as the ultimate goal of life. According to their teachings, happiness is not compatible with external circumstances or material possessions. Instead, it is achieved by developing a virtuous character and living in accordance with nature and reason. They promote the idea of focusing on what is within our control rather than being overly concerned with external events or outcomes. By accepting and embracing the natural order of life, including both joy and suffering, and practicing wisdom courage and justice, Stoics find tranquility and contentment.

In contrast, the Cynics have a more radical and unconventional understanding of happiness. They reject societal norms, conventional desires, and material possessions as sources of happiness. Cynics advocate for a life of simplicity, self-sufficiency, and freedom from desires. Cynicism encourages individuals to detach themselves from material possessions and social expectations, embracing a life of natural simplicity and embracing one's true nature. The Cynics value authenticity and self-sufficiency over societal standards and find happiness in embracing a natural and uninhibited way of living, free from the desires and toxic attachments.

In summary, while the Stoics emphasize the internal cultivation of virtues and living in harmony with the world around them for the ultimate happiness, the Cynics prioritize freedom from dependency on societal norms, material possessions, and desires. Both philosophies teach that happiness can be achieved through personal transformation, whether by aligning oneself with nature and reason (Stoics) or by detaching oneself from expectations and needs and living in a more natural, authentic way (Cynics). (Crăciun Robert)

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Happiness- Fratila Maria, Ana Tristiu, Cristina Podisor

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Happiness- Fratila Maria, Ana Tristiu, Cristina Podisor

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Over the years, from ancient philosophy to contemporary times...every man, philosopher, thinker, every human being tries to define happiness.

If one conclusion has been reached, it is that happiness is a state, an accumulation of factors of ideas and emotions.

If someone were to ask me what happiness is, I would say that I don't know, and I certainly can't answer the question whether I am happy or not.

What I can present in this text is my own vision of happiness.

In my case a very important role is played by the family.

I define my own happiness by a very strong inner universe, a beautiful family part of my soul, the unconditional love of my parents, my sisters, that place called home where I feel safe and loved. Where no wars or pandemics reach ,there my happiness is.

There playing with my sisters , walking Haicka, the second love of my life after my camera, in my hands with my camera telling and capturing stories, painting, telling stories with my best friend there is my happiness.

Without my family, I wouldn't be here now, I wouldn't have inherited my father's photographic eye, I wouldn't have anyone to teach me how to hold a camera in my hand, how to take a picture, I wouldn't know what beauty is.

Photography taught me to get ahead, to not be afraid to speak up, to scream, to show the world that it is wrong!My photograph, my camera, my first and last love would not have had a chance to grow if my parents had not cultivated the soil where the seed sprouted.My photograph, still in the works, tells stories. Sometimes I'm afraid , but my father reminds me:" The composition is beautiful, but what really makes the photograph is the story .". I never had the patience to write stories. So I photograph them.

If everything disappeared from this world and it was just me and my family I would still be happy.

(Maria Frățilă)

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Fălămaș Samuel, Ciulbea Alexandra and Vlad Isabel

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Fălămaș Samuel, Ciulbea Alexandra and Vlad Isabel

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Is it not such a strange thing, this feeling we call "Happiness"? How a little something that is special and has some kind of good meaning for us, enables us to feel this "happiness".
But what does "Happiness" really mean? The internet suggests that is "a state of well-being and contentment", while that is true, I would like to give it a more complex definition, courtesy of its obvious "more complex" and deep meaning. I believe that happiness cannot be defined by just a few words, it is something so special and we sometimes forget just how precious it is and how we only notice its importance only when it is gone, when this feeling of almost emptiness and this feeling that something is "missing" appears and that is when it hits us, that is when we understand just how important and precious as I said is this feeling. But that does not sum it up fully, the definition is still not complete, and I believe, I know why. Happiness cannot be defined just by me, a singular person, everyone has a different meaning for "happiness" and that is why I will continue by saying what makes me genuinely happy. There are these moments I cannot forget, when my life felt so simple and genuinely real, that is when I realized I find happiness in the small things in life, such as walks along the seashore, watching the sunset and/or sunrise and the burst of colors in the sky or just doing nothing alongside everyone important to me. The list goes on but as it might be obvious not only small things make me happy, but my hobbies also bring me so much pleasure that I do not think there has been a day I had gone by without me enjoying one of my hobbies, so that brings me to my favorite hobby, music as a whole: listening, playing, and writing music. And I believe that concludes this, there is just one last thing, I have said what makes me happy, but what makes you happy?(Samuel Falamas)

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What does happiness mean to me? in one word "FAMILY". I like spending time with my family the most. Besides the fact that I feel good and free to express my opinions in front of them, they support me all the time. The family plays a very important role for each of us. I believe that there is no one who wishes us well more than these people. They will never be envious of our successes, on the contrary! They will be happy and will encourage us even more to go on the right path. For me, happiness means seeing my whole family together. To be harmony and understanding. Talks about how everyone's day was and if there are problems let's try together to find solutions. Let's always be united. (Cristea Florina)

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Ever since I was a little girl , I knew what true happiness meant to me. Dancing has always been a source of joy. Wherever I was , I used to start dancing and all my troubles simply disappeared.

The happiest version of myself emerges when I dance. To me, dance is not just a movement of the body in a rhythmic way. It's flight it's floathing , it's happiness. But, most of all, folk dances give me a sense of pride. My family, my people connect with their own traditional culture when they dance. In times of joy or times of sorrow we hold hands together and dance. Transmitted from generation to generation folk dances teach the history and values of a people. When I see pictures of my grandparents wearing traditional costumes, I feel proud and lucky to have such a precious legacy.

When I am on stage with the popular ensemble I feel an adrenaline rush. Dancing on stage is more than feeling, it changes me on the inside and out. I feel free and every round of applause sounds heavenly. My feet have wings, my heart hursts with happines, I feel great well-being. I am at my happiest when I am on stage, dancing for Romanian people or foreigners. Tourists are really mesmerized by our traditions and they often get in the Hora with us. The dance steps are simple: the dancers face the centre, take one steps forward, one back, three to the left and five to the right, so that soon the circle moves counterclockwise. When you look at the people's faces you understand what happines means. Everybody smiles, shouts, sings. Their faces shine and sun is always up when my group and I dance. -Iancu Nicoleta

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