How Happiness has Changed

The more I try to define happiness the more I find myself coming up with more and more criteria and stipulations on what needs to happen or has happened to be happy. I think mostly I believe that true happiness is something that has to come from deep within you as a person. Sure you could take drugs and feel better but you arent really happy because the drugs don't change what was making you unhappy, its just a distraction. I think spending time with my friends and family makes me happier, it dosen't really matter what we do together as long as its together, because lets face it, life at moments sucks. Dealing with the bad moments and enjoying the good are always better when you enjoy or deal with it when someone else is there with you.