My definition of happiness has changed a lot since the beginning of class. Just from writing so much about happiness and what it meant to me overall has gotten me to think, what does happiness really mean to me deep down? With Mckibben, I learned about the process of "more is better." I didn't really put my own thoughts into it when I read Mckibben. During my reflection of happiness is where I ultimately focused on my own happiness and how it related to me. Just writing that paper made me think and really focus deeply into what really makes me happy as a person. As I thought of ideas, they changed. I was focusing on what made others happy and not myself. Since this class and all the writings, I think I have a better understanding of what makes myself happy and not other people. I'm use to basing my own happiness of what others think, but after getting to sit down and think of what happiness really means, my definition of the word has definitely changed. Now, happiness is not only a piece of mind, but an emotion that is a powerful thing. Being happy, is not just when everyone else has what they need, but when I have what I need. Material things do play a big factor in my life, but that isn't what makes me completely happy (which I have learned since this class.) Material things don't last as long as love or friendship and those are two things I'd chose over any type of material thing no matter what the value is...