A ton has been written, said, explored, pulled apart and put together on how to achieve happiness. 

Here is a definition for you:

Happiness is an emotional state characterized by feelings of joy, satisfaction, contentment, and fulfillment. While happiness has many different definitions,...

I wrote a novel.

When I was 17 I decided I was going to write a book about love. A love story for the ages. After a trip to Italy and a summer love with a very charming Italian local, I made myself a promise that one day I would write about love. That is what that one summer did to me, it planted...