I once spent 3 days straight soul-searching for my own definition of happiness.

Happiness doesn't mean the same thing for everyone. But what I ended up with is perfect for me:

Happiness is being content with the stage of growth I'm in.

And today I stumbled across a phrase that feels like the next piece in the existential jigsaw:

Active Contentment.

Passive contentment is like saying "Let it be".

Active Contentment is like saying "Let it grow."

Actively pushing forward. Today is good. Tomorrow can be better.