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_refugee_  ·  2780 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: How to be Perfectly Unhappy

Is being a happy person the same thing as being a person who is always happy? Is it a state, or an attribute?

Being constantly happy is a state. Being a happy person, to me, is an attribute. I don't think you have to always be happy to be generally a happy person. I do think you have to have a positive outlook - also known as optimism.

Emotions are passing stages. If I am sad today, that doesn't make me a sad person.