How to be Happy?

Happiness is actually a state of mind. You can be happy or sad in the midst of prosperity or still be happy or sad if you're stuck in scarcity.
I happened to read news that some famous people with riches and fame are sad; they even attempted suicide and some had succeeded. I also learned that a small island republic of Vanuatu ranked as one with happiest people in the world. This republic is frequented many times in a year by typhoons. Their houses are destroyed. Their only possessions of taro plant and pigs are carried by flood. Yet the Vanuatuans are happy.
Many simple things in life are free and become our sources of happiness. If we're in good health while other in the hospital are dying, can we not be happy? If our family is well and our children are sources of inspiration can we not be happy?
Appreciating the scenes of nature can lift our spirit to be happy. The singing of the birds every morning will inspire us to praise our Creator.
Stopping from our busy schedule and contemplate for our existence will give us happiness. Why demand so much to acquire material things hoping to be happy if we succeed and yet happiness is fleeting. Don't fool yourself. You can be happy if only you want because most the things that will make us happy are free.