Life, and Happiness one in the same?

I am currently at a point in my life where I can say I am happy. I used to think true happiness was impossible to find. I have learned that was because I was looking for it. Ironically, it was when I stopped searching that it seemed to find me. I went through most of high school angry at the world. Anger, for me, was a normal emotion, and the angrier I felt the easier it became to hate. Hate is an unbelievably strong word, and probably the strongest emotion. It is blinding, and leaves a person weak. As I pushed away those who cared about me, it became even easier to say I was unhappy. I think when this all beg...