"You only notice happiness when it's missing" (Giorgio Parisi)

We often waste the light, and sometimes penetrating, breath of the mysterious wind of happiness, which reaches deep into our hearts, because we can only recognize it in the memory, sometimes nostalgic, of what we have lost and not grasped at the right time and in the right way.

No one knows exactly what happiness is , but as the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physics reminds us, we're all aware of what a lack of happiness can cause. And perhaps we should start from there to unravel its mystery.

There are no recipes for happiness , yet small gestures can have enormous impact. Starting with the generosity of giving and receiving hugs and kisses from the people we love; choosing to be lighthearted in difficult, very difficult times; knowing how to be content without constantly chasing challenges that may be beyond our capabilities.

Harmony is a happy outlook on oneself and others. And once achieved, it can last a long time.

Happiness isn't an income . It must always be cultivated and never taken for granted.

Even giving up can make us happier.

There's nothing that drives people crazier than seeing you happy . The extraordinary synthesis of the poet Alda Merini drags us into the quicksand of envy. Where we can all sink, even if we've touched the sky of happiness with our fingers.

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