4.17.25: Am I Happy?

Someone asked me the other day if I was happy, and I didn’t know how to answer. Not because I’m miserable or anything, but because that question feels too blunt, too binary. I tried to clarify—“Do you mean right now? With life in general? With myself?”—but they just stuck with “Are you happy?” Like it was supposed to be simple. I think I mumbled something vague and changed the subject. It’s strange how hard that question hits. Not because the answer is no—but because the answer is layered, shifting, and not something I can just sum up in a sentence.