 What is joy versus happiness? Someone recently asked me this and my first initial thought was they're the same thing. But then I realized, no they aren't. I believe that happiness is a state of being. Something that is your overriding feeling. Your energy and your outlook on yourself and of life. Joy, on the other hand, is something more fleeting. A temporary feeling that comes and goes. An event or time spent with loved ones or going to a concert. Let me know what your thoughts are. Are joy and happiness the same thing or are they different?