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I don't know of one individual who has just remained consistently happy 100% of the time, but in my experience it amounts to communal humor and innate stability.

As far as a happy lifestyle, for about 4 months I lived with a family in the American Midwest that was poor. They were all very happy due to a sprawling, thriving ecosystem of diverse positive social contacts. Some of that can be attributed to the church, whose benefit is the social opportunities it creates.

As for individuals who are outliers in their positivity, they typically come from a healthy, supportive, funny, and interesting family.