All external stuff, that's why it's not working. It is someone else's words droaning on in mantra form. Meaningless. Happiness is internal. Only you and your higher self know. Trust in who you are and cease looking elsewhere. Happiness comes from the awakening of the heart that belongs only to you. Others' words do not belong to who you are. Again, affirmations are only words. You MUST feel to increase your vibrational energy that lends to happiness. Make yourself FEEL happy for no apparent reason and it will become contagious. Think of an experience where you felt happy, then go out into the world with that feeling. It is your secret. Extend a kind word today to a stranger then walk on. Baby steps....