Why can’t we consciously be happy?

We hardly ever look at the possibility that we can deliberately exercise our personal powers for choosing happiness in whatever scenarios we may encounter in life.

Perhaps we are often too busy with life that we actually lose sight and forget what actually matters to us most. Can we consciously choose to be happy on a daily basis instead of uncontrollably feeling sad about our life experiences and encounters?

If we have the choice to be happy, then we need to seriously question ourselves why majority of us choose misery and unhappiness on a daily basis.