Happiness is as much something you choose based on how you direct your attention and perceive the world around you as much as it is something that you receive as a result of what's happening to you.
http://yourmeaninginlife.com/blog/dont-find-happinesschoose-happiness
You decide what meaning the events in your life have to you.
https://yourmeaninginlife.com/blog/you-can-find-meaning-in-whatever-happens-to-you
Asking where you see yourself in five years is a good exercise to determine both where you're going and what you want to be doing today to reach your desired future state.
https://yourmeaninginlife.com/blog/where-do-you-see-yourself-in-five-years