We are enough indeed. We need not earn our valuation, it is innate. Also innate is our freedom, which implies the natural laws of morality which acknowledge this aspect of our nature. There are rules which each may only ignore at their peril, but they are not laid down by man.

Man's laws, be they religious or otherwise, are of no obligation whatever, and whoever attempts to assert them as valid is acting as a devil, an aggressor, a deceiver, despite their best intentions.

It's also worth investigating what we believe will make us happy. Our happiness must be derived from within to be valid. As you say, "Happiness is an emotion we create inside of us." We use outside phenomena as an excuse to be happy, but we might just as easily create this happiness without that excuse. This doesn't mean you can't enjoy your new boat or whatever, but just understand what's going on at the causal level. The power resides within.