In my life for the first time [and,] the image made me believe [of] my mother that I could change [were] the way things *were*.
remove and & of because it makes no sense in the context of the sentence and move were to the end of the sentence.
Answer: No you can not put a price for happiness. It’s an emotion.
Explanation: happiness comes from joy and pure goodness. Sure money can buy some happiness. But it does not last forever. That is why true happiness does not have a price but is highly valued.
I think it is the shortened way of saying it.