“Today I choose to be happy,” how often do people say or feel this way? What is happiness? Everyone answers this question differently. Some people believe being happy means having an abundance of money and materials. Others believe happiness is when there is confidence in who they are. All people can be happy. Many social influences can affect people’s happiness.
Happiness is interpreted differently to everyone, but there is only one way to be truly happy. When people are genuinely delighted, they are satisfied with their overall life. According to The Greater Good Science Center, being sincerely happy is when people are living a content, meaningful life. The three things present when happiness occurs are creativity, connectivity, and caring. …show more content…
Happy people also appreciate the little things. Interacting with others is very important to being happy. People should talk with others in person instead of communicating only through social media. Social media keeps us in touch, but doesn’t allow us to physically touch. In a research project called “Americans’ Changing Lives,” people helped others, and this improved their physical health and lowered their depression. There are many different ways people can control and improve their happiness.
Everyone can be happy because happiness is a controllable feeling. People can be strongly influenced by their surroundings, but if they have a positive view on the situation then they are more likely to be happy. Sonja Lyubomirsky said, “40 percent of our capacity for happiness is within our power to change.” People control how joyful they feel by the way they comprehend their circumstances. Happiness is a controllable feeling that many people believe can be fulfilled through material items, but it is all about perceiving his or her surroundings positively. Everyone can be happy if they truly want to …show more content…
Everyone needs to find a person, or group of people, that make them happy and encourage them. People who make others happy are normally confident in themselves, feel confident and are positive. When someone who is sad interacts with someone happy, they boost the sad person’s mood because happiness is contagious. If anyone has seen the “Skype Laughter Chain,” they will notice that seeing and hearing the other people laughing will cause them to laugh as well. Laughter, joy, and smiling is all contagious and can improve anyone's feelings in that
Happiness is interpreted differently to everyone, but there is only one way to be truly happy. When people are genuinely delighted, they are satisfied with their overall life. According to The Greater Good Science Center, being sincerely happy is when people are living a content, meaningful life. The three things present when happiness occurs are creativity, connectivity, and caring. …show more content…
Happy people also appreciate the little things. Interacting with others is very important to being happy. People should talk with others in person instead of communicating only through social media. Social media keeps us in touch, but doesn’t allow us to physically touch. In a research project called “Americans’ Changing Lives,” people helped others, and this improved their physical health and lowered their depression. There are many different ways people can control and improve their happiness.
Everyone can be happy because happiness is a controllable feeling. People can be strongly influenced by their surroundings, but if they have a positive view on the situation then they are more likely to be happy. Sonja Lyubomirsky said, “40 percent of our capacity for happiness is within our power to change.” People control how joyful they feel by the way they comprehend their circumstances. Happiness is a controllable feeling that many people believe can be fulfilled through material items, but it is all about perceiving his or her surroundings positively. Everyone can be happy if they truly want to …show more content…
Everyone needs to find a person, or group of people, that make them happy and encourage them. People who make others happy are normally confident in themselves, feel confident and are positive. When someone who is sad interacts with someone happy, they boost the sad person’s mood because happiness is contagious. If anyone has seen the “Skype Laughter Chain,” they will notice that seeing and hearing the other people laughing will cause them to laugh as well. Laughter, joy, and smiling is all contagious and can improve anyone's feelings in that