Happiness

When it comes to my personal happiness I would say I am an 8-9. I have enough money to cover the basics that are needed for daily life. My children are, mostly, in good places in their lives. I have answers to what is different about my youngest boys, my oldest and I are establishing a relationship as mother/son (he was adopted by my brother and his ex-wife) and I have pictures of my dad. The beliefs I have about aging seem to all tie in together. They seem to be different heads of the same…

"A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of."—Jane Austen Jane Austen’s quote about having a large income as a recipe for happiness is something I think a ton of people in today’s society, including myself, believe in and agree with. Though it may seem shallow on the surface, its way more than having just the money. It’s about surviving in today’s expensive world, and being able to take care of those you care about, it’s about making sure you’re able to get an education, to…

ideas of the Bhutan King in the early 1970s, the concept of “happiness economics” has earned widespread recognition. With that recognition has come a diverse debate with numerous positions concerning the measurement of happiness and its implications on public policy. Looking at the New York Times’ “Room for Debate” article on happiness economics, one can see the diverse positions taken. The four pieces included in the article are: “Happiness Is an Important Indicator of Societal Progress” by…

What is “Happiness”? Have you ever been out during a sunny day at the park and ask yourself “What is happiness ?”,”Is happiness a chemical reaction in our bodies?”,”Is happiness something in our DNA and RNA ?”,”What makes people happy these days?”, “Do money really buy happiness ?”,”What influence happiness?” For most of the history of mankind we have studied sadness and mental illness but never happiness. Now the answer to what happiness is seems to be in a strong debate. Many sources…

Happiness is a state of mind that which most people find themselves searching for in an attempt to create more positive experiences. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines happiness as a state of well-being good fortune, contentment, and pleasurable experience. As this definition is too general, people tend to offer their own interpretations. Some believe happiness can be found where there is money. Others disagree, they view that happiness lies in the acquirement of knowledge, high diplomas,…

“Happiness is not a goal... it’s a by-product of a life well lived.”As much as I love Eleanor Roosevelt-I personally think that she was an inspiring First Lady- this quote holds no correlation to me. It is simply easier said than done. It is hard to wrap around the fact that happiness is a measurement of a wholesome life because I always used to think that being happy and having a good life are two separate entities. As a side thought, there were some moments I was biased towards obtaining…

Hector and the Search for Happiness is about a psychologist named Hector, who in spite of having the perfect career, a nice house, a girlfriend who waited on him hand and foot, was still not happy. Realizing his discontentment Hector decided to travel the world on a search for happiness. As he traveled he asked the people he met what made them happy and recorded the lessons he learned in his note book. Reviewing these lessons and Hector’s experiences in his search for happiness, it is evident…

Happiness is a simple, yet difficult concept to grasp. Everyone has experienced happiness at some point in their lifetime, which makes the sensation so common among humanity. Although we as a society familiarize ourselves with the idea of happiness, the true value of this is emotion is strenuous to comprehend. Happiness is not a measurable, tradable, or profitable trait, yet at the end of the day, it is what us as humans truly seek. Being immersed in the feeling of happiness is so desirable and…

Negative emotions are crucial to feeling true happiness and not the type that you can buy from a shelf or from a catalog. Sadness, fear, and anger are necessary to experience what humans have labeled the ultimate enlightenment. Ever since history began, people have been pursuing true happiness, but what does it mean to be happy, and is it really okay to be happy? Through science and personal bias, multiple opinions and studies have been formed and analyzed in order to provide an answer to this…

What is happiness like ? Anyone can determine the word happiness in their own special way connecting it with the way his or her life develops. We all have different meanings in the concept of happiness in being close to a cousin, sibling, parents partner etc. Others may find their happiness in popularity, and prosperity. Whereas other people are happy because they are alive and are healthy. We all give happiness different values at different stages in our lives. In this case, a few meanings…