Being Happy
Dr. Michael Frisch, a Baylor University professor and pioneer in the increasingly popular field of positive psychology, has found 16 different areas of life that contribute to a person’s happiness, and measuring satisfaction in these areas can help measure a person’s overall level of happiness and life satisfaction.
When you’re overwhelmed with stress, following a stress relief program that also incorporates activities known to increase overall happiness can give you short-term stress relief, and the lasting gains of a happy life. And when you incorporate into your life a general state of happiness, and make habit the lifestyle features that promote it, you’ll be better able to weather future stress in your life.
The following is a list of the 16 different features that can promote happiness:
- Health
- Self-Esteem
- Goals, Values and Spiritual Life
- Money
- Work
- Play
- Learning
- Creativity
- Helping
- Love
- Friends
- Children
- Relatives
- Home
- Neighborhood
- Community
Beverly’s Hot Tip For Celebrating Act Happy Day:
Happiness is inside us. We have control over what side of the line we focus our attention on. It is not that bad stuff doesn’t happen, but along with the difficult times of life, there is always a positive or beautiful side of life just waiting to be discovered. Today, look for the good, the amazing and the awesome. Today act happy – not to be untrue to yourself – but by being more perceptive of the good.
If you have some strategies to share – comment on this posting!
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