There seems to be some misperceptions about what Happiness is. Some people have a resistence to being happy because they think that happy people are living in a fantasy world. They wonder how can people be happy with so many bad things going on in the world? Of course there are bad things happening in the world. There are also inspiring miracles happening every day. Both are occuring in the “real world”. The question is: which one do you want to give your focus? Bad news sells. So our papers and our evening news are brimming with the stuff. There are plenty of good things going on as well if you are looking for it. One such example is www.happynews.com Which “reality” do you prefer to live in? Of course you might choose some of each.
Another misperception about happy people is that we never feel angry, upset, frustrated or sad. If you give that belief a little more thought, it does not stand up well to scrutiny. People who are generally sad or angry still experience moments of happiness – just a lot less frequently.
Attached is an excerpt from the “Happy Hour” - a class about Happiness. You can listen to the entire first class by clicking on the link here on this site. I hope you will join us Mondays at 5pm. You can always call 801-262-0317 up updated recorded information.
~Frank
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Martin Seligman, the founder of Positive Psychology, asked a group of severely depressed people write down three positive things per day. In 15 days, 94% of them had improved to either mildly or moderately depressed – just from writing down three positive things per day!! Since everyone benefits when we share appreciation and gratitude, I created a separate page here on the blog that you may share your positives with the world. This is standard home opportunity (we don’t call it home “work”) in the Happiness 101 and “Happy Hour” classes. Both classes are free. The “Happy Hour” is a CONFERENCE CALL based class on Mondays at 5pm and Happiness 101 is a live class on Tuesdays at 7pm Call 801-262-0317 for recorded information.
