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Is Being Happy a Choice?

8/11/2014

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Unless you are clinically depressed, being happy is a choice. Often we say, "When the next thing comes along, or after I get that job or this house, I will be happy." But the choice to be happy is in our control. We can choose how we want to feel. There are many ways to find happiness in our lives.

A great article written in 2012 on Wikihow titled, "How To Be Happy:12 Steps,"  gives excellent information on finding happiness. Follow the link to read the full article When you interact with people who share your interests, you feel happier due to sensations of reward and well-being. This is because during such interactions, serotonin and dopamine — neurotransmitters responsible for feelings of happiness and relaxation — are released into the body. In other words, your body is designed to feel happier when engaged in social interactions......   ..http://www.wikihow.com/Be-Happy

If none of these twelve steps work for you to find happiness then there is an app for happiness. Happify is an app for "emotional fitness." Katie Couric recently wrote an article about this new app. "Happify is a digital tool that offers science-based games and activities to boost your level of happiness. 'The idea here and the innovation about Happify is, start thinking about your emotional fitness as important as your physical fitness,' says co-founder Ofer Leidner."
http://news.yahoo.com/katie-couric-happify-222938746.html?mktg=ykatie-sem-ybn-generic&prop=ykatie&chan=sem&ptnr=ybn&cmp=generic&device=c&kw=being%20happy&adid=5372903970&sid=sr3_8934397_ms
So if you need more help check out Happify. http://www.happify.com/
"One negative comment can ruin your entire day, that is because the brain is hardwired to remember the negative interactions better than the positive ones. Higher regions of the brain can modify how the lower regions function. We can use our intention and our attention in sustained, focused ways to overcome the brains negative bias, so it can be in our control how bad experiences affect us. Unless you are clinically depressed, being unhappy may be a choice."--TNT, Perception
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