How to Be Happy for the Rest of Your Life
Presented at Kalahari Resorts 4/17/2015
Healthy Families = Healthy Communities!!!
2015 Annual Conference of NWI, UCFR, WICFR
If you search Google for Happy ..........
In 1st Place
You get
Pharrell Williams - Happy
(Official Music Video)
If you want to be happy for the rest
of your life, it is first a good idea to insure that you experience the rest of
your life.
A simple math problem.
Part A. How old will you be when you die? | |
Part B To what age is it possible for humans to live? | |
Part C Subtract the number you placed in Part A from the number in Part B |
Why is there a difference? It could be bad luck or it could be the little choices you make each day.
Now, what about this idea of happiness? Where did you get the idea that you were entitled to happiness?
Could it be the 2nd paragraph of the Declaration of Independence?
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
How do you measure happiness?
Forbes Article | Dan Buettner | Harvard Research |
Martin Seligman | World Values Surveys (WVS) | Country Ranking |
Can You Name The Top Ten Happiest Countries In the World?
(According to Forbes magazine.)
Who said that men can't multitask? (At least in Australia)
What are the
Essentials of Life?
How do you decide what deserves your
attention?
AIR | WATER | FOOD |
SLEEP | SG ACTIVITY SB | SEX ? |
What would you do if this happened to you?
Just in case you came in late or missed the simple advice about things you can do to increase your happiness:
From CNN:
Leo offers many self help videos at Actualized.org
What About Bhutan?
Bhutan (Shangri-La)
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Gross National Happiness of Bhutan
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BHUTAN: Taking The Middle Path To Happiness |
Is it possible that COKE can lead to happiness?
Just when you think you are on the right career path ......... someone writes a book that dumps on your wellness belief system!
The Book? The Wellness Syndrome
The Video? The Wellness Syndrome - YouTube
The Sunrise Morning News? Australia TV