We are responsible for 40 % of our happiness.

Attaining happiness is a common goal. And while each person’s measure of happiness is a very unique and personal experience, we all can attain it. Our individual happiness depends on different factors, some we have no control of and others we are actually responsible for. So how do we steer ourselves towards a happier state of mind?

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I stumbled on happiness.

As the title of the book “Stumbling on Happiness,” I have too stumbled on happiness throughout my life. When this happens we find ourselves walking on air and we are amazed at how great it feels, hoping it will last forever. It doesn’t.

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The suicide of the happy therapist.

A couble of years ago I read a very sad and surprising story about the death of Bob Bergeron – an upbeat and well-known NYC therapist who committed suicide early in 2012. The piece reminded me of a discussion in one of my classes. We were talking about how many people we know who look genuinely happy and upbeat all […]

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What nobody should live without.

  Looking around you’ll notice that many of the things you own are not that essential, and you could easily do without them. Of course, we can always find an excuse to call a “want” a “need,” as I often do. Many of the things we think we need only serve to overcrowd our lives. […]

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