1. “Peace love happiness”
If you're like me, you think about words like Peace Love Happiness as "feel good"
words or concepts that everyone wants, but in today's world they seem harder and
harder to achieve, or maybe even unreachable - both on a personal and global
level. Why?
Stressed out?
Negative news all around getting you down?
Finances tight?
Yeah, me too! That's why I began my research on happiness. But what is
happiness? Have you ever really asked yourself?
Here's Merriam-Webster's definition: "a: a state of well-being and contentment:
joy b: a pleasurable or satisfying experience."
"A state of well-being and contentment," isn't that our ultimate goal as humans?
Have you ever wondered what makes you happy and why you do the things you
do? Basic needs for survival are a given, like food and shelter; everything else you
do are things that are intended to make you happy or keep you from becoming
unhappy. Agree? Nobody wants to be miserable (although I bet you've met some
people who seem that way!). The problem is most of us get so caught up in our
daily grind that we lose sight of why we do what we do.
WE WANT PEACE LOVE HAPPINESS, we just forget to remember.
Ah ha, "forget to remember." STOP IT! Stop forgetting to remember. There, that's
all you need to do. Now you are happy, right?
Oh, it's not that easy, is it? Unfortunately not, but new research from the science
and psychology of happiness worlds shows that those words - Peace Love
Happiness - may not be so unreachable after all.
In her book The How of Happiness Sonja Lyubomirsky provides interesting
empirical data that supports her idea that you can change your level of happiness.
Dr. Lyubomirsky effectively argues that you have control over approximately forty
percent of your happiness through "intentional activity." Surprisingly, only ten
percent is the result of circumstances like environment, while the remaining fifty
percent is thought to be your genetic set point, or the fixed amount of happiness
you have no control over.

2. What Determines Happiness?
How you choose to respond to this data is up to you. The pessimist will not be too
thrilled that most of their ability to be happy is predetermined and therefore won't
want to make the effort to improve. My guess is though that YOU are reading this
because you care about living a happier life and are excited that a significant forty
percent of your level of happiness is in your hands!
So now what?
Where do you start?
Start with STRONG DESIRE. You gotta want it! Find it hard to get motivated?
OK, here you go - happier people are more sociable, energetic, charitable,
cooperative, better liked, more satisfied with their work, make more money, they
are overall healthier with stronger immune systems and they live longer!
Motivated now? If not, then read no further. I wish you all the best.

3. Congratulations, you chose to keep reading! Reward yourself and click here to
download Michael Anthony's inspiring e-book called How to Be Happy and Have
Fun Changing the World. This free Happy e-book reveals simple, but profound
insights that will help everyone that uses them to live a fulfilled and happy life.
The book is a very refreshing, straight talking read. Mr. Anthony gives easy to
follow, proven methods for overriding what he calls your "tape" which is your
thought history - the programming in your mind that controls most of your actions,
reactions and emotions. He offers a simple idea for recording and keeping track of
your written goals and provides his readers with a great eight word "Daily
Affirmation" that summarizes the major points he offers that will set you on your
way to happiness. With Mr. Anthony's permission, I added a ninth word
(Gratitude) to his Daily Affirmation. Click here to download a printable version
that you should frame and post wherever you can frequently see it. Follow Mr.
Anthony's advice and read it at bedtime, when you wake and as often as you can
during the day. Don't just read the words though, decide to LIVE THEM!
The most powerful force in the Universe
is love. Follow Mr. Anthony's advice;
commit to rid yourself of your self-
inflicted emotions of anger and hate. The
more you gain control of your negative
emotions, the easier it will be to love.
Decide to love yourself first, then love
your spouse, love your family, love your
friends, love everybody. The power of
love is profound and contagious. Spread
the love and peace will follow. Don't set
out to change the world, concentrate on
yourself, but spread the knowledge to
family and friends. Do your part to make
the world happier one person at a time. When there's more love, peace will
flourish.
Money and Happiness
Does money bring happiness? You've heard that question before. You are probably
like most people and know that it doesn't, not long term anyway. But it seems to be
human nature to deny this fact. Material possessions are fun and nice, but have you
ever bought anything that comes with a happiness guarantee? Nope. It doesn't
happen and never will. The new car you bought made you happy, right. Yeah, but
for how long? The thing is, material possessions can provide TEMPORARY
happiness only, not real long-lasting happiness. Humans are built with an amazing
ability to adapt to most any situation, it's called hedonic adaptation.
Guess what?

4. Marketing people are taught to feed off your constant need for a new happiness fix
knowing the old one quickly wears off. So you want, or think you need, to buy
new stuff only to adapt again and the happiness is gone.