Make Happiness Happen by robert Masello with comments

"Parade" January 17 2010: Page 16 to lift your mood:-

Finding common ground in our enthusiasm would be the positive approach for folks to cultivate Sino-American economics of wellbeing. I remember the day when I was offered my first teaching position by virtue of my enthusiasm in 1945 and I try to follow up the same way in my thoughts ever since.

A Harvard educated person Shahar, author of "Happier and The Pursuit of Perfect" says: "People inevitably experience fear, frustration, and anxiety,but while there is not a lot we can single handedly do about the economy,war, or health care, there is something we can do to make our lives more rewarding - and even happier. Cheap,easy, and environmentally friendly, it might be called a "positive attitude adjustment." Think the proper way to cheer up our mindset.

"Recent findings prove the brain's more flexible than we used to think," Shahar notes,"With practice, we can change our habits and even our natural disposition." We can figure out what is fun, whether it is watching movies or listening to music or going to a ball game. Comment: Or any kind of activity on daily basis.

The No. 1 predictor for general well-being is NOT money or prestige but the time we spend with those who are near and dear to us. Enjoying close and intimate relationships with those we care about and who care about us is an absolute prerequisite to happiness. All folks are good ontologically with a branch of philosophy in the West and in the East from my educational background in China and in USA.

Comment: Be nice to all those we meet everyday and to remind ourselves about the equation of Daily Function=x amount of time over the time constraint. When the x amount of time is allocated in the positive manner,we can be happy invariably in our hearts and minds. Please try to practise such formula if or when feasible.

Francis Shieh aka Xie Shihao trying to be upbeat and cheerful in the mundane world.

Monday, January 18, 2010 at 6.22 a.m.