This book is great!
I read this excerpt this morning and thought I should share. Many people have ideas of what can create happiness (better job, wealth, losing weight, health) but research shows that these events have little effect on lasting happiness.
The book discusses the fact that we are in fact, in control of our own happiness.
I highly recommend the book!
-Dr. Lindeman
I put a couple things together this morning to prove a point… First up from Psychology Today some research showing the importance of noticing “simple pleasures:”
Combine that with this info from Forbes discussing the vast improbability of us even existing:
When we combine the two, we realize how un-fathomable it is to even be in the right place at the right time to notice a “simple” pleasure. What are the odds that you are in your car at the very moment the sun peeks up over the horizon to show it’s beauty? What are the odds that you notice the flight of the hummingbird whizzing by in the afternoon? Life’s simple pleasures are anything but simple. Take time to appreciate all the amazing aspects of life, because when you think about it, even being alive is awe-inspiring :)!
Dissemination of Inspiration 