Thinking Outside Of The Box

The Art and Science of Being Happy A series of practical articles by Leslie Villelli Being happy is not mysterious. It’s a skill, a habit. Experiencing happiness and a sense of well-being is beneficial to us in many, many ways. Scientists predict that they’ve just scratched the surface of our ability to measure those amazing benefits. What we do know, now, is that the chemicals we manufacture internally when we are happy that we have, are, or can do something, are health giving, energy giving substances. And, we know we feel good. Great. Got it. But how on earth do I conjure up feeling happy about something that I’m in the automatic habit of experiencing differently? Once again, it turns out to be easier than we think! The minute we decide to use one of the most powerful tools we humans have at our absolute disposal: language. Here’s an example:   “I have to write my Happy On Purpose article tonight.” As I think it, other though