What is Happiness Anyway?

Pursuit of Happiness

The Declaration of Independence lists the Pursuit of Happiness among our three unalienable rights.

1. Life
2. Liberty
3. The Pursuit of Happiness

So our founding fathers believed that “Happiness” is so important to pursue, they listed it with life and liberty as core principles for their new system of government. So, happiness has been an “unalienable right” for 238 years.  In that time, the idea has progressed from an iconic idea to a “science”.

The Science of Happiness

While this “science” is new to me and probably new to you, happiness is the life work happiness scientists.  The folks at Happify have developed this self-explaining graphic for our education and more effective pursuit. If the image does not display, use THIS LINK.

My Disclaimer

The Happify folks are a for-profit business.  You can sign up for their service for free.  From there, they promote value added services. I am not endorsing them beyond sharing their graphic.  It’s well produced with some insightful content.

Closing Thoughts

From Viktor E. Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning

“Happiness cannot be pursued; it must ensue.”

The Happify poster includes a lot of ideas.  What are two or three that you can put to use today?  Write them down.  How will you commit to meaningful action that will lead to a happier existence for you and those around you.

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