I GUESS I HAVE JUST  BEEN THINKING ALOT LATELY ABOUT WHAT REALLY 

MAKES ME HAPPY  +  WHAT SORTS OF CIRCUMSTANCES TRIGGER REACTIONS

IN ME THAT ARE JUST WAY TOO CRAZY  AND THOUGHTS OF WHAT I REALLY

WANT TO DO WITH MY LITTLE LIFE +  HOW MY HONEY BEAR RYAN IS JUST

DIVING IN  HEAD FIRST + NOT HOLDING  BACK FROM GOING FOR WHAT HE 

KNOWS WILL BRING SO MUCH JOY + HAPPINESS TO HIM + SO MANY OTHERS

SO REALLY ,I JUST READ THIS LITTLE ARTICLE IN,YES,WOMEN'S HEALTH

+ I DO SUPPOSE IT RESONATED  A WEE BIT WITH MY OWN LITTLE LIFE + 

IS ONE OF THOSE OH.SO.GOOD MEMOS TO L O V E THOSE LITTLE MOMENTS

ACCORDING TO THE UNITED STATES GENERAL SOCIAL SURVEY, 

A NATIONAL POLL THAT GAUGES SOCIAL TRENDS,  WOMEN IN 

THIS COUNTRY HAVE REPORTED BEING LESS HAPPY EACH YEAR 

SINCE 1972 + WE'RE CURRENTLY @ AN ALL TIME HAPPY LOW.

ONE EXPLANATION: THERE ARE SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE 

TO WOMEN NOW , BUT WITH THAT COMES A LOT OF PRESSURE TO BE 

FULLY SELF-ACTUALIZED- TO HAVE THE AMAZING CAREER + FAMILY 

+THE ABILITY TO BALANCE IT ALL WITH EASE.SO YOU CONSTANTLY 

END UP FEELING DISAPPOINTED BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT AS HAPPY OR 

SUCCESSFUL AS YOU THINK YOU SHOULD BE , S A Y S ARIEL GORE, 

AUTHOR OF BLUEBIRD:WOMEN + THE NEW PSYCHOLOGY OF HAPPINESS

YOU ALREADY HAVE EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO BE MUCH HAPPIER 

THAN YOU ARE..YOU JUST NEED TO LEARN HOW TO TAP INTO IT, 

SAYS CHRISTOS BALLAS, MD A PSYCHIATRIST @ UNIV. OF PENN.

HAPPINESS-GENUINE HAPPINESS-CAN BE DIVIDED INTO 2 CATEGORIES, 

ACCORDING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS.  THE FIRST IS MOMENT-TO-M O ME NT 

HAPPINESS OR THE SMALL SPURTS OF  J O Y YOU GET FROM EVERYDAY 

O C C URR E NC E S,LIKE DIGGING INTO A DESSERT OR RECEIVING A 

COMPLIMENT FROM YOUR BOSS... THEY HAVE A CUMULATIVE EFFECT ON 

OUR HAPPINESS THAT IS MORE P OW ER FUL THAN THE BIG EVENTS WE 

THINK WILL  W O W  US. T H E  2ND TYPE OF HAPPINESS IS CALLED 

REFLECTIVE HAPPINESS - THE DEEPER SATISFACTION  YOU FEEL WHEN 

YOU EXAMINE YOUR LIFE AS A WHOLE + ARE C ONT ENT WITH THE WAY 

IT'S GOING. IT ISN'T SOMETHING YOU THINK ABOUT EVERY DAY, BUT 

CAN HELP BUFFER YOU AGAINST THE STRESS OF YOUR D A IL Y GRIND.

HOW TO B O O S T YOUR BLISS: HAPPINESS IS GENETIC TO A CERTAIN 

EXTENT+EACH IS BORN WITH OUR OWN PERSONAL HAPPINESS SET POINT.

{I LOVE THE BULLETPOINTS WAAAAAAY TOO MUCH , BUT I CANNOT REALLY

SAY THAT THESE FOUR POINTS ARE IN ANY WAY THINGS I DO NOT NEED

TO WORK ON}- HAVE AN ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE -BANISH COMPARISONS

- FIND MEANING IN YOUR WORK - HANG WITH HAPPY PEOPLE . AGREED.