Happy 2008

One of the world’s oldest and best questions is “What really makes us happy?” Have you found the answer to it? 2008 is the year to explore true happiness. Dr. Martin Seligman at University of Pennsylvania developed a set of Authentic Happiness questionnaires. If you'd like to rate how happy you are, fill out some questionnaires at http://www.authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu

My experience with treating patients with depression and cancers allows me to seek the root cause of these health problems – holding onto unhappiness, a mental block to discover happiness. Doctors can try to treat health conditions, but only patients can heal the root causes for their own problems. It requires ability to define happiness in his/her own words, willingness to accept happiness, and self-determination for happy mind. The key to happiness is to maintain a positive and happy stage of mind. Once the mind is set to the right mode, people can sustain good health, experience blissful relationships, and develop spiritual maturity.

Next time when you are trying to feel happy or happier, let one of the following quotes lift up your spirit.

“Nothing is terminal, just transitional.” - Dr. Robert Schuller

“Life is really fun, if we only give it a chance.” - Tim Hansel

“I am sincere about life, but I’m not serious about it.” - Alan Watts

“Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length.” - Robert Frost

“This is what it’s all about: if you can’t have fun at it, there’s no sense hanging around.” - Joe Montana

“I think the next best thing to solving a problem is finding some humor in it.” - Frank Clark

“The most useless day is that in which we have not laughed.” - Charles Field

“The time to laugh is when you don’t have time for it.” - Argus Poster

“Blessed is the influence of one true, loving human soul to another.” - George Eliot

“What the world really needs is more love and less paperwork.” - Pearl Bailey