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renate Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-19-07 02:44 AM
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39. I"m surprised the list doesn't have "gratitude" at the #1 position
That is the single biggest contributor to my happiness, and it's not just me. Martin Seligman (Seligmann?), who studies the psychology of happiness, says that keeping a gratitude journal is one of the few scientifically verified ways of increasing happiness in the long term.

I kind of disagree with #4 on this list... I don't see anything wrong with striving for happiness as long as that happiness isn't based on worldly achievements or material goods but on gratitude for what one has or is experiencing. We don't have as much, materially, as some of our friends, but I'll tell you what, the ability to take joy and pleasure in day-to-day life is worth more than having to depend on Lexus SUVs and huge houses for "happiness," any day of the week.
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