THE DELIGHTFUL DOZEN :
THE 12 QUALITIES OF HAPPINESS
LOVE. EVEN BETTER
THAN BEING LOVED IS LOVING SOMEBODY
OPTIMISM. REALIZING
"THE MORE PAINFULL THE EVENT, THE MORE PROFOUND
THE LESSON."
COURAGE. THIS
QUALITY ALLOWS US TO THRIVE
A SENSE OF FREEDOM.
EVERYONE HAS THE POWER TO MAKE CHOICES, BUT UNHAPPY
PEOPLE DONT KNOW THEY HAVE THE POWER
PROACTIVITY. HAPPY
PEOPLE DONT WAIT FOR EVENTS OR OTHER PEOPLE TO MAKE
THEM HAPPY
SECURITY. HAPPY
PEOPLE KNOW NOTHING LASTS OVER TIME. THEYRE NEITHER
SLAVES TO POPULARITY, NOR LONGEVITY, NOR FINANCIAL STATUS.
HEALTH. ITS HARD
BEING HAPPY IF YOU DONT FEEL HEALTHY, ITS HARD TO BE
HEALTHY IF YOURE NOT HAPPY
SPIRITUALITY.
HAPPY PEOPLE ARENT AFRAID TO GO BEYOND THE BOUNDARIES
OF THEIR OWN LIVES, THEYRE NOT CONCERNED ABOUT NOT LIVING
ALTRUISM. HAPPY
PEOPLE KNOW HOW BEING ALTRUISTIC HELPS YOU SEE OUTSIDE
YOURSELF
PERSPECTIVE. HAPPY
PEOPLE SEE SHADES OF GRAY INSTEAD OF JUST BLACK AND
WHITE
HUMOR. THIS SHIFT
OF PERCEPTION GIVES PEOPLE THE WHEREWITHAL TO GO ON,
EVEN WHEN LIFE LOOKS ITS WORST
PURPOSE. IF HAPPY
PEOPLE WERE TO DIE TODAY, THEY WOULD BE SATISFIED WITH
THEIR LIVES
