Comments on: happy http://patriciazaballos.com/2008/12/11/happy/ where a mother tries to cultivate creativity and a sense of wonder in her kids—and does a whole lot of wondering herself in the process Tue, 15 May 2012 04:42:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: patricia http://patriciazaballos.com/2008/12/11/happy/comment-page-1/#comment-222 patricia Sun, 14 Dec 2008 19:28:52 +0000 http://patriciazaballos.com/?p=631#comment-222 Oh man, Susan. You'd think that the fact I majored in research psychology would have made me question the correlations. Still, it stands to reason that being happy makes the people around you happy. My attempts to refrain from complaining this month have definitely made me happier--and I can see that it makes a difference in the family dynamics. So I'll say it again: Be happy! (Makes me start singing along with Ren and Stimpy, "The Happy Happy Joy Joy Song" http://www.bitstorm.org/happyjoy/ ) Oh man, Susan. You’d think that the fact I majored in research psychology would have made me question the correlations.

Still, it stands to reason that being happy makes the people around you happy. My attempts to refrain from complaining this month have definitely made me happier–and I can see that it makes a difference in the family dynamics.

So I’ll say it again: Be happy! (Makes me start singing along with Ren and Stimpy, “The Happy Happy Joy Joy Song” http://www.bitstorm.org/happyjoy/ )

]]> By: susan http://patriciazaballos.com/2008/12/11/happy/comment-page-1/#comment-221 susan Sun, 14 Dec 2008 16:46:44 +0000 http://patriciazaballos.com/?p=631#comment-221 Came upon this sobering news: Happiness is probably not contagious. It is shared experience that makes it seem so. http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/09/is-happiness-contagious/?scp=2&sq=happy%20pocket&st=cse Came upon this sobering news: Happiness is probably not contagious. It is shared experience that makes it seem so.
http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/09/is-happiness-contagious/?scp=2&sq=happy%20pocket&st=cse

]]> By: susan http://patriciazaballos.com/2008/12/11/happy/comment-page-1/#comment-220 susan Sat, 13 Dec 2008 22:56:02 +0000 http://patriciazaballos.com/?p=631#comment-220 I like this line from the article I read: Indeed, according to Fowler, “if your friend’s friend’s friend becomes happy, that has a bigger impact on you being happy than putting an extra $5,000 in your pocket.” First thing is, maybe I should be surprising my friends' friends with gifts this year and second thing is, I volunteer to test if that makes me as happier than 5K in my pocket. I swear I can be objective. I like this line from the article I read: Indeed, according to Fowler, “if your friend’s friend’s friend becomes happy, that has a bigger impact on you being happy than putting an extra $5,000 in your pocket.” First thing is, maybe I should be surprising my friends’ friends with gifts this year and second thing is, I volunteer to test if that makes me as happier than 5K in my pocket. I swear I can be objective.

]]> By: stefaneener http://patriciazaballos.com/2008/12/11/happy/comment-page-1/#comment-219 stefaneener Fri, 12 Dec 2008 16:59:43 +0000 http://patriciazaballos.com/?p=631#comment-219 We should probably all thank our happy friends! I love that it spreads, and I long for the coming of more light. We should probably all thank our happy friends! I love that it spreads, and I long for the coming of more light.

]]> By: Barbara http://patriciazaballos.com/2008/12/11/happy/comment-page-1/#comment-218 Barbara Thu, 11 Dec 2008 19:20:06 +0000 http://patriciazaballos.com/?p=631#comment-218 Thanks for this post today...I needed it. I have been a cranky mama today and unable to pull myself into a better place. Thanks for the reminder that joy as well as crabbiness is contagious. Thanks for this post today…I needed it. I have been a cranky mama today and unable to pull myself into a better place. Thanks for the reminder that joy as well as crabbiness is contagious.

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