What's Your Happiness Temperature?

The Happiness Scale
Daily Inspiration
By John H. Sklare, Ed.D, Lifescript Personal Coach
Published August 24, 2011

Today I want to talk about a topic that brings a smile to my face: happiness. For most people, happiness is the Holy Grail in life. However, countless people who achieve great financial success find themselves very unhappy. When all is said and done, money and material things don’t bring you true happiness. And just as the Holy Grail was said to possess miraculous powers, so does happiness. It brings with it a mysterious ability to lift your spirit and brighten your life. So, with happiness as our platform today, I offer you the following food for thought.

Take your happiness temperature on occasion. Since there is no actual medical tool for that evaluation, I have a question to help you see where you fall on the happiness scale. On a scale from 1 to 10, with 1 being the least and 10 being the most, how happy would you say you currently are? Give this some serious thought and be brave enough to be honest. Of course, this is an unscientific method and this number can change from minute to minute. Still, it is a self-report that will provide you with some important feedback about your general state of your happiness.

If you don’t score high on the happiness scale, why not make today the day you begin moving up by actively and mindfully seeking a happier life?

Wishing You Great Health,
Dr. John H. Sklare
www.innerdiet.com

MY THOUGHTS

I have another question-how do you know that you're happy?  I believe this is not just about laughing or smiling.  Well, maybe if you're laughing and smiling while alone.  Unless you're crazy of course.