This is a wonderful explanation of happiness and our own experience of it. I subscribe to Positive Psychology.
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Tony
The Happiness Question
Have you ever wondered why some people remain upbeat and positive despite the chaos that surrounds them while others are utterly miserable even in good times? What explains the difference between these two groups of individuals?
Are happy people just lucky people born happy? And unhappy people born miserable? Or is happiness a choice we make day by day, moment to moment?
The answer to this question is mixed. On one hand, 50% of happiness is predetermined by biology (e.g., inborn temperament) while the remaining 50% is influenced by life circumstances and intentional activities.
The Happiness Formula
As stated above, research indicates that approximately 50% of happiness is genetic (e.g., temperament), 10% is life circumstances (e.g., income), and 40% is intentional activities (e.g., daily exercise, meditation, forgiveness).
Though we may have little control over genetics and/or life circumstances — we do have personal agency when it comes…
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Wellness Secrets of a SuperAger 
This is one reason I am so thankful for the science of epigenetics! That seemingly stone-hard 50% wedge might actually be malleable if you think about it. I believe we could actually be in control of nearly 90% (or more) of our happiness.
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