It's official. Happiness is contagious. A groundbreaking Harvard University study found that happy people cause others around them to be happy. This happiness spreads within families, friends and communities.
Happiness leads to higher levels of creativity, better health, and higher productivity. The supportive effects of a happier, more optimistic community has a very positive effect on those who are experiencing troubling times.
Right now, happiness is not so easy to come by. Faced with a daily onslaught of dire news, it is no wonder that we are in a mental low. Luckily the study also found that happiness has a much higher infectious effect than unhappiness can have. Logically happiness should win out with just a little bit of attitude adjustment.
Obviously it takes a community of friends and families to forge toward happiness. During times of troubles it is all the more important to support each other. Happiness can be accomplished in very simple and small ways.
It also takes leaders that not only exhibit a positive outlook, but also actively take part in moving us toward a state of stability and happiness.
Source: Washington Post
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