Guest Bloggers

What’s so great about being happy?

Today’s Guest Blogger, Ted A. Moreno, writes about how “happiness is our natural state of being.” What’s so great about happiness? Why are most of us always striving for happiness? Why is it so hard? Wikipedia defines happiness as: a mental or emotional state of well-being defined by positive or pleasant emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy. What I think is interesting is that when we are happy, we don’t notice it as much as when we are unhappy. To me, this suggests that happiness is our natural state of being. We are very aware of when we are experiencing negative or unpleasant emotions or when we are not content. We try to do something about it. We seem to be more motivated to avoid unhappiness than to pursue happiness. I also think that for many, unhappiness can become a habit. What is your habit of being? Bob Dylan…