Tiffany B. Brown

a mish-mosh of stuff

On happiness

Money matters, but less than we think and not in the way we think. Family is important. So are friends. Envy is toxic. So is excessive thinking. Beaches are optional. Trust is not. Neither is gratitude.

That’s from the epilogue of Eric Weiner’s tremendously fun book The Geography of Bliss: One Grump’s Search for the Happiest Places in the World. It doesn’t reveal any great secrets about happiness. But it’s a well-written, funny travelogue about one man’s mission to find the happiness formula.

http://www.livehappilyeverafter-now.com Terry Drake

Sounds like an interesting book! I like the quote, as it is so true. People tend to forget some of the simpliest ways to be happy, which are all within our control. We all have control over our thoughts, feelings and what we appreciate- we just need to realize it.