10:10 for Youth Leaders Guide Sample | Page 22

Research also suggests that perspective influences our happiness .
Perspective matters
half full or half emtpy ?
Perspective can also influence our happiness . For instance , we may decide that we need more friends to be happy and so we are dissatisfied until we get more friends . However , if we choose to be satisfied and appreciate the friends we have , the way we choose to evaluate our happiness is what has changed , not the number of friends . In other words , it is ...
How we see the world impacts our happiness and by changing our perspective or doing life differently we can change how happy we feel .
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... how we see the world that impacts our happiness and by changing our perspective or doing life differently , we can change how happy we feel . technically the glass is always full
So , what have we learnt so far ?
1 . Happiness is something most people want in life . 2 . We have learnt what happiness is .
3 . We have learnt that we cannot be happy all the time ; there is no shame in feeling low and it is good to seek help when we do .
4 . We have discovered that it is possible to change our levels of happiness .
So now we know it is possible to change our levels of happiness it is important to think about which choices we can make that could impact on our happiness . The key is to discover what these choices are .
Now the big question is ‘ what are the ingredients that make for a happy life ?’ That ’ s what we are going to explore throughout 10:10 .

Best Life Activity

15 minutes
Section Aim
To help participants express what they currently believe would make them happy in life and to discover that we may not be as good at knowing what makes us happy as we think we are .
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