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THE ENERGY OF

Happiness
BY CHRISTY WHITMAN

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h… happiness. It’s one of
life’s ironies that an experience
so sought after by virtually every
human being means something
entirely different to each one of us.
For some, the word is synonymous
with safety, security, and peace of
mind. For others, it’s measured
by the presence of passion and
adventure. Throughout our entire
lives we all cobble together notions
of what happiness means to us,
refined through shared experiences
with lovers, children and friends.
Meanwhile, at the same time we are
forming our own ideas, the media
and popular culture offer us readymade definitions of happiness that
at some level we feel compelled to
accept. With so many conflicting
viewpoints about what happiness is,
is it any wonder that so many find it
difficult to attain?

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