Color Your Life Happy

When the founding fathers announced in the Declaration of Independence that we have the right to the pursuit of happiness, they didn’t really mean ALL of us. But times have changed and now we all are encouraged to pursue happiness, and in some unlikely places.

Coke has bottled it if you can believe their campaigns promising happiness in a bottle. They have spent huge sums on commercials, billboards and celebrities to convince us that sharing a Coke is the same as saying hello.

Harvard University is teaching it in their most popular course on campus, Psychology 1504, “Positive Psychology.” Twice a week about 900 students flock to Tal Ben-Shahar’s class to gain insight into the secret to happiness. He bases his course on research from the new field of positive psychology which focuses on what makes people happy.
Take a look at Ben-Shahar’s tips to achieve happiness.

You know, of course, that you don’t have to drink a Coke or take a class to be happy. In the photo above I’m savoring a break from work to have lunch with my friend Melissa. Having lunch with friends always makes me happy.

So what are you waiting for? Pursue happiness.