The Way To Happiness

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For Lots of People, Getting Older Means Getting Happier

From voaspecialenglish.com | http I’mAlex Villarreal with the VOA Special English Health Report. Old age may not sound exciting. But recent findings offer good news for older people and for people worried about getting older.Researchers found that people become happier and experience less worry after they reach the age of fifty. In fact, they say by the age of eighty-five, people are happier with their life than they were when they were eighteen years old.The findings came from a survey of more than three hundred forty thousand adults in the United States. The Gallup Organization questioned them by telephone in two thousand eight. At that time, the people were between the ages of eighteen and eighty-five. The researchers asked questions about emotions like happiness, sadness and worry. They also asked about mental or emotional stress. Arthur Stone in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at Stony Brook University in New York led the study. His team found that levels of stress were highest among adults between the ages of twenty-two and twenty-five. The findings showed that stress levels dropped sharply after people reached their fifties. Happiness was highest among the youngest adults and those in their early seventies. The people least likely to report feeling negative emotions were those in their seventies and eighties. The study also showed that men and women have similar emotional patterns as they grow older. However, women at all ages reported more …

If life seems to have you running around in a hectic circle, installing a fire pit in the back yard might just be the solution you’ve been looking for. While everyone is so focused on working and bringing in enough money to support the family, it’s hard to find time for the simple pleasures in life. Doesn’t sitting next to a cozy, crackling fire with a nice cold beer sound better than stressing over what you’ve got planned for tomorrow?

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Experience the Happiness a Fire Pit Can Bring

People everywhere are going to great lengths to find happiness in their lives. I too have pondered about the topic many times throughout my life. I have come to realize that happiness doesn’t come from one single thing; it comes from living a balanced life. We all have busy lives and sometimes it feels like you are trying to juggle ten different things at one time, but we must focus are time and attention to the things that really matter the most. Here are four simple things that I’ve tried focus the majority of my time on throughout my life.

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Living a Well Balanced Life Can Bring Peace and Joy Into Your Life