Feeling Good

The Health Chatter team - Stan, Clarence, Maddy, and Matthew - chat about the importance of happiness.

What does it mean to be happy? Is short-term happiness and long-term happiness the same thing? How does happiness relate to public health? And These are just some of the many questions we attempt to answer in this episode.

As you listen in, we encourage you to evaluate your own happiness and join the conversation on our website, healthchatterpodcast.com

Brought to you in support of Hue-MAN, who is Creating Healthy Communities through Innovative Partnerships. More about their work can be found at http://huemanpartnership.org/

Research

Happiness is an emotional state characterized by feelings of joy, satisfaction,
contentment, and fulfillment.

Aristotle distinguished between four different levels of happiness.

• Happiness level 1: Laetus. Happiness from material objects.
• Happiness level 2: Felix. Ego gratification.
• Happiness level 3: Beatitudo. The happiness from doing good for others and
  making the world a better place.
• Happiness level 4: Sublime Beatitudo

Scientists have found that the three things that make people most happy are PLEASURE
(doing things you enjoy), ENGAGEMENT (feeling interested in your activities and
connected to others), and MEANING (feeling like what you do matters).

True happiness is enjoying your own company and living in peace and harmony with
your body, mind and soul. 

Feeling a sense of purpose in your contribution; sustaining meaningful connections
with others; having opportunities to stretch, learn, and grow; and gratitude are all
correlated with happiness.

"A calm and modest life brings more happiness than the pursuit of
success combined with constant restlessness" Einstein