How Do You Know You Are Happy?

Keith Scott-Mumby MD, PhD

Happiness is a critical issue for Man. It touches on the subject of success. How then can we define it?

Well, it feels good; it modulates stress and fear; it seems somehow right; it brings self-worth and rationality; it has a kind of warmth and comfortableness. Beyond that, it gets increasingly hard to define. One of the questions we use in the workshops is “How do you know when you are happy?”

In other words, what does it feel like? What mental and bodily signals tell you that you are happy? Most people have never stopped to think about this. You can try and extend this description of qualities for yourself: see how many more you can come up with. Continue reading