Sunday, September 30, 2007

The search for happiness and bliss

Why is happiness so easy for some and elusive for others? Why is it plentiful one day and scarce the next? Who is happy? What causes happiness? Can we control our happiness and other emotions?

These questions and more will be the topics of this blog. Feel free to add your comments; everyone I talk with has an opinion on happiness -- often the most unhappy people speak the loudest about it!

I have just graduated with a masters in neuroscience. I'll provide the latest studies, but will also be exploring an even greater body of literature on happiness than what science can provide. I find the science of happiness incredibly useful, but also limited, in that it has only been around for about ten years, whereas other bodies of knowledgeon the mind and happiness have been proven for thousands of years.

I hope you'll join me for some thought-provoking and happy digital conversations.

Sandi Smith