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The focus of Act Happy Week is to educate the public about purposeful actions you can take to create chemical shifts in your body that drive Positive Emotions. Here is today\u2019s exercise:<\/em><\/span>
\n\"happy<\/p>\n

Day 5: Hang Out With Happy People<\/span><\/div>\n

I remember when my children were younger and we were trying to get past the childhood disease phase, we\u2019d send the boys to hang out with friends who had chicken pox, hoping they\u2019d get infected.
\nEmotions are more contagious than viruses.<\/strong> I\u2019m sure you\u2019ve had the experience of having a roomful of people shift within moments after someone with a really heavy anger issue enters the room \u2013 or conversely, when an infectiously upbeat person arrives.
\nIf you\u2019re having a \u201cmood\u201d that just won\u2019t quit, consider who you\u2019re surrounded by.<\/strong> Studies show that friends and family influence us in many invisible ways. \u201cYour friends make you fat\u201d was the headline of a recent study on nutrition and exercise \u2013 friends and friends of friends influence how you think and behave.
\nYour friends also make you happy \u2013 or scared, or angry, or joyful!<\/strong> A quick way to shift to a more positive emotional space is to find and spend time with others who are already there.
\nCHEAP TRICK for the weekend: A Night at The Movies.<\/strong> Research shows that watching a movie with a happy ending will lift your spirits for up to 48 hours after watching \u2013 even if you\u2019ve seen the movie before! Thus for the cost of one movie rental, you can \u201chang out\u201d with a happy crowd.
\n(NOTES: 1) sad movies have the same affect, so be careful what you watch when you need to feel happy. 2) Sad movies may also cause you to eat dark chocolate, which sort of offsets the downside <grin>)<\/em><\/p>\n

Have fun this weekend, and remember, Happiness is a Decision, not an Event!<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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