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\"Happy-People\"<\/a><\/p>\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.<\/p>\n

Emotions are more contagious than viruses.\u00a0<\/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\u2014or conversely, when an infectiously upbeat person arrives. We\u2019re seeing this phenomenon play out in social media and the world in general right now.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re having a \u201cmood\u201d that just won\u2019t quit, consider your environment.\u00a0<\/strong>Studies show that friends and family influence us in many invisible ways \u2013 that includes online \u201cfriends.\u201d<\/p>\n

Your friends also make you happy \u2013 or scared, or angry, or joyful!\u00a0<\/strong>A quick way to shift to a more positive emotional space is to find and spend time with others who are already there.<\/p>\n

Step away from the phone.<\/strong> Even if you can\u2019t find happy people right now (because corona virus!), try shutting off all media for at least a few hours. No FB, LI, Twitter. No TV. No news feeds. Trust me, the world will still spin even if you\u2019re not pushing it. Allow your nervous system to rest before you dive back into the bubbling stewpot of emotions!<\/p>\n

CHEAP TRICK for mood shift: A Night at The Movies<\/strong>.\u00a0Research shows that watching a movie with a happy ending will lift your spirits for up to 48 hours after watching — even if you\u2019ve seen the movie before! Stream something you know will make you laugh or cry for happy.<\/p>\n

Remember to keep dancing with uncertainty (<\/strong>see yesterday\u2019s edition<\/strong><\/a> for living in Curiosity) and remember, Happiness is a Decision, not an Event!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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. 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