Holiday Happiness: Family, Friends & Your Environment

I cannot even imagine where I would be today were it not for that handful of friends who have given me a heart full of joy. Let’s face it, friends make life a lot more fun. ~ Charles R. Swindoll

The holidays are a very stressful time for everyone and an exceptionally hard time for some.  So, until the New Year I’ll be posting a Holiday Happiness post each day to try help folks out who are struggling.  As always you can reach out to me at Happinesskane@aol.com for a kind word or someone to listen. ~ Rev Kane

An interesting little piece for you on how your family, friends and the environments of your life impact your happiness.  Have a happy day my friends ~ Rev Kane

How do you find contentment in an acquisitive society? By changing the things you spend your money on, says a US academic. The Secret of Happiness, talks about something that researchers have been saying for a couple of years now, money can buy happiness if you use it to buy experiences instead of things.

Below are a few pieces I’ve written about experiences and the happiness they have brought me:

Appalachian Trail Happiness: Precious Moments

Happiness is Swimming with Whale Sharks

Three Questions & Some Thoughts from Anza Borrego State Park

Mount Everest Travelogue