Being happy in a recession means resisting fear and the lure of
consumption.
Fear deprives people of choice. Fear shrinks the world into isolated,
defensive enclaves. Fear spirals out of control. Fear makes everyday
life seem clouded over with danger.
...instead of mourning sagging profit margins, can't we use the
current slowdown to ask what makes for true personal happiness?
Relationship. Gratitude. Mutual Regard. Strong social connections.
Love you can trust.
The pursuit of happiness is blocked just as much by indulgent
overconsumption as by an economic downturn. More, in fact. An
impoverished country, Nigeria, recently scored No.1 in a survey of the
happiest countries on earth, while the United States has never broken
the top 10 in any such survey.
...the worst off will be the ones who need more compassion, kindness
and relating to. They will need real coping skills, not a show of group
pity.
Refuse to contract just because the economy does. You have the tools
to be happy in the worst of times. They're just hidden under the box
your new iPhone came in."............Deepak Chopra
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