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Happiness is the highest form of health

What does the word "happiness" mean to you?

Happiness, according to the definition, is a "state of inner happiness" brought on by mental calmness and the absence of concerns and racing thoughts.
You may also see people say that happiness is love in their life, having many friends, a good job, or achieving a certain goal.

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There are people who believe that fulfilling a particular wish will create happiness and contentment in their lives, but this is not always true. Often, when our desire is fulfilled, we move on to the next desire without enjoying and celebrating our achievement.

As you can see, different people interpret this word in different ways. Everyone seeks happiness in one way or another. Children are generally happier than adults because they don't pretend to be anything, they have fewer responsibilities, and they don't aspire to anything.

If you experience happiness when you have inner peace, training your mind to be still means that you will find more happiness in your life.

Do you consider that happiness is a decision of each person?

Definitely not Happiness is 50% his and the other 50% happens by others or by himself. Perhaps we have completed everything to our satisfaction, we are satisfied with everything but we lose our happiness when there is loss of loved ones or loss of things that belong to us.

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However, how we deal with them can reduce our stress. However, no one can beat destiny and these losses that come our way take away our happiness and at those times we need to be very strong in mind and healthy in body.

What things make you happy? Give an example of an incident that made you happy.

Today is the most important day of my life because today my daughter leaves for Canada to become a pilot, her dream job and mine. Nothing makes me happier and in fact, I am happier today than the day I gave birth to her. What more can a mother want than the success of a child.

Apart from this I have been happy many times in life however life is full of ups and downs sometimes we are forced to be happy and, sometimes sad. However in sad times we have to be brave and in happy times we have to share life with others. Similarly, being healthy is also happiness, if we are not healthy, we face many problems, we cannot tolerate them, we cannot tolerate the pain, so we cannot be happy if we are not healthy, so if we want to be happy, we must be healthy.

Do you think happiness can help your health?

Yes, according to a study, happier people are less likely to get sick. Happiness is associated with decreased production of stress-related hormones and better immune function. Positive emotions can ultimately improve your immune system to protect the body against many diseases.
Happiness strengthens your immune system, protects your heart, extends your life span, fights stress more effectively, helps reduce pain, and promotes an overall healthy lifestyle.

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feeling of happiness is associated with a variety of good, highly advantageous healthy behaviours that support wellbeing. When you are happy, hormones called serotonin and endorphins are effective in your body. So, your mood will be stable. What's more, being in a happy state of mind makes you more motivated to eat healthy and exercise regularly.

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