Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year To All
Today I interrupt your regular program to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. If you don't celebrate these upcoming holidays I wish you the best regardless. Enjoy some Christmas music linked below that I found on Youtube. The name of the Christmas songs in the video can be seen listed in sequence in the videos thumbnail.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZjGVR33KPg
The True Meaning Of Christmas:
"to give up one's very self – to think only of others – how to bring the greatest happiness to others – that is the true meaning of Christmas."[2]
The above definition of Christmas was taken from Wikipedia and I must say I like Wikipedia's definition. I believe happiness is contagious. Making others happy in return will make yourself happy.
Research from Harvard Medical School and the University of California, San Diego suggests that happiness is influenced not only by the people you know, but by the people they know.
The study showed that happiness spreads through social networks, sort of like a virus, meaning that your happiness could influence the happiness of someone you've never even met.
It was concluded that the happiness of an immediate social contact increased an individual's chances of becoming happy by 15%.
The happiness of a second-degree contact, such as the spouse of a friend, increases the likeliness of becoming happy by 10%, and the happiness of a third-degree contact -- or the friend of a friend of a friend -- increases the likelihood of becoming happy by 6%.
Having more friends also increased happiness, but having friends who were happy was a much bigger influence on happiness.
If you are like me and have found yourself on the naughty list this year I have the perfect song for you to enjoy below. Hopefully no-one snitches on you to Santa next year.
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