To those who have noticed, I have been gone to my thinking and processing place and no new entries have been posted for a while. Teaming up with my dear and delightful wife, we have been rethinking what the world cries out for and what we might have to offer that might help.
Listening to National Public Radio yesterday, I heard a young man from Bhutan talk about his country’s GDH…Gross Domestic Happiness. This small country, high in the Himalaya’s, has a population of 650,000 mostly Happy people. It made me wonder. If we were to measure the GDH of the United States, what percent of the population is actually happy? And how does our GDH compare to other nations?
Happy, fulfilled people are creative people. They make our nation strong economically and spiritually with their greater confidence and effectiveness.
As intriguing and distracting as technology is, it does not bring happiness. Jobs and careers bring money, identity and maybe power in some cases, but these in and of themselves do not create happiness. Happiness comes from living a life that is fulfilling. You decide what is fulfilling by living your values and doing what brings internal joy and peace. But looking at the world around us and certainly in the news, we are seeing too much unhappiness, anger, frustration and fear. This is not just unfortunate, it really does not need to be.
So my wife and I will be doing something about it, progressively. We have changed our focus to something we call Shared Victory TM, dedicated to helping people live fulfilling lives. Watch for more posts, articles and other resources as we pull all of this together.
As always, your feedback, ideas and suggestions are greatly appreciated. In the meantime, invest in your own Gross Domestic Happiness!
Jimm Hughey, M.S.
Graduate Coach, People Architect
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