Welcome to the happiness podcast. I'm Dr. Robert Puff. Struggle.

Boy can we struggle. We can get upset when things don't go the way we want them to. We can be upset when things change.

And something that was going well changes and now it isn't going as well anymore.

Someone we love has loved. We've lost a job or an illness is kicked in.

There's so many different ways that we can suffer.

And this podcast is about how to lose the suffering and how to live well, live a happy, beautiful life.

Well, in this podcast, I want to talk about a trick that we can use, a technique that can really help us alleviate a lot of the suffering.

The mind you, we're going to have to buy into it and apply it, but if we do apply it,

I think we'll find that our lives will get a lot better.

Well, what is this technique that we can do that can really help us improve our lives?

What has to do with vacations?

I don't know about you, but I love vacations. They're so relaxing. We get to see different parts of our world.

We get to meet people and explore. And often these memories really stand out.

I mean when we reflect on being a child, often one of our best memories

is vacations that we went on. They sure were for me. When my parents took off and got away,

I remember these times because they were different.

They stood out.

And for us as adults now too, when we go on vacation, we can really have a relaxing time.

But what do vacations have to do with happiness and not suffering?

Well let's talk about what makes vacations work. One of the key factors that makes

vacation successful is that when we're on vacation, we don't own

anything. I mean, we get to the airport, we don't own that plane. When we land at wherever

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