It's the International Day of Happiness, and we're getting the party started on this episode of Live Happy Now.

The ancient Greeks defined happiness as the joy you feel moving towards your potential.

To think about positive psychology, it's a science, and it's actually younger than the Internet, believe it or not.

The reality is that social connection is in the research the greatest predictor we have of long-term happiness.

You have some factors in your control.

They can promote the health and resilience and growth of your absolutely most important asset, which is your brain.

And so it all comes down to understanding ourselves. There's a way for all of us to succeed, but it might take different things. We're all looking for the same thing, and that's a way to bring a little bit more joy to our day. Join us as we look at the many different paths that lead us to that happy place. This is Live Happy Now. Hello and greetings and welcome to the Live Happy Now podcast.

I'm your host, J.R. Houston, wherever you are in the world, however you may be listening,

we are excited that you are making us a part of your International Day of Happiness.

And more of you are making Live Happy magazine a part of your every day of happiness.

We're excited about that.

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That's the one I recommend because you can take it with you anywhere.

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You can take it with you wherever you go,

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Well, as we mentioned, it is the International Day of Happiness.

At least that's when this podcast launches, if you're listening to it a few days afterwards.

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