{"id":55,"date":"2013-12-07T19:01:43","date_gmt":"2013-12-07T19:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bobbetterman.com\/blog\/?page_id=55"},"modified":"2014-03-22T10:18:48","modified_gmt":"2014-03-22T15:18:48","slug":"things-that-make-us-happy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bobbetterman.com\/blog\/happy\/things-that-make-us-happy\/","title":{"rendered":"Things that make us happy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bobbetterman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/BuddhaHappy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"127\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bobbetterman.com\/blog\/happy\/things-that-make-us-happy\/buddhahappy\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/bobbetterman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/BuddhaHappy.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"500,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"BuddhaHappy\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/bobbetterman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/BuddhaHappy-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/bobbetterman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/BuddhaHappy.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-127 alignright\" alt=\"BuddhaHappy\" src=\"http:\/\/bobbetterman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/BuddhaHappy-300x300.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bobbetterman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/BuddhaHappy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bobbetterman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/BuddhaHappy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bobbetterman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/BuddhaHappy.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a>The title of this page is a bit of a misnomer. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Material things don&#8217;t make us happy.<\/span> Sure, we all like to have nice things but that&#8217;s not what&#8217;s important right? <strong>Happiness is about how you feel.<\/strong> Feeling good because you lead a healthy (mostly) lifestyle\u2026 The satisfaction you get from giving or <strong>helping others<\/strong>. The feeling you get when you are with <strong>friends and family<\/strong>. The <strong>experiences<\/strong> that you enjoy vs. the things that you have.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The title of this page is a bit of a misnomer. Material things don&#8217;t make us happy. Sure, we all like to have nice things but that&#8217;s not what&#8217;s important right? Happiness is about how you feel. 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