{"id":17383,"date":"2012-12-06T10:03:43","date_gmt":"2012-12-06T16:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ancientrails.com\/?p=17383"},"modified":"2012-12-06T10:03:43","modified_gmt":"2012-12-06T16:03:43","slug":"moving-up-the-emotional-scale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ancientrails.com\/?p=17383","title":{"rendered":"Moving Up the Emotional Scale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Samhain \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Thanksgiving Moon<\/p>\n<p>I have a spotter in the world&#8217;s least emotional state, Singapore. \u00a0Long term resident, sister Mary. \u00a0Singapore, along with much of Asia, loves campaigns to improve public behavior. \u00a0Mary spotted several current signs that attempt to deal with Singapore&#8217;s emotional flat line. \u00a0Here they are:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ancientrails.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/happy2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17385\" title=\"happy2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ancientrails.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/happy2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"221\" height=\"166\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ancientrails.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/happy3.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17386\" title=\"happy3\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ancientrails.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/happy3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"221\" height=\"166\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ancientrails.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/happy11.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17387\" title=\"happy1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ancientrails.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/happy11-e1354809426208.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ancientrails.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/happy11-e1354809426208.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.ancientrails.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/happy11-e1354809426208-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This last one reveals a major part of the problem. \u00a0No, not the sunflowers. \u00a0But, soar like an eagle, dream believe achieve, learn from the best. \u00a0These make happiness a tool for success. \u00a0Ain&#8217;t gonna work. \u00a0Happiness happens. \u00a0It&#8217;s a secondary outcome of other attitudes and behaviors. \u00a0Check out the positive psychology folks for example.<\/p>\n<p>See Martin Seligman&#8217;s work at his website: \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu\/Default.aspx\">authentic happiness<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Samhain \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Thanksgiving Moon I have a spotter in the world&#8217;s least emotional state, Singapore. \u00a0Long term resident, sister Mary. \u00a0Singapore, along with much of Asia, loves campaigns to improve &hellip; 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