Live Happy

ISSUE 7 | JUNE |2021 EDITION

CREATE A HAPPY HEAD SPACE

In this issue: HAPPINESS IS CONTAGION!!..

FEATURED: HOW TO SPREAD HAPPINESS LEARN TO PLAY

HOW TO TACKLE STRESS FOR GOOD

let go out of expectations!!

AGAIN..

What are the reasons that some countries like Finland, Switzerland and Iceland are called happy countries

MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR Dear Readers, Our newsletter "Live Happy"is venture portal to entertain and educate readers admist the raging pandemic . "Live happy" follows an attempt to amalgamate on thoughts ,ideas and passions into one whole through perspectives of each one who have collaborated and worked together as a team. The newsletter encompasses many general questions which we humans ponder about and it fun sections such as "" and " " which will further diversify the content and entertain readers. In such unprecedented and harrow times,the Editorial Board attempts to magnify the pursuit of happiness and the ability to spread happiness like a contagion!!

As we embark on publishing the June edition of our monthly newsletter,it gives me immense pride and joy to present the contents,varying articles and information on Happiness.It took immense dedication and hard work to assemble articles with quality content. Nitya Roongta Editor -in-Chief

CONTENTS: IN THIS EDITION :

EXPLORE A COMPREHENSIVE ARTICLE ON "WHAT IS HAPPINESS". . . . . .

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GET TO KNOW ABOUT OUR FAMILY MEMBERS WHO HAVE BEEN INTEGRAL PART OF OUR HAPPINESS. . . . . . . . .

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GATHER INFORMTION ON IMPACT OF HAPPINESS ON YOUR HEALTH . . . . .

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TAKE A LOOK AT THE BRAND NEW INTERACTIVE SECTION OF COMIC STRIPS,SUDOKU WITH COMPLETE PACKAGE OF FUN YET CHALLENGING RIDDLES AND GAMES . . . . . . . .

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LEARN ABOUT "HOW YOU CAN SPREAD HAPPINESS LIKE A CONTAGIOUS DISEASE. . .

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WANT TO KNOW ABOUT MYTHS RELATED TO HAPPINESS?. . . . . . . . .

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DELVE INTO A LITERARY PIECE "WHY DOES HAPPINESS DIFFER FROM ONE PERSON TO ANOTHER" . . . . . . . . .

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KNOW ABOUT "WHY COUNTRIES LIKE FINLAND ,SWITZERLAND AND ICELAND ARE CALLED HAPPIER COUNTRIES?". . . .

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WHAT IS HAPPINESS

The term happiness is used in the context of mental or emotional states, including positive or pleasant emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy. It is also used in the context of life satisfaction, subjective wellbeing, eudaimonia, flourishing and wellbeing.Happiness is a state, not a trait; in other words, it isn’t a long-lasting, permanent feature or personality trait, but a more fleeting, changeable state. It is equated with feeling pleasure or contentment, meaning that happiness is not to be confused with joy, ecstasy, bliss, or other more intense feelings. Happiness can be either feeling or showing, meaning that happiness is not necessarily an internal or external experience, but can be both. Happiness is finding reasons behind your existence. The extent of happiness cannot be measured by any scale. Happiness is neither tradable nor profitable. Everybody wants happiness in their lives. "Happiness is not something that comes readymade. It comes from your own actions" -Dalai Lama

Happiness does have a pretty important role in our lives, and it can have a huge impact on the way we live our lives. Research shows that happiness leads to a wide range of benefits for our performance, health, relationships and more. So, rather than success being the key to happiness, research shows that happiness could in fact be the key to success. Indeed, happiness also brings substantial benefits for society as a whole. Every individual defines happiness in his/ her own unique way the way he/she feels it.For instance, giving a kiss to your younger sibling daily after waking up in the morning and showing him how much you love them. For some happiness means loving life and seeing others happy. While some finds happiness in writing stories. Some conquer happiness in being simple yet the best person they can ever be by helping everyone around them in every small way they can.. Everyone has their own unique way to feel happy by finding things that they never expected to find.

Getting to know our family members Pami Rupani

Manav Doshi

Jenil's mother

Jenil's cousin brother

What lights you up?-Good Music

Who inspires you to be happy?-My parents

Who inspires you to be happy?-My Father

Favourite Food-Blueberry Cheese Cake

Favourite Food-Anything cooked by my mom

A book you will suggest all to read-Tuesdays with Morrie

A book you will suggest all to read-The Forty Rules of Love

Song that you always hum?-Choo lo by Local Train

Song that you always hum?-Quit Playing Games

If you could travel anywhere in the world where would it be and why?- Norway to see Auror Borealis

If you could travel anywhere in the world where would it be and why?- Darjeeling, because it gives me eternal bliss.

2 things you do well- I play cricket well and I also play the synthesizer well.

2 things you do well- Singing and reading If you had any superpower what would it be and why?Power to see that nobody sleeps hungry

If you had any superpower what would it be and why?Reading people's minds because I'd like to know how other people think while facing a similar situation

What are 3 things on your bucket list-

What are 3 things on your bucket list-

Skydiving A trip to the Swiss Alps Give my son a pet.

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Go skydiving Go on a solo trekking trip Recreate the movie Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara with my friends

Nikita Roongta

Kishan Roongta Nitya's Grandfather

Nitya's mother What lights you up?-Getting drenched in rain.

What lights you up?-A cup of tea in the morning!

Who inspires you to be happy? -My Dad!

Who inspires you to be happy? -My mother

Favourite Food-Momos

Favourite Food-Kheer Poori

A book you will suggest all to read-SHIV KHERA'S "YOU CAN WIN"!

A book you will suggest all to read-Bhagavad Gita

Song that you always hum?Nothing's gonna change my love for you!

Song that you always hum?Chandan sa badan

If you could travel anywhere in the world where would it be and why?- Alaska,where you get to see day and night at same time.

If you could travel anywhere in the world where would it be and why?- Pilani,in Rajasthan because it has been my hometown since childhood. 2 things you do well- Engineering and physical activities

2 things you do well- Yoga and cooking

If you had any superpower what would it be and why?I wish I could have wings to fly so that I could soar in the sky and measure the depth of it.

If you had any superpower what would it be and why?Wish!had superpower to eliminate poverty and sorrow and heal the world!

What are 3 things on your bucket list-

What are 3 things on your bucket listExperience Hot -Air Balloons Sky Diving Staying at ice hotel in Norway

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Seeing my grandchildren achieve their dreams Going on spiritual places in India Go on 15 days of trip to Switzerland

Sandhya Hans

Sumit Hans Aaditya's father

Aaditya's mother

What lights you up?- Going for long drives and sitting at the sea shore

What lights you up?-Spending quality time with your childhood friends and going for an outing with them.

Who inspires you to be happy? - My family and friends inspire me to be happy.

Who inspires you to be happy?When I see a hawker working hard in the sun, an old labourer carrying heavy loads on his back and the housemaid working hard yet content and happy in their own world

Favourite Food-I love to eat Chicken Biryani A book you will suggest all to read-The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

Favourite Food-Lots of fruits A book you will suggest all to read-Five Point Someone

Song that you always hum?Kisi Ki Muskurahato Pe Ho

Song that you always hum?Dil Chahta Hai Title Song

If you could travel anywhere in the world where would it be and why?- Switzerland to experience the European countryside life.

If you could travel anywhere in the world where would it be and why?- Amsterdam because the list of things you can do in this city is truly endless.

2 things you do well- I am good at cleaning and cheering up family and friends.

2 things you do well- Expressing emotions and appreciating someone's efforts

If you had any superpower what would it be and why?I want to fly like a bird because the sky has nor boundaries or limits.

If you had any superpower what would it be and why?It would be to remove all the poverty from this world and provide equal job opportunity for everyone

What are 3 things on your bucket list-

What are 3 things on your bucket list·Own a beautiful house in the hills surrounded by bountiful nature. ·Educate underprivileged children ·Explore the untouched destinations in India and worldwide

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To have my own farmhouse dependant on renewable power from natural resources. To do cross-country road trip. To visit Monasteries in Arunachal Pradesh

HEALTH & HAPPINESS BY JENIL RUPANI

Health is a state of physical, mental and social wellbeing in which disease and infirmity are absent. Happiness and health have been anecdotally linked for quite a while now—"laughter is the best medicine" has become a cliche' for a reason—but research backs up what many people have instinctively assumed all along: that happiness and health really are connected, and that one's level of happiness really can impact the level of one's health. Being happy promotes a range of lifestyle habits that are important for overall health. Being happier may also improve sleep habits and practices, which is important for concentration, productivity, exercise performance and maintaining a healthy weight. Want to feel better and improve your health? Start by focusing on the things that bring you happiness. Scientific evidence suggests that positive emotions can help make life longer and healthier.

Health & Happiness Happiness is the highest form of health -Dalai Lama

Happiness lowers your risk for cardiovascular disease, lowers your blood pressure, enables better sleep, improves your diet, allows you to maintain a normal body weight through regular exercise and reduces stress. A healthy immune system is important for overall health. Research has shown that being happier may help keep your immune system strong.Those people who are happy have less chance to be prone to mental disorders. They suffer less stress, depression and anxiety. As a result, they enjoy both psychological and physiological well-being. Being happy may help you live longer.It opens a person’s mind to positivity , Optimism and vitality are critical to a person’s well-being. Being happy improves a person’s problem-solving ability .Positive-minded individuals believe they “can” and want to achieve their goals.

FUN TIME! HILARITY HERE!

LAUGH OUT LOUD! Q. Why couldn't the elephant move? A. Because he couldn't lift his trunk! Q. What do you get when you put a radio in a fridge? A. Cool music!

Test your skills with a quick sudoku puzzle!

THE PERPLEXING RIDDLES! Q. I have a head much smaller than my long neck. People who play with me pick at me and that’s fine. What am I?

Q. People have stepped on me, but not many. I never stay full for long. I have a dark side. What am I?

HOW DOES HAPPINESS SPREAD FROM ONE PERSON TO ANOTHER? BY AADITYA HANS Individuals who associate themselves with cheerful people have a happier demeanour and consequently a better sense of well-being. The effects of one person’s happiness influence another person’s mood which boosts another person’s mood. It is a chain reaction! The closer you are to these people emotionally, the longer the effect of their attitude will be on your disposition. The closer you live to a person, the stronger the effect is, because you are with them more, therefore the effect is nearly constant. It is also stronger between individuals of the same gender.

WHAT ARE SOME MYTHS RELATED TO HAPPINSS? When we hear the word myth, so we think is it a just a basic story or is it something like a sacred story and is it even true? So, myths are stories that are based on tradition. Some may have factual origins, while others are completely fictional. Myths are tales that explain the world and man's experience. Myths sometimes are not only sacred tales or stories of our ancestors but can also be perceptions of our friend or family member which they feel are true for all. So, what are some myths related to happiness? Let’s find out!

1. "Achieving your goals will make you happy." 2. "Having things will make you happy." 3. "There's a path to happiness." 4. "Happiness is a choice." 5. "Happiness is in the Future."

"Whatever you decide make sure it makes you happy" Paula Coelho

WHY DOES HAPPINESS DIFFER FROM ONE PERSON TO ANOTHER?

satisfaction from money or achieving success , whereas for others health and family is important .Therefore,the idea of feeling happy can be associated in manifold ways.

BY NITYA ROONGTA We all have come to the world with a blank canvas. As we transcend and start experiencing life as an adventure,our mental picture slowly gets filled in . We discover emotions through our innate abilities and the external world that surrounds us and what makes us"happy" is an accumulation of our internal emotions. But happiness can it really be defined in words? well, the answer is no, everyone has their own definition and perception of happiness. In other words, one may find ecstasy in reading books, other may find profound joy in skydiving and the other may perceive pleasure in watching television. There cannot be one single thing that makes everyone on Earth happy. Although , it seems that happiness is a universal emotion which binds and unifies us together . However, nobody can fully understand or experience another persons feelings as we all have our own particular passsions.Some people for example ,derive sense of

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" Happiness is when what you think ,what you say and what you do are in harmony"Mahatama Gandhi ~

WHY ARE COUNTRIES SUCH AS FINLAND,ICELAND AND SWITZERLAND CALLED HAPPY COUNTRIES ? BY NITYA ROONGTA Happiness might seem like an elusive concept to quantify ,but there is science to it.Its not primarily a measure whether one laughed or smiled,but how one feels about the course of one's life. According to reports of 2012,nordic countries such as Denmark,Sweden,Norway ,Finland and Iceland consistently turn top the list of happiest countries.Nordic countries rank so high on happiness report because they have things like free education and healthcare ,low crime rates,cushy social security nets,a relatively homogeneous population and they are fairly prosperous. Perhaps most importantly ,these countries prioritize balance,which is the "formula for happiness".They don't work for long hours,a full time workweek in Denmark is typically 37 hours spread over the course of 5 days.On the other hand an average American works 44 hours per week,or 8.8 hours per day according to Bureau of Labor Statistics.

In Denmark, a full-time employee is guaranteed five weeks of vacation time, regardless of their position or field of work . Moreover ,an average American worker with five years of experience is given fifteen days of paid vacation.In the contrary,the United States doesn't provide a federal paid vacation. According to 2019 study,most of American employees work for long hours and don't have much time to spend on themselves or with their loved ones.However ,in Finland many people spend their summers in cottages callld "mokki" where they unplug and relax with family and friends. ~

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