Happy Habits #1

"Your brain evolved a negativity bias that makes it like Velcro for negative experiences but Teflon for positive ones. Therefore, a foundation for happiness is to deliberately weave positive experiences into the fabric of your brain and your self." (Rick Hanson, Neuropsychologist)

Very occasionally the planets align.  Today was such a day at work.  The sun came out for 30 minutes after lunch.  I was on the east side of the building.  I happened to look out of the window at just the right moment.  The light was hitting the white horse at just the right angle.  And so for a minute, I caught a glimpse of one of Wiltshire's eight remaining white horses, carved into the chalk hillside, 6 miles away.

That made me happy!

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This is what it looks like, close up.  (Photographed from a distance of 6 miles, it wouldn't look too impressive, and besides, it might appear a bit odd if I started snapping photos out of the window when I'm supposed to be working with a class of adolescents.)

What little thing made you happy today?

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