{"id":713,"date":"2015-02-17T22:43:25","date_gmt":"2015-02-18T07:43:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cms.shelquist.us\/?p=713"},"modified":"2015-02-18T12:57:13","modified_gmt":"2015-02-18T21:57:13","slug":"feb-17-happiness-as-a-way-to-improve-our-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.shelquist.us\/?p=713","title":{"rendered":"Feb. 17 – Happiness as a way to improve our life"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We are in the process of selecting a topic for the 2015 Institute on Medicine and Religion hosted by the hospital each year.\u00a0 We have been looking for a topic that would help us build on the effort began in 2014 with our focus on \u201cBridges out of Poverty\u201d.\u00a0 This week we looked at one aspect of the \u201cBlue Zones\u201d concept of community.\u00a0 The quality of \u201cBlue Zones\u201d we looked at is the happiness measure.\u00a0 On their webpage they have a 4 minute test you can take to get specific suggestions on how you can increase your own happiness based on answers to the questions.\u00a0 Here is the link if you want to take the test yourself: http:\/\/apps.bluezones.com\/happiness\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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The test is based on which behaviors are effective in making us happy in the long haul and which behaviors provide happiness that is not long-lasting.\u00a0 It was helpful for me to see what changes I need to make.\u00a0 Here are few of the suggestions the test gave me even though I scored highly on the scale, I still have room to improve:<\/p>\n