Happiness Blog » money buys happiness http://happinessblog.com Secrets of a Happy Life by Michele Moore - HappinessBlog.com Sun, 16 May 2010 02:11:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Money Is No Measure of Happiness http://happinessblog.com/2005/07/money-is-no-measure-of-happiness/ http://happinessblog.com/2005/07/money-is-no-measure-of-happiness/#comments Fri, 08 Jul 2005 17:19:00 +0000 Michele Moore http://s200869489.onlinehome.us/?p=23 Money Is Not Happiness

Here’s further proof that “Money Does NOT Buy Happiness” from a new study in Australia. ABC-Australia Higher income people showed less satisfaction with their lives than people in lower income brackets.

Money buys beautiful things that bring Situational Happiness. It shows superficial status and financial success. Money buys interesting, enlightening experiences, education and travel. Money buys freedom from some worries, it provides food, shelter and health insurance. It buys delightful distractions and diversions.

These are external experiences that temporarily elevate our feelings.

Habitually Happy People focus on Spiritual Success which brings Sustained Happiness. It’s fairly independent of their external environment or circumstances.

It’s easy to confuse things that make us happy temporarily with the true source of happiness, which ultimately lies within ourselves. Unhappy people will be unhappy irrespecttive of their wealth and resources. Habitually Happy People have decided to be happy no matter what happens around them.

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