GNH
“You have it easily in your power to increase the sum total of this world's happiness now. How? By giving a few words of sincere appreciation to someone who is lonely or discouraged. Perhaps you will forget tomorrow the kind words you say today, but the recipient may cherish them over a lifetime.” - Dale Carnegie
King Jigme Singye Wangchuck is the Man. He was the King of Bhutan that defined the term Gross National Happiness (GNH) in 1972. He coined the phrase: “Gross National Happiness is more important than Gross Domestic Product.” Located in South Asia, the country of Bhutan is known as the country with the highest Gross National Happiness. GNH is the concept that human society truly evolves and develops when spiritual and material growth/development occur together to reinforce and complement each other.
Tshewang Dendup went UC Berkeley and graduated from their Documentary Film Program. He returned to Bhutan and works for the Bhutan Broadcasting Service. He says it like this: “the real appeal of Bhutan is that we feel human…maybe we are somewhat isolated from the world, but we feel part of a living community that is not just connected by wires. That's why 95 percent of us exchange students return home. By and large, you would have to say people are happy here."
Bhutan strives to find balance between growth and their culture, identity and environment. That’s how they stay happy! Can you see the underlying “thing” about Bhutan? Maybe it’s just me, but I think they have a great GNH for one simple reason. They are a connected country and work at keeping it that way. They have a common goal of happiness, and they achieve that goal through “connection.”
Action Item – Check your connections. See what your GNH is in your little slice of heaven.
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We’re like sponges. If you do something long enough, it finally sinks in. I read the Optimist’s Creed every day and have for a few years. Print out the following and read it each day. The few seconds it takes will bring days of positivity to your life.
“You have it easily in your power to increase the sum total of this world's happiness now. How? By giving a few words of sincere appreciation to someone who is lonely or discouraged. Perhaps you will forget tomorrow the kind words you say today, but the recipient may cherish them over a lifetime.” - Dale Carnegie
King Jigme Singye Wangchuck is the Man. He was the King of Bhutan that defined the term Gross National Happiness (GNH) in 1972. He coined the phrase: “Gross National Happiness is more important than Gross Domestic Product.” Located in South Asia, the country of Bhutan is known as the country with the highest Gross National Happiness. GNH is the concept that human society truly evolves and develops when spiritual and material growth/development occur together to reinforce and complement each other.
Tshewang Dendup went UC Berkeley and graduated from their Documentary Film Program. He returned to Bhutan and works for the Bhutan Broadcasting Service. He says it like this: “the real appeal of Bhutan is that we feel human…maybe we are somewhat isolated from the world, but we feel part of a living community that is not just connected by wires. That's why 95 percent of us exchange students return home. By and large, you would have to say people are happy here."
Bhutan strives to find balance between growth and their culture, identity and environment. That’s how they stay happy! Can you see the underlying “thing” about Bhutan? Maybe it’s just me, but I think they have a great GNH for one simple reason. They are a connected country and work at keeping it that way. They have a common goal of happiness, and they achieve that goal through “connection.”
Action Item – Check your connections. See what your GNH is in your little slice of heaven.
POSITIVE HEADLINE NEWS
One A Day
We’re like sponges. If you do something long enough, it finally sinks in. I read the Optimist’s Creed every day and have for a few years. Print out the following and read it each day. The few seconds it takes will bring days of positivity to your life.
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