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As we all know everyone is different. There are many things that make us happy it could be family, fiends,sports, Games, and many other things. As we learned from Gatsby you should not focus on one thing that makes you happy because it could eventually not make you happy and if you don't have anything else that makes you happy it is important to fall back onto other things or else you could end up depressed. ow someone can still become depressed but by having other things that make you happy could dampen sad news or something to that extent.

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One of the many things that make me happy is  music. Music can provoke may emotions such as fear,Sadness,and happiness. Every body has their favorite music that puts them in that feel good mood. For me it's music that some people would say "Who?" or "How do you know about him?" and that would be music from the 30s 40s and 50s. Now I do still listen to some things form the 60s-80s. But I mainly listen to Buddy Holly, Gene Vincent, Glenn Miller, Fred Astaire, The Diamonds, Bob Crosby, and many others but that would be a long list of people mainly older people have heard of. Another thing about this music is I don't us my phone to listen to it  instead I use my Victrola turntable to play vinyl records that I have. But the only thing about this music is the Artist are all dead which does make it hard to find the albums especially on vinyl also if you have not noticed I enjoy older things such as record players, older music and typewriters believe it or not. I own a 1948 Royal quite De Luxe Typewriter and the best part of it is I cleaned it up and it works just like new. Along with all these things I enjoy plying music. I play guitar and clarinet and i find it very relaxing and wen i play something it puts me in this mood where I feel good.

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In the article below it states how different states in the U.S.A. are happy and what contributes to it.

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This week, Gallup and Sharecare released 2017 results from the Gallup-Sharecare Well-Being Index, which found significant declines in well-being across U.S. states. Findings painted a bleak picture of the well-being of Americans with zero states improving well-being by a statistically significant measure - marking a first in the nearly 10-year history of the Gallup-Sharecare Well-Being Index.

Despite the national downturn, the Gallup-Sharecare Well-Being Index found improvement in several traditional measures of physical health in 2017, such as the proportion of Americans reporting participation in regular exercise, abstention from smoking and being overweight. Community well-being - defined as liking where you live, feeling safe and having pride in your community - also improved for Americans between 2016 and 2017.

Although improvements in certain physical health categories and community well-being signal progress, the sharp declines in overall well-being were driven by drops in purpose and social well-being metrics, as well as the mental health aspects of physical well-being. Out of a possible score of 100, the national Well-Being Index score dropped from 62.1 in 2016 to 61.5 in 2017, marking the largest year-over-year decline since the index began in 2008.

Which states topped the list?

South Dakota claimed the top spot, with a well-being score of 64.1 out of 100 possible points.

Vermont followed closely at number two, sharing a rounded score of 64.1 with South Dakota.

Hawaii ranked third, with a score of 63.4, making it one of only two states that have ranked in the top 10 every year since Sharecare and Gallup began measuring well-being in 2008.

Although purpose and social well-being declines led to lower scores among most U.S. states, high scores in purpose well-being in South Dakota and social well-being in Vermont catapulted these two states into their top positions in 2017. Hawaii also placed among the top four states for purpose, social and community well-being, and is the only state in the country that ranked in the top 10 across all elements of well-being in 2017. South Dakota, Vermont and Hawaii have consistently ranked highly as "well-being elite" states since the inception of the Gallup-Sharecare Well-Being Index.

To learn more and see where your state ranks, download the full report.

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Gallup and Sharecare Announce 2017 State Well-Being Rankings - Sharecare

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Gallup and Sharecare released 2017 results from the Gallup-Sharecare Well-Being Index, which found significant declines in well-being across U.S. states. Findings painted a bleak picture of the well-being of Americans with zero states improving well-being by a statistically significant measure.

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When it comes to happiness many people may think about that famous quote "Money can't buy happiness." I personally think that there are ways that money could buy happiness for instance yesterday in the mail I revived a bag that said it would be collected if filled and left on the front porch. In order to compete their request we would have to go out and buy food and when the bag is collected and given to a family it would make them happy. The general theme here and with other examples like this one are Charity it could be at church, or food drives, or and charitable event.

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Let's say that your on bike ride and you drop your wallet. Well that is what happened to me and after frantically looking for it I had no luck. Until the next day My father told me that someone had found it and I ended up getting it back. The point that I'm trying to make is that when people are relieved of a burden such as finding something that as been lost for a while can make us happy because then we don't have to worry about it any more and it would allow us to do things that make us happy.

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In this article under the bolded section Groundbreaking study. It talks about how low moods or states of mind are caused by people thinking repetitive thought that can cause these low moods or in other words cause people to be depressed for extended periods of time. In the next section the author states what people can do to help themselves.

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We live in a world that is beautiful beyond description, yet most of us only glimpse this beauty occasionally. Why? What if the puzzle of life was that we are surrounded by, and a living part of, what the Taoist called "The Flow of Heaven," yet we are not conscious of it because we became fascinated with the ability to conceive and create. What if the gift of thought was a blessing and a curse? I believe it is.
A Mixed Blessing
I am using thought right now to communicate with you. The Egyptians tamed the Nile and created great temples and cities that exist today. The beauty we have created from our imaginations and thought is marvelous. Yet a schizophrenic cannot tell the difference between reality and their thoughts. While this is an extreme example, many of us cannot always tell the difference between thoughts and reality. Wars have been fought over thoughts and ideologies.

In fact, any thought, or system of thought is at best an approximation of the reality it is trying to describe. Thoughts about things can never match the complex and beautiful reality of the world all around us, and taking our thoughts too seriously can drive us crazy. So you might ask, what does this have to do with happiness?
We Can Lose Touch With Life
If the world we live in is beautiful beyond description, but our consciousness is only focused on thoughts that describe reality, or worse, is focused on our thoughts about thoughts. Each level of thought takes us level after level away from the living reality of life. As we lose touch with the living reality of life that is all around us, we begin to feel bad. Over time our mood plummets into depression, anger or other low moods. By our focus on these thoughts, we lessen our connection to life.
Groundbreaking Study
In a groundbreaking book, "Sanity, Insanity, and Common Sense," a team of psychologists discovered that low moods, or "states of mind," are conditioned states caused by thoughts that repeat themselves in our minds, and that higher states such as love, gratitude, focus, contentment, and happiness in general, are natural unconditioned states of mind. What they are saying is, all we have to do is let go of repetitive thoughts that form patterns in our mind and we will feel happy naturally.
Happiness Is a Natural State of Mind
This is why babies tend to be naturally happy and curious. They are not worrying about what might happen tomorrow. We worry about tomorrow for them, and take action to keep them safe. The challenge is, how to plan for tomorrow without getting totally captured by our thoughts. This is the key to happiness.

But how? Understanding the use of and dangers of thought, is the key. If you believe that thoughts are real, instead of approximations, then it will be hard to let go of your thoughts. If you understand that thought is used to create, and realize its dangers, you will be able to let go of thoughts that are not working for you.

Our moods, both low and high, are feedback from our psyche. If we put our hand in a flame, we feel the pain and pull back. This is the bodies feedback system. Likewise a low mood is feedback that our thoughts are repeating themselves in our minds, and drawing us away from "The Life Force" or the "Flow of Heaven," causing all forms of unhappiness.
Try This
For a week, observe the thoughts that repeat themselves in your mind, and write them down. Also notice your low feelings and see what thoughts might be associated with them. Over time you will notice patterns that create your low moods. As you do, it will be easier to let go of these thoughts, realizing they are not real and are lowering your state of mind. As you start letting go of these thoughts, notice how you feel. See if you start feeling better.

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We live in a world that is beautiful beyond description, yet most of us only glimpse this beauty occasionally. Why? What if the puzzle of life was that we are surrounded by, and a living part of, what the Taoist called "The Flow of Heaven," yet we are not conscious of it because we became fascinated with the ability to conceive and create.

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Watch this video and answer these questions.

1. Do the richer people really need money to be happy?

2.Did the homeless man prove that people don't need money to be happy?

3.Did the people that said they don't need money. Did it truly make them happy because they wanted it?

4.Did people take the money because they needed it or because the wanted it.

5.What are your thoughts.

Below are peoples answers to the questions above.

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1. Does money really make people happy?

2. If so, how much money does someone need to stay happy? How do you know?

3. What exactly can money buy in order to maintain happiness?

4. How can Social situations impacts someones happiness?

Below are peoples answers to the questions above.