Join the Conversation: What Makes You Happy?

       One rainy afternoon, while riding a city bus, Gretchen Rubin asked herself, “What do I want from life, anyway?” She answered, “I want to be happy.”
       But she realized she’d spent no time thinking about her happiness. In a flash, she decided to dedicate a year to a happiness project.
       The result was a book. In The Happiness Project, Rubin synthesizes the wisdom of the ages with scientific research as she takes readers along on her year to greater happiness.
       I invite you to begin your own happiness project. More specifically, I invite you to participate in week three (July 15-21) of our Join the Conversation initiative by asking yourself: What kinds of things make me happiest now?
       Then share your response with us. You may:

• Leave a reply to this post.
• Participate in our Zoom coffee chats at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday.
• Share your thoughts on the Elder Care Ministries (ABCORI) group’s Facebook page.
• Send your responses via e-mail to [email protected].
• Leave a voice-mail message with your thoughts at (401) 522-9731.
• Mail your responses to Elder Care Ministries, 54 Exeter Road, Exeter, RI 02822.

       At the end of the initiative, we’ll gather the responses to this and other questions and use them to help shape a new resource: Thoughts About Traveling the Third Third of Life.
       Join the conversation--as you begin your own happiness project.
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