When Happiness Begins

Psychologist Rafael Santandreu reveals the happiest life stage starts when you stop complaining and appreciate the present.

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When Happiness Begins

Psychologist Rafael Santandreu reveals the happiest life stage starts when you stop complaining and appreciate the present.

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Psychologist Rafael Santandreu reveals the happiest life stage starts when you stop complaining and appreciate the present. Psychologist Rafael Santandreu says the happiest life stage begins when people stop complaining and appreciate the present. Originally reported by Psychologies.

The happiest life stage

Psychologist Rafael Santandreu reveals the happiest life stage starts when you stop complaining and appreciate the present.

“La meilleure étape de la vie d'une personne est celle où elle commence à penser de la bonne manière, à arrêter de se plaindre et à apprécier les choses incroyables, magiques, voire spirituelles, qui l'entourent à chaque instant”

Why this stage matters

Santandreu says this mindset shift creates a happier, more intense life stage than childhood or adolescence.

“C'est à ce moment-là que commence la meilleure étape de la vie, bien plus heureuse et intense que quand l'on était enfant ou adolescent”

The present moment power

The present moment power

Buddhist monk Thích Nhất Hạnh explains that happiness comes from appreciating the present, like breathing or smiling.

“Lorsque nous nous réveillons chaque matin, nous avons 24 nouvelles merveilleuses heures à vivre. (...) Nous pouvons sourire, nous pouvons respirer, nous pouvons manger.”

The real secret of happiness

Harvard's 85-year study shows that happiness comes from strong relationships, not money or health.

“On a remarqué que les personnes qui étaient seules, isolées, n'avaient pas ce régulateur de stress, issu de bonnes relations sociales.”

In short

Psychologist Rafael Santandreu says the happiest life stage begins when people stop complaining and appreciate the present.

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