Contact Info Site Privacy Policy Content Copyright © 2010 Our feelings are the result of the stories we tell ourselves. . . Change your story - change your feelings - change your life! Take some steps along THE PATH TO HAPPINESS. . . Happiness is not a result of what happens to us, it is a result of the stories we tell ourselves about what happens to us. Our happiness, and unhappiness, is a result of those stories, which together create our attitudes and belief systems.  Those attitudes create the framework through which we see the world, creating a self- perpetuating system.  We are often unaware of our assumptions  about ourselves and life, yet they control how we feel and the choices we make. You will learn to:  • Identify the stories you tell yourself • Determine if they serve you • Propose other stories you could choose to tell yourself, that would lead to different feelings • Identify what you can't change in your environment, so you can stop trying to change things not in your control • Identify what you can change in your life, so that you can take action to be happier This website is designed to share tools you can use to choose to be happier. . . Dive into the section that most calls to you. Change can be easy! Once you learn what you can change and stop trying to change the things you can’t, you will enjoy a happier, healthier, more productive, more satisfying life, no matter what is happening around you.   The Path to Happiness technique uses awareness of what isn’t working for you – what is in the way of your  happiness – to uncover the underlying beliefs through which you interpret the world.  Those beliefs – those stories you tell yourself – can be tested and evaluated against alternative beliefs. This process  creates the freedom to choose beliefs which lead to greater happiness and health.  When we are unhappy or under stress, we usually can’t see all the options available to us, so The Path to Happiness focuses on uncovering a wider range of options and evaluating their  consequences so you can make the best choices for yourself. Site Design: ELDC   By happiness, I mean serenity, contentment, peacefulness, joy, and my favorite word: ataraxy which means "a state of tranquility, free from emotional disturbance and anxiety."  Psychology measures 'life satisfaction.'  One measure of happiness is being able to say, "I love my life." Happiness Stepping Stones Stepping Stones - Get On and Stay On The Path to Happinesssis basic advice about choices you can make to experience greater happiness and fulfillment (ataraxy).