Why are we happy? Why aren't we happy?

[Pastor Gary]

"Harvard Psychologist Dan Gilbert challenges the idea that we'll be miserable if we don't get what we want. Our "psychological immune system" lets us feel real, enduring happiness, he says, even when things don't go as planned. He calls this kind of happiness "synthetic happiness," and he says it's "every bit as real and enduring as the kind of happiness you stumble upon when you get exactly what you were aiming for.""

Whether you agree with all Dr. Gilbert says, it is an entertaining and thought provoking 20+ minute video, particularly if you know someone who lives their entire life saying "woulda/shoulda/coulda" kind of statements of regret... or if you, yourself, are one of those people.