“People in sunny, outdoorsy states — Louisiana, Hawaii, Florida — say they’re the happiest Americans, and researchers think they know why. A new study comparing self-described pleasant feelings with objective measures of good living found these folks generally have reason to feel fine.

The places where people are most likely to report happiness also tend to rate high on studies comparing things like climate, crime rates, air quality and schools.”

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I found this very interesting article sometime ago on “How to Achieve Emotional Control”   It was very interesting read.  Here is a quote from it:

“In this report I will present some of the most powerful ways to gain control over your own emotions.  For most of us our emotions seem to take over automatically, influencing how we think and how we behave, and consequently, how we conduct our lives.  You can vastly increase your personal power by imposing more and more conscious control over your emotional states.   Furthermore, your personal power tends to decrease to the extent that you indulge in negative emotions.”

Read this entire 28 page report at:  http://www.scribd.com