Oct 26 2011
The Happiness Virus and the Golden Rule
Imagine if you woke up feeling immense gratitude simply for being alive. What would happen if you passed on this feeling to the first five people you came into contact with?
I mentioned a scientific study a few years ago on this blog that relates to happiness. According to this study, happiness can spread through social networks like a virus.
Not only do you have the ability to effect those around you. You have the ability to effect people you don’t even know simply by spreading your emotions or actions.
Could this same principle work with any emotion, success, physical fitness, or even finances?
I believe it can.
If you want to be extremely happy, make friends with happy people. If you want to be extremely successful, make friends with successful people. If you want to be in the best shape of your life, hang out with people who are in the best shape of their life.
If these things are contagious you should hang out with as many people who have the happiness virus as possible.
You are not just helping other people when you give off positive vibes, it comes back to you exponentially. Do you ever find if you are cheerful that is what you receive in return? Or if you are angry do you get anger in return?
The Golden Rule is not new. It’s been around for a thousands of years. It’s roots are in almost every religion. The ancients knew these rules, there just wasn’t a peer reviewed journal to back it up.
If you want to be extremely happy, spread happiness. Or if you wanted to be extremely angry, spread anger.
Imagine that.