Happiness is Good (with Dr. Robert Waldinger)

<p dir="ltr">Nonstop happiness doesn't exist for any human being on the planet.</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School Dr. Robert Waldinger (<a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-waldinger-90012169/">@Dr.Waldinger</a>) believes in nurturing relationships for overall health. Dr. Waldinger co-founded the Lifespan Research Foundation and is a practicing psychiatrist and Zen master or Roshi. His book, The Good Life: Lessons From the World's Longest Scientific Study on Happiness, is an excellent look at what keeps us all happy, healthy, and thriving.</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr">Author and Professor Dr. Robert Waldinger's (<a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-waldinger-90012169/">@Dr. Waldinger</a>) book, The Good Life: Lessons From the World's Longest Scientific Study on Happiness, is a must-read. The study started in 1938 and continues to this day. Dr. Waldinger is a Zen Roshi, practicing psychiatrist, researcher, and professor. He understands that happiness isn't attainable every day. However, he encourages us to be proactive to live an extraordinary life with as much of it as possible.</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">“All it is is the stuff we do every day, if we give it our full attention, everything pops with an aliveness that normally we miss.”</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">- Dr. Robert Waldinger</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Key Takeaways:</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <ul> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Personality vs. Ego:  Ego is different than personality. The ego is the identification with our sense of self. At the same time, everyone has the conditioning of a personality. When you start moving away from being identified with self and living from the witness, you can bring source spirit into your personality. We want to have a personality, just not be overidentified or attached to it, as that is the ego.</p> </li> </ul> <p><strong> </str