Train Wrecks for Jesus. Episode57: The Happiness Set Point

Did you know, we all have a happiness set point? It's the level of contentment that our brains can handle and despite our outer - or physical - circumstances we will re-set ourselves there. Maggy refers to Marci Shimoff's 2009 book Happy for No Reason to examine how and why this set point is so powerful - and how we CAN raise it to give ourselves a happier life. The work is quite simple but it's certainly not easy as our brains themselves resist it. So that's why you may find it hard to meditate, exercise or even manage a day out - your basic wiring resists!