New Course

  July, in my opinion, is near the end. ( I think today is the 9th!) and I have started a new course of action, or non action. ( jury is still out)
    Coursera, Yale, The Science of Well Being.
I am all in, if someone has the key to happiness, so I began.
I usually know in a jack flash minute, if this course will work for me, and this one was less than a minute. Because of a chair!! ( I have a chair fetish) The professor is teaching from her house,which is new, and sitting in the most beautiful chair. I have not heard a word she has said, I am already happy!! 'A' in the course!! In all semi seriousness, I am enjoying her journey to teach the multitudes of people.
      She mentions, habits, misconceptions, GI Joe fallacy, and savoring!!

 Savoring is a great word, I don't hear it used much these days. She encourages us to find one thing to savor each day, which I think that is my word for joy. The teacher also says merely knowing is not enough, you have to change behavior. Lean in to happiness, so to speak. ( I dislike that woman that wrote the book on leaning, but I get the point) I lean in, over and under, above and beyond trying to be happy-ish!!
   One person she quotes from, I don't remember the name, confirms?? happiness is not significant. Think the name, may have been Gilbert, but I would not bet on me!! for knowing. Also doing awesome stuff, ( whatever floats your boat) does not make us happier. Thinking about 'stuff' makes us unhappy, true love, makes us unhappy, intuition can be wrong!! and I am only in about five lectures!!
Big pharma has drugged the entire world, to sedate us. ( I love anti depressants!)
   Happiness genes are 50% of your happy day, life circumstances and choices 40%, and shit happens 10%!!!!!
   I have good genes, and do research !!I am a very content person.
   Next lecture is on What you are getting out of this?? ( what is this??) and what are you giving to this? ( I guess she is referring to this happiness thing??)
    I will let you know, this is a fun course. She also says, grades do not make you happy, so the tests/quizzes that you take, just skip um!!! Buy more, get more, be more, no happiness there. so we are winging it!! I feel much happier even now.

     Now for just fun, and happiness, Netflix  Frankie and Grace, or Grace and Frankie, is hysterical. Not a Jane Fonda fan, but Lilly Tomblin carries the show, and some good character actors. There is also, no test after each show!! Happy!!
    I have laughed from my toes, on every episode.
    Frankie,( played by Lilly) recently said, " Damn my christlike capacity for compassion!" I watch with a pad, and pen near!! She also said, when trying to tell someone, to not listen to garbage, "Fuck the noise!" I thought, god, what a great use of the word, Fuck!!! Close your ears if this offends you.
It is just a delightful series for older people, who are happy and sad, very much alive and full of hope, for a long life filled with joy, savoring each crazy moment we have.
   I think I will tell that Yale professor, about that show, and ask her where she bought the chair!!