102 to 2023 True colours are beautiful

"I think I am the happiest I have been!"

I was telling Nisha Subramaniam last night when we were having dinner at iSteaks Diner @ myVillage .

"Really?"

In the past, I may fear this happiness will disappear. I read a critic of happiness before, that we do not feel 'happiness'. We experience what we call affect but before that;

We typically experience more positive emotions are experienced more often than negative ones. However, people tend to harp on the negative ones more often.

-Watson, 2000

Furthermore, positive affect and negative affect are not part of one continuum. You are able to experience both positive and negative emotions at one time, such as feeling both nervous and excited.

With all the theoretical knowledge, so what?

I have learnt to be mindful and contended when I get the rare happiness. If believing that happiness is a bonus, I treasure every moment of happiness and also sadness - believing that all these moods and emotions are part of life.

Today, I hope you can take away a little something.

Go out and have fun, go crazy and do something you have always wanted to!