The contents of the glass don’t matter; what’s more important is to realize there’s a pitcher of water nearby. In other words, we have the capacity to refill the glass, or to change our outlook.

Scientifically, happiness is a choice. It is a choice about where your single processor brain will devote its finite resources as you process the world.

You can study gravity forever without learning how to fly.

You have to train your brain to be positive just like you work out your body.

Study after study shows that happiness precedes important outcomes and indicators of thriving.

Success does not mean happiness. Check out any celebrity magazine to look for examples to disabuse you of thinking that being beautiful, successful or rich will make you happy.

When we encounter an unexpected challenge of threat the only way to save ourselves is to hold on tight to the people around us and not let go.