Diary of a KAD

I am re-posting this article by Jacob Sokol of  Sensophy   because I like it so much.  At the beginning of the year, when people set goals, make resolutions, or simply look for ways to enrich their lives, ideas like this can make a huge impact on our day-to-day mood. Studies conducted by positivity psychologist Sonja Lyubomirsky point to 12 things happy people do differently to increase their levels of happiness.  These are things that we can start doing today to feel the effects of more happiness in our lives.  I want to honor and discuss each of these 12 points, because no matter what part of life’s path we’re currently traveling on, these ‘happiness habits’ will always be applicable. 1.      Express gratitude -  When you appreciate what you have, what you have appreciates in value.  Kinda cool right?  So basically, being grateful for the goodness that is already evident in your life will bring you a deeper sense o...

Some demographers say the damage is already done.  In 1979, China enacted the 'one child per household' law.  Of course exceptions are made if the one child is (god forbid) a girl.  And families who live out in the sticks can have more than one child.  But now, after officials killed a 7-month old fetus, the law is currently up for debate. The elderly population is so disproportionately large, the younger generations can't afford their expensive health care bills.  Economists say even if they repeal the law today, the next 30 years of elderly healthcare is unaffordable.  There simply aren't enough workers to pay for it. When you tell a couple they can have another child if their first is a girl, what do you think happens to a vast majority of the girls?  Ya, they get shipped out.  So now, there's a ton of unmarried men, and the women who are of child-bearing age grew up in a society where one child was the norm.  It was the ideal, and t...