1. © Paul T. P. Wong HOW DO I FIND HAPPINESS IN DIFFICULT TIMES? DISCOVER SOURCES OF TRUE HAPPINESS.

2. INTRODUCTION

3. Happiness is inside you

4. Happiness often entails suffering

5. The bitter-sweet experience of life

6. Happiness is an emotion

7. Happiness is subjective well-being

8. What is the meaning of happiness? Happiness is: A pleasant feeling A positive evaluation or judgment A favorable explanation after the fact An optimistic expectation A sense of inner peace A sense of connectedness A spiritual experience

9. The science of happiness

10. Ed Diener’s Satisfaction with Life Scale ____ In most ways my life is close to my ideal. ____ The conditions of my life are excellent. ____ I am satisfied with my life. ____ So far I have gotten the important things I want in life. ____ If I could live my life over, I would change almost nothing.

13. How did Ikiru find meaning and happiness with terminal cancer?

14. How did the Apostle Paul find meaning and happiness in jail, waiting for execution?

15. How did Frankl find meaning and happiness in Nazi death camps?

16. The new algebra of positive psychology: The Meaning Difference

17. The new algebra of positive psychology: The Power of Infinity

18. The new algebra of positive psychology: Growing in Life through Subtraction

19. Find happiness by becoming a positive person

20. Find happiness by being appreciative

21. Find happiness through belief and faith

22. Find happiness through correct thinking

23. Find happiness through friendship

24. Find happiness through transforming your mind

25. Find happiness by starting a new chapter of your life

26. Find happiness by weaving your dark experiences with positive ones into a colourful quilt

27. Find happiness by being mindful of the present, accepting of the past and hopeful about the future

28. Happiness is working together as a team in harmony with nature