He comes to mind because whenever I see him perform or talk to him about natural healing therapies, he makes me feel, wellhappy.

In addition to Bernhard’s contributions to my happiness, I also enjoy helping people, traveling to different countries, and like most of the ideas that come to me, thinking about the things that make me happy led to my researching mood and health.

One recent study involving almost ten thousand Australians showed that those with a high happiness in their lives reported overall good health for years to follow.

What is interesting is that the usual factors affecting mood were not an issue – age, smoking, alcohol and physical activity.

That brings forth the question – is my good health because I’m happy or am I happy because I’m in good health?

Looking at those in my life, both personal and professional, I can tell you, those with high stress have all kinds of medical issues, where my less stressed and happy aquaintences are relatively stress free.

I won’t go so far as to say that bad health is because of a perpetual bad mood, butthe mind is powerful and should not be underestimated.

Happiness is also relative and so one should have some perspective as to what makes him or her happy and how that bears upon health.

One way to help achieve overall life happiness is to learn to recognize specific obstacles to your happiness. Are your relationships happy ones or do they bring you down? Are you happy in your job? These are examples of things to look for and address.

Yes, we all know that physical and mental relaxation and well-being is key for an overall happy life but how do we get started and once started, retain these healthy habits?

Change is hard for many of us so the key is to make a plan then follow through. The beginning is always the hardest but from there it gets easier and easier.

We live in interesting and frustrating times. What may have made us happy a few years ago may no longer work. The key is to keep a positive attitude (even if you are at times only mouthing the words) and face the challenges each day.

My natural health programs are all natural and offer relaxation in an easy to achieve fashion. Customer feedback has been phenomenal. I encourage you to try one or all of them!