Carbless Happiness

Better circulation equals Happiness? I found this article, during my typical morning dig for interesting news, which reminded me of a particular cycle of happy times. And just think, we only need a 6ft by 6ft section of our house and we can have hot water nirvana. While I'm sort of joking, I do wonder if our happiness is a function of our environment?

Just like the farce that begins, "well, I'm grossly obese but I'm happy", it makes me wonder if we can really be happy if the environment is not one that provides the necessary triggers in our bodies to release our well-being chemicals. In other words, is a consistent sense of happiness a function of identifying and surrounding ourselves with those events, places, and people that send out the signal to our body to have a sense of well being?

For example, a few years back, we were in a hotel and we had time to swim before the pool closed. I hadn't brought a suit, nor did I like to envision taking my shirt off and jumping in a pool. But, looking in, I noticed no one was there, so I grabbed some shorts and went swimming. I recall the peace I felt lying in the water, which in turn reminded me of the above ground pool we had growing up. I write this as I ponder the idea that environmental happiness may also be a function of what made us happy early in our youth, such as floating in water. I doubt swimming is a peaceful, stress-less, happiness creating event for everyone. So...maybe, for me, that hot tub would be something that would allow me to put away the stresses that are masking my desire for more day to day happiness. Something for me to consider.