finding happiness

right..
now this is an educational post.. . and my good deed for the day.

this is about an article i read - on happiness
no, it was not one of those silly articles titled "50 things which make you happy " and goes on to say that in order to achieve eternal happiness one should take a break and have a kit-kat..
nope
this was an article based on scientific studies and research conducted to find out what exactly it is that makes us happy.

so it starts of by stating that ' what you think you want makes you miserable '..
and there i was thinking that a few million quid would just about do it ..apparently not.. brilliant!
come to think of it..its true isn't it?
take a moment and think..what do you really want ?
thought about it..?
so do any of these things make you happy right now...
maybe not.. why?
because when you think about what you want , you actually negate what you have .
so you visualise a utopian world . . and you are constantly striving towards it. you are aiming for what you what.. but is the whole process of getting what you want making you any happier? it is probably only making you aware of what you don't have .
are any of you coming back at night and twirling on the bed singing ' don't worry , be happy ' ?? ( and in case you are .. i have a few psychiatrists numbers .. )

and guess what (again)
the article goes on to inform us of the following
our brain evolved during a time of ice , flood and famine ;with the result that we have a catastrophic brain.The way the brain works is looking for what's wrong. so basically negative thinking is ingrained in the human psyche.
and what more..
by a trick of nature , our brains are designed to crave but never really achieve lasting happiness..
apparently , pessimissm is natural..optimism is not
out of the six basic emotions - anger , fear , disgust , sadness , joy and neutral .. only one is positive..does that give you a hint to how our brain works ?

so there.. i have imparted wisdom..
now.. do not be depressed after reading this .. even though the article smugly informs us that we will never be happy .. it does not say that we can't be happy
we need to concentrate on the present and be happy now.. rather than wait for happiness to come to us

happiness is an emotion which has been subdued for centuries but it still exists right ?
and being happy is really good for your health .. .

so now
i want all of you to tell me of one thing ..in the present which always makes you happy..
it could be anything.. no matter how small .. but i'd like to know of it
it would make me happy :)