Day 1 of the Field Guide of Happiness for Women

I sat down last night to read what today's first tip is in the "Field Guide to Happiness for Women" and truth be told, I was kinda bummed. Yeah...bummed on my way to finding happiness...not a great endorsement for this book in regards to helping me find happiness. So what was tip #1 you ask? "Eat Quality Food." Seriously? This is tip one? I mean why not ease into that one? It appears that the author, Barbara Ann Kipfer's rational is that, "It's important to also be aware of the miracle of food and how it finds its way to your table. And then there's the miracle of the body - the fact that you have a digestive, nutrient-absorbing, and elimination system that processes your food each day." She goes on to finish by saying, "Eat slowly and mindfully, ever aware of the pleasure that comes from your food."

Hmmm...interesting. I guess I see her point starting here. I think finding happiness is probably about focusing on things that bring you pleasure, but, while I enjoy food, it's not really something I sit around and think about. Nor do I enjoy preparing food. So while this tip may help some people to focus and find pleasure and happiness in the most basic things, I'm pretty happy coming home from work most nights and eating a bowl of cereal. That makes me happy. And I enjoy the heck out of that meal. Guess it just goes to show you - different strokes for different folks.

Tomorrow I'll be doing and writing about day one of "The Happy Book" stay tuned and be happy!