Happiness is Contagious

Your mood not only affects you, but affects those around you:

Happiness is contagious, spreading among friends, neighbors, siblings and spouses like the flu, according to a large study that for the first time shows how emotion can ripple through clusters of people who may not even know each other.

The study of more than 4,700 people who were followed over 20 years found that people who are happy or become happy boost the chances that someone they know will be happy. The power of happiness, moreover, can span another degree of separation, elevating the mood of that person's husband, wife, brother, sister, friend or next-door neighbor.

So, get out there and spread some happiness. We need to do something to counteract the mood of doom and gloom presented daily by the media and the Democrats.