The how of happiness

According to the author of the book happiness is 50% in the gen, you are a happy person or you are not, and 10 % depends on circumstances and 40 % in your efforts (behavior). The one that gives us more opportunities to make a change is our behavior. This can be changed by all 12 activities mentioned by Sonia in the book which can help us increase happiness. The first activity which I do agree is the expression of gratitude. The expression of gratitude is a kind of met strategy for achieving happiness.  Gratitude is many things to many people.  It is wonder; it is appreciation; it is looking at the bright side of a setback; it is fathoming abundance; it is thanking someone in your life; it is thanking God; it is “counting blessings.”  It is savoring; it is not taking things for granted; it is coping; it is present-oriented.  Gratitude is an antidote to negative emotions, a neutralizer of envy, avarice, hostility, worry, and irritation.  The average person, however, probably associates gratitude with saying thank you for a gift or benefit received. People who are consistently grateful have been found to be relatively happier, more energetic, and more hopeful and to report experiencing more frequent positive emotions.  They also tend to be more helpful and empathic, more spiritual and religious, more forgiving, and less materialistic than others who are less predisposed to gratefulness.