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Speaking at the High Level Meeting on “Happiness and Well-Being: Defining a New Economic Paradigm”convened during the sixty-sixth session of the General Assembly the Secretary General Ban Ki-moon stated that the world “needs a new economic paradigm that recognizes the parity between the three pillars of sustainable development. Social, economic and environmental well-being are indivisible. Together they define gross global happiness.” The meeting was convened at an initiative of Bhutan, a country which recognized the supremacy of national happiness over national income since the early 1970s and famously adopted the goal of Gross National Happiness over Gross National Product.
The General Assembly of the United Nations in its resolution 66/281
of 12 July 2012 proclaimed 20 March the International Day of Happiness recognizing the relevance of happiness and well-being as universal goals and aspirations in the lives of human beings around the world and the importance of their recognition in public policy objectives.
And here is an article from the International Business Times on the current state of the holiday (?) We’ll be discussing the secrets of authentic happiness today on More2Life Radio. Call in from Noon-1pm E (11-Noon C) at 877-573-7825 to ask your questions about how you can remove the obstacles to authentic happiness and joy in your life and relationships!
And here’s my proposal for the first Happiness Holiday Carol. Get your Arby’s Hat and sing along with Pharrell!
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