Pursuit of Happiness

I have learned a lot in psychology over the course of the semester and I believe the thing that has impacted me the most and will stick with me throughout my college years is positive psychology. Positive psychology is aimed at helping people to improve and enhance their positive emotions and feelings. I used to have a hard time finding the good in the bad and didn't have the best positive outlook on things. After reading and learning about the broaden and build theory I've tried to have a more happy outlook on things and it actually has made think more openly about things. I always had my expectations set pretty high on how I wanted things and my expectations were usually never met which led me to disappointment after disappointment. I've learned to lower my expectations and think differently about things which has made me a lot happier as well. I now know that happiness isn't all about money or life experiences but its more about the relationships I develop with other people and how I treat them and how I live my life. In the next 5 years of my life I'm going on the pursuit of happiness by being the best that I can be and developing friendships and relationships with others that will last a lifetime.