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Show Achieve Happiness ... Too Bad We Can't Be Told How to Do If By Dr. M. Ford McBride I received a beautiful Christmas card the other day and the verse read: "May the coming year be joyous and happy." Wouldn't it be nice if we were told in the card how to achieve happiness. hap-piness. Unfortunately, Un-fortunately, the answer can't be found in a greeting card selves or having a positive self image. Second, having the capacity to feel well toward others. Third, successfully handling han-dling daily tensions and problems of living. These three components enable us to harmonize our goals and talents in meeting the demands of life. Just knowing what happiness hap-piness is does not mean we can go out and be happy, but knowing can help us think realistically about it. Dr. McBride can be seen every Monday on Channel ll's "Newsroom" at 6:00 p.m. If you have a question or topic you would like Dr. McBride Mc-Bride to discuss in his column, write: Dr. M. Ford McBride, 1161 East 300 North, Provo, Utah Hapiness is an ongoing objective, ob-jective, it must be continually worked toward. By seeking happiness is our right and a vital part of successful living. A patient told me recently that she couldn't remember a time when she was truly happy. hap-py. She went on to say her life style and the lack of meaningful relationships made it difficult for her to achieve true happiness. Happiness, Hap-piness, like physical health can be improved and maintained main-tained by good habits, a positive environment, and caring relationships. These qualities were not evident in this girls life. Last week I was in a large university library. Out of interest, in-terest, I counted the number of books that related to happiness. hap-piness. There were over 200 listed in the card catalog. Obviously, happiness is important im-portant to us. However, reading about happiness can no more make us happy than buying a new pair of skis will make us expert skiers. It takes consistent effort and planning, we must actively seek it. I like to think of happiness as having three ingredients: First, feeling good about our- |