After a year and a half of pursuing an MA in Happiness Studies, an interdisciplinary approach to human flourishing, I'm four weeks away from completing this degree through Centenary University.
We got to create an elevator pitch for why one would pursue a degree in Happiness Studies, and I wanted to share it with you here.
Here's my takeaway in a minute and a half elevator pitch. Whilst I've created many a screenplay before now with happiness in the title or dialogue within and interviewed people about the stories we tell and the happiness we seek, I now have this deeper lens to work with as I launch my networking and consulting arm of 917 Studios in addition to continuing my creation of stories and films.
What is happiness? Happiness isn’t. We have to embody happiness. The ebullient life we seek is really one of contentment. It’s one of acceptance. It’s one of humility. It’s one of how we interact with each other. How we find our spiritual self to our very core. We find ways to stimulate our mind. And we foster and nurture the relationships that are most important to us all while trying to stay steady in the emotions that are ourselves. And when you dig deep to the very soul of who you are and root the things you do in your purpose, anything is possible. Aristotle says in the Nichomachean Code of Ethics that a human can reach happiness and only understand if they were happy at the end of their life by looking back, by reflecting. And maybe that’s true, or maybe in every iteration of our journey we can glance back and make sure we’re on the right path, use our discernment, and keep going toward happiness. So happiness is a state of being, but it needn’t be a state—a constant state… it’s a metric, a beacon, a compass. Happy everything. Talk to you soon.
I'm better off for having studied happiness. I look forward to launching the first event for 917 Studios LLC in NYC soon which will truly be steadied from a foundation of happiness for all. Stay tuned for details!
Warmly,
Rebecca
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