It began on the first day of the month of October celebrating the Day of the Elderly, an age in which I already include myself, and right after, just on the 7th, the Day of Laughter is celebrated. And yes, it has occurred to me to compare them, because this stage of life is when we should laugh more. Why? Well, because we have lived longer, we know how to do it better, we have learned a lot, we have greater experiences in a thousand things that we did not have before, and that fact alone allows us to laugh and increase our happiness. Of course, assuming that happiness is that state in which we enjoy from a good coffee to a sunset; also, of the many other wonders that in this country we can give ourselves the great luxury of seeing.

Therefore, and it is decreed, that HAPPINESS is found within ourselves from the way we see life. That is why I recommend that, especially in these difficult times, but not impossible to cope with, we achieve the alliance of the ENDORPINE (stress releaser, the one that makes us laugh, love chocolate, exercise); SEROTONIN (the hormone of happiness, which allows us to enjoy music, meditate, sunbathe); DOPAMINE (the reward chemical, which makes us eat healthy, complete tasks, celebrate achievements, sleep well) and OXYTOCIN (the love drug, which allows us to flatter, play with and care for animals, kiss and hug) .

My friends, the unity of all of them make up the wonderful chemistry of HAPPINESS, that which, as I already told you and is proven, lives within ourselves.

So I invite you all, no matter how old you are, to be more assertive with life, with others, with each other, with ourselves; Well, that, HAPPINESS, contains so many ingredients mixed in its great crucible, which will make us live even longer. I think, I don’t know about you, that we would all like to get “older”, with a lot and a better quality of life, right?

Happy Days!!!

Translated by: Aileen Álvarez García