CHAPTER 11

Healthy Relationships

“Love thy neighbor as thyself, but choose thy neighborhood.”

—AUTHOR LOUISE BEAL

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Even though we may think that winning millions of dollars in the lottery will make us happy, facts and research tell us quite a different story. All of the research that has been done tells us that money and material possessions, after a certain point, have little to do with the amount of happiness we experience in our lives. The kinds of relationships we are able to form with others, conversely, have been shown to have a strong impact on how happy we are. With all the evidence that suggests our emotional well-being revolves around ...

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