So in the name of qualitative and quantitative science.
I'm taking part in an online experiment and so to can you.
http://www.scienceofhappiness.co.uk/Starting 3/08/2009-7/08/2009, I have to think of positive things for a few moments a day and focus on the "happy" things in my life.
Things that I'm grateful for...
Being able to read, write and think for myself.
I'm also grateful to have good friends.
I'm grateful for having a loving mother.
I'm grateful for for self expression.
I'm grateful for food, shelter, social life and sex (all of which are essential to life).
I'm grateful for my relatively good health.
If I could have one more thing to be grateful for it would be full time, fairly paid, reasonably interesting employment this so far eludes me.
I'm tempted to become self employed... doing what I'm not sure.