This is a slideshow I put together which is almost completely based on the famous lecture by Rabbi Jonathan Rietti, "Who's Responsible for My Happiness."

1. Who Is Responsible For My Happiness?

2. Nation of Second Guesses By BARRY SCHWARTZ Published: January 22, 2004 • Carl Schneider, a law professor at the University of Michigan who specializes in medical ethics, has reported that patient satisfaction goes down when the choice of pharmaceutical and medical treatment goes up. • In a study that Ms. Iyengar, Rachel Elwork of Columbia and I are working on, we found that as the number of job possibilities available to college graduates goes up, applicants' satisfaction with the job search process goes down. Indeed, for many people, increased choice can lead to a decrease in satisfaction. Too many options can result in paralysis, not liberation. Here is some of the evidence: The New York Times

5. A jumble of Advertisers spend millions convincing us that we need better looks, love, luxury, food, cars, or possessions to be Happy.

6. So how can we be happy if we don’t have the parents, school, cell phone, looks, etc. that we want?

8. “ A person should be even happier about his troubles than about the good that happens to him” – Midrash Tanchuma Yitro 17

9. “ Who is rich? One who is happy with what he has.” – Pirkei Avot 4:1

10. So why aren’t we happy with what we have?

11. “ One who has one hundred, he wants two hundred. One who has two hudred, wants four hundred” – Proverbs

12. The problem is not knowing how to be happy with what we already have.

13. Why would we learn how to be happy with what we have just because we get what we want?

14. The key is to learn how not to depend on things outside ourselves for our happiness.