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Health- Actions for Happiness
actions for happiness when you score low in the gross nat onal happiness domain of health
Health is something we take for granted until we do not have it.
Without a healthy body, it is hard to participate fully in work. at
play and with friends and family. That said, research tells us
we tend to bounce back emotionally after 2 weeks — 8 months
from even catastrophic health problems.
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