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Bridges

Happiness

October 5, 2025 

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Discussion Questions

These questions are just to start and aid discussion. Please skip around in the list, indulge diversions, and let your discussion develop naturally.

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  1. ​How would you define happiness? What did you think of the scientific definitions of happiness in the first video below? Have you thought much about your own happiness and what influences it?

  2. When were/are you happiest? Were you aware of your contentment in your happiest times, or did the happiness increase with nostalgia? Do you anticipate future happy experiences or do you not have specific emotional expectations when you think of upcoming events?

  3. ​​Had you heard of The World Happiness Report before this discussion (link below)? What did you learn from the report?

  4. If meaningful relationships are one of the major contributors to happiness, how should we approach the often hidden problem of loneliness in our lives, families, communities and city?​

  5. Do you practice mindfulness? What is the role of mindfulness (or meditation) in happiness? Is gratitude a part of happiness? How do you develop gratitude?

  6. Injustice, grief, and suffering are unavoidable realities for compassionate people. Does the pursuit of happiness ever conflict with loving others who are struggling?

  7. How do you feel about the tendency for happiness to be strongly influenced by genetics, as mentioned in the first video below? Will this revelation influence your expectations of yourself and others?

Background Discussion Material

Material listed here is intended  to enhance discussion. The inclusion of these materials is not an endorsement of their authors or the organizations publishing them. We encourage you to fact check any claims made in these materials. 
 

World Happiness Report 2025
The Happiest Place on Earth
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Most King's Bridge gatherings take place in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, which is Treaty 7 territory. This is part of the traditional home of the Blackfoot Confederacy (which includes the Siksika, Piikani, and Kainai First Nations), the Îethka Nakoda Wîcastabi First Nations (which includes the Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Wesley First Nations), and the Tsuut’ina First Nations. Calgary is also part of the homeland of the Northwest Métis and Métis Nation of Alberta, Region 3.

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