From: My Friend
To: [Undisclosed Recipients]
Sent: Fri, February 26, 2010 1:54:42 pm
Subject: Fwd: “Happy” or “Positive” People Observed to Have Fewer Heart Attacks, Data Show; Positive Emotions May Help Protect Against Heart Disease

Happy Friday Family and Friends,
Science says smile! I’m sure a lot of you already new this , but I wanted to share this with you all.

http://cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/PositiveHeart.html – “Happy” or “Positive” People Observed to Have Fewer Heart Attacks, Data Show. Positive Emotions May Help Protect Against Heart Disease

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From: “My Friend’s Pessimistic, Religiously Anti-American Leftist Self-Loathing Friend Who Is The Walking Stereotype That Keeps Fox News In Business”
Date: Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 4:45 pm
Subject: Re: Fwd: “Happy” or “Positive” People Observed to Have Fewer Heart Attacks, Data Show; Positive Emotions May Help Protect Against Heart Disease
To: [All of us, including the people that she doesn't know]

For an alternative and compelling point of view: read Barbara Ehrenreich’s “Bright Sided.” She talks about how warped the (deeply American) culture of positive thinking can be.

Here’s a link: http://www.amazon.com/Bright-sided-Relentless-Promotion-Positive-Undermined/dp/0805087494/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1267201609&sr=8-1

Here’s an excerpt: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113758696

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Can’t Somebody Just Say Happy Friday Around Here?!?!?!