On this Fourth of July weekend, I am so happy to note that more and more of us are taking the pursuit of happiness — for us and our planet! — quite seriously.  I don’t think that’s an oxymoron, either.  Why shouldn’t we be serious about happiness?

Last weekend, GNHUSA leading light Tom Barefoot was at a conference in Boston, along with the incomparable Susan Andrews from Brazil.  They spoke with lots of people from all over the United States who were very excited about getting GNH efforts started up in their regions.  The word is spreading.  Yay!!

One area that’s seen a lot of activity is Seattle.  The Seattle GNH contingent’s activities has been a special meeting with the city council to establish Seattle as the nation’s first “Gross National Happiness City.”  That’s just once slice of their happiness pie.  Here’s more:

http://www.gnhworldproject.com/GNHWP/Welcome.html