How People Get Happy - 7 Secrets to Finding Happiness
Six leading authors, performers and thinkers—and one NYC taxi driver—share their secrets to finding joy.
O, The Oprah Magazine | From the May 2009 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine
Photo: Courtesy of Grant Leighton
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Music director, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra "Being totally engaged in the moment is the most uplifting thing I can do, and fortunately, I am able to do it frequently. When I'm engaged with 100 musicians and 2,000 listeners in a journey through a Mahler or Brahms symphony, there is a genuine and heartfelt human connection that goes beyond words. I feel the same depth of connection when I take a hike in the Colorado Rockies with my 5½-year-old son. His joy at what is is contagious." |