Is Happiness a Choice? The Option Method Philosophy

What role does choice play in our happiness or unhappiness? Do we indeed "choose" to be unhappy? This was the most common question asked by the Option students who gathered together at Bruce Di Marsico's home for this lecture recorded live in November of 1995, just a few weeks before he passed away. Bruce clarifies what he means by "choice". He explains to his students how our beliefs affect our happiness and unhappiness. Bruce explores the connection between our feelings and our beliefs and just what kind of judgments cause us to feel bad. He decribes how his Option Method takes your unhappiness from "that vague cloud of confusion and that which just happens to you" and breaks it down to "the real dynamics that cause your emotions....your beliefs and your judgements." As Bruce explains in this lecture--"Unhappiness happens in the dark, it happens in the half light of reason. The problem is that you think you know that you have to be unhappy. I suggest that it's questionable. What if what you are feeling is just the result of a belief you have?" In this lecture, his last before his death on December 4, 1995, Bruce shares with friends and students his kind understanding of human nature and happiness. Discover the root cause of your unhappiness through Bruce's profound insights. Approx. 90 minutes.