I once asked a buddhist monk what being a monk was all about, and he replied that is was about ‘looking at ideas… ideas about what society thinks brings us happiness’.

I thought, ‘Great, I don’t have to become a monk to do that!’

In fact, this is something that I’ve been thinking about, reading about and spending a lot of time on over the last few years – happiness, mindfulness, things like that.

This website, Being Happiness, is simply about sharing my personal discoveries. I’m not a teacher, or a guru, or a zen master, I’m just sharing ‘what works for me’ right now, and with luck any insights I gain may help others too.

About Ben Curtis

I moved to Spain from the UK in 1998. Apart from Being Happiness, I’m also making time to live by taking photos with my friend John and, with my wife Marina, helping people to learn Spanish.

The extended version of how my life has unfolded is here, if you are interested.

Saludos from Madrid!

Ben