Are you happy?

British scientists have worked out the formula for happiness and it is not entirely lots of money, true love and lots of sex.

BBC NEWS -- The formula for happiness

Are you ready? The formula is Happiness = P + (5xE) + (3xH).

P stands for Personal Characteristics, including outlook on life, adaptability and resilience.

E stands for Existence and relates to health, financial stability and friendships.

And H represents Higher Order needs, and covers self-esteem, expectations, ambitions and sense of humour.

Ingrid Collins, a consultant psychologist at the London Medical Centre, told BBC News Online: "I would be very surprised if people sat down and had to work out whether they were happy or not.

"We can all be happy in a heartbeat if we make the decision to be so."

Let's sing along to the tune of Bomb Iraq, (those lyrics in my poetry blog),--

"If you're happy and you know it then P + (5xE) + (3xH) is maximised. If you're happy and you know it then P + (5xE) + (3xH) is maximised. If you're happy and you know it then this formula really shows it, clap your hands.