Turns out getting older isn't such a drag. Time and time again, 70-year-olds report higher levels of happiness tha 30-year-olds. Why might older adults be happier? It could be that the kind of maturity that only comes with age, allows people to keep an emotional even keel or that with advanced years, we become more skilled at coping with our circumstances even those that are life changing. Whatever the reason the reason, it's good news for our health. Ivillage Feb/.2 2008