August 2007

A happiness story from Positive Psychology News Daily What Gets Measured Gets Managed Posted: 25 Aug 2007 06:00 AM CDT By Rosie Milner Rosie Milner is a MAPP student at the University of East London. A Cambridge University philosophy graduate, Rosie has worked as a...

26 August, 2007

The pursuit of national happiness Ruut Veenhoven, who created the World Database of Happiness in 1999, poses in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Veenhoven's database ranks Canada in the top 15. ASSOCIATE PRESS August 23, 2007 The tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan long ago dispensed with the notion of...

25 August, 2007

Please consider and enjoy the following two quotes and my happiness versions. When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves. - Viktor Frankl, 1905-1997, Austrian Neurologist and Psychiatrist When the situation or events around us are not...

25 August, 2007

Queenstown champion brings ray of ê¢__‘–Happiness" to community 23 August 2007 Local volunteer, Julie Yeo, was today named Queenstown's first Ultimate Community Champion for her invaluable contribution to community organisations. Julie works as a volunteer to prevent family violence in the community for the Wakatipu Abuse Prevention Network...

23 August, 2007

"The three grand essentials of happiness are: something to do, someone to love, and something to hope for." --Alexander Chalmers, Scottish writer...

23 August, 2007

Here at The Happiness Institute we've always considered good quality relationships to be crucial to happiness and within that, we know that open and effective communication is vital for building and maintaining positive relationships. As such, the following story that appears in today's SMH comes...

23 August, 2007

Women and Money: Money equals security, which can lead to happiness Monday, August 20, 2007 Cherry Hill Courier Post The folks at the Positive Psychology Center at the University of Pennsylvania have come up with a questionnaire that's been getting a lot of press. Yet nowhere in the Authentic...

23 August, 2007

The following story from Gimundo.com is not directly related to happiness but if you read through to the end, and then consider my comments, I think you'll see the connection. Kids Listen to Parents' Advice on Healthy Eating 8/22/2007 Though your child may scowl at the...

23 August, 2007

The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings. - Eric Hoffer, 1902-1983, American Social Writer Happiness certainly comes from counting your blessings so go do some maths homework!...

22 August, 2007