September 2009

According to ancient philosopher Aristotle, there are three kinds of relationships, only one of which will bring you true happiness. If for no other reason, I'm happy to bring you this article because of it's great title! If you'd like to find out more about the right...

30 September, 2009

Michelle Obama to women: Do what makes you happy By DARLENE SUPERVILLE (AP) _ã_ 14 hours ago WASHINGTON _ã” First lady Michelle Obama says women should do what makes them happy, a lesson she says she learned after realizing her two children, her husband and her physical...

29 September, 2009

Positive Psychology can be applied in many, many domains and in a variety of ways. In fact many people and organisations and institutions have used the principles of positivity without even knowing, in some instances, what they're doing and certainly without necessarily using the language...

26 September, 2009

No joy in kilo cuts From: Herald Sun September 26, 2009 12:00AM BEING too optimistic may prevent overweight people losing weight. New research has found looking on the bright side of life can be a barrier to shedding unwanted kilos, while negative emotions can help...

26 September, 2009

BY KENN L. CHUA, Junior Researcher The science of happiness ONE OF THE IRONIES in the Arroyo administration is the record public dissatisfaction with the government despite the relative strength of the economy. In most places, a sound economy is enough to make most people happy. In a...

25 September, 2009

I've written often about the links between happiness and gratitude; saying thanks can make both the thanker and the thankee experience positive emotions including happiness AND satisfaction, joy, contentment, pride etc I recently read a great book titled "Just Listen" and this morning stumbled across this...

25 September, 2009