September 2009

_ã–We may need to solve problems not by removing the cause but by designing the way forward even if the cause remains in place._㝠_ã_ Edward de Bono, Maltese-born psychologist and authority on creative thinking. Some time ago my wife went away for a long weekend...

09 September, 2009

THIS year, the number of pensioners in the UK exceeded the number of minors for the first time in history. That's remarkable in its own right, but the real "population explosion" has been among the oldest of the old - the centenarians. In fact, this...

09 September, 2009

From The Examiner   It hurts to see our kids sad or act out in anger. And there is nothing better than to see big smiles between their pinch-able little cheeks.  Although there are obviously many influences that effect the happiness of our little ones, there is...

08 September, 2009

Throwing money at the poor won_ã_t necessarily increase their happiness. Nor are the poor significantly less happy than those who don_ã_t live in poverty. So says new research that examines the impact of public policy programs designed to tackle poverty and help improve families_ã_ lives. To...

08 September, 2009

Achieving happiness and wisdom is so simple, almost too simple to believe. Yet true happiness seems to elude most. Most dictionaries define happiness like this: "Feeling pleasure, feeling or showing pleasure, contentment, or joy." Aristotle said, "All human beings want 'happiness,' an active, engaged realization...

08 September, 2009

by Andrew Rosenthal from www.happier.com Friday, I shared Five Surprising Facts About Happiness.    Well, most people tell us all this is great, but who has the time to work on being happier? These days we can barely make it to the gym, let alone...

08 September, 2009

The Examiner regularly publishes some great articles on various issues related to happiness and positive psychology. Today, I bring you yet another four...

07 September, 2009

Today's tip is short and sweet; but hopefully, also influential and positive. Today's tip is simply this...

07 September, 2009

Happiness is knowing that life's a marathon, not a sprint...

07 September, 2009

Five Surprising Facts About Happiness From www.happier.com A wealth of research has been done over the past few years on happiness _ã_ why it_ã_s so important to be happy, how to measure your own happiness and of course, how to improve your own happiness. Yet we_ã_re...

07 September, 2009