I often quote Buddha and famous Greek Philosophers when trying to inspire happiness but today, fittingly given it's a Sunday, I'm very happy to bring to you 10 happiness tips from none other than Pope Francis! I hope you can find some time to reflect and...
Is happiness pleasure or purpose? Is it both? Fun and pleasure and positive emotions like happiness are vitally important for thriving and flourishing. But so too are meaning and purpose, without which happiness can be shallow and short lived. Here at The Happiness Institute we very much believe that...
We all have bad days. But we all, also, get through these bad days. How you get through tough times determines overall happiness and wellbeing; resilience is a key to thriving and flourishing and the good news is we can all learn to do this better by...
Research suggests that those who're constantly looking to learn and to grow and to improve tend to be happier and healthier, more successful in life. There are so many ways we can grow and improve, physically and psychologically, but this great LifeHack article lists 16 pretty...
Self-love is NOT vanity. Real happiness is NOT selfishness or narcisism. But, and this is an important but, we do need to love and care for ourselves before we can love and care for others. Which is why we were happy when we stumbled upon this article from...
Here at The Happiness Institute we believe that happiness and healthiness are intimately linked. It's hard to be happy if you're sick and tired and it's hard to be healthy without the positivity that comes from happiness. Creating health is not overly difficult but sometimes, it requires...
by Eric Barker University of California professor Sonja Lyubomirsky details the things research shows the happiest people have in common. Via The How of Happiness: They devote a great amount of time to their family and friends, nurturing and enjoying those relationships. They are comfortable expressing gratitude for all...
I'm sure it's not intentional but I'm also pretty sure that many of you undermine your own happiness by prioritising other things. Check out these 6 happiness killers and then find a way to stop having them in your life...
I've said it before and I'll say it again...
I'm not always a fan of positive affirmations. There's no doubt they work for some people, some of the time. But if they're unrealistic and irrelevant then they can also set people up for failure and simply cause disappointment and frustration. None of which is good for...
