December 2015

There’s much we can learn from Lao Tzu about happiness, life and even death!

via TheSpiritScience.net Lao Tzu wrote in the Tao Te Ching: “The tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao. The name that can be named is not the eternal Name. The unnamable is the eternally real. Naming is the origin of all particular things.” This...

09 December, 2015

Five Ways to Give Better Gifts (Backed by Science)

If happiness comes as much or more from giving as it does from receiving then this article is a must read...

08 December, 2015

24 Powerful Ways To Finish The Year Off Right

via ViralRising.com  Every year, we resolve to be a different person starting on January 1st. But why wait until the New Year takes hold to start making positive changes? This year, challenge yourself to end the year strong, rather than pitting your personal development on a...

08 December, 2015

Learn these attitudes of truly happy people and enjoy … more happiness!

via LifeHack by Alison Miller Without realizing it, you may be inviting a serious threat to your happiness into your psyche every day. Unchecked, it could take hold of your upbeat mood and plunge it into darkness. I’m talking about social media. A double-edged sword if ever there was...

07 December, 2015

If you recognise any of these 15 signs…maybe YOU’RE the biggest obstacle to your own happiness!

via Thought Catalog by Brianna Wiest 1. The only problem with your life is the way you think about it. Objectively, you have everything you could ever want or need, yet your unhappiness simply comes from a lack of appreciation (which is a cultivated trait, if...

07 December, 2015

How to turn a boring job into a meaningful career

via Business Insider by Shana Lebowitz Nearly two decades ago, Yale School of Management professor Amy Wrzesniewskiand colleagues conducted a now well-known study on how people find meaning in their work. The study, which Wrzesniewski described in a recent talk at Google, focused on a cleaning crew...

04 December, 2015

Loving the lives we’re living

via the Huffington Post by Emily Madill Have you ever started a new exercise regimen to improve your health? Have you ever dedicated yourself to reaching a certain goal in your career? What about the dream of having a partner who is the perfect fit for...

03 December, 2015

10 brilliant quotes and adages about happiness and positivity!

via Mappalicious Over the last years, I´ve collected countless quotes, sayings, short poems and similar inspirational stuff that (to my mind) is related to Positive Psychology. Here are my top-10 for the time being. Enjoy! It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men. (Frederick...

02 December, 2015

7 ways to get on top of those depressing, negative thoughts

via PickTheBrain by Alan Marsden  There you go again. Criticizing yourself with negative thoughts and constantly worrying about what other people think. You worry about what people think of your opinions and your decisions. You don’t feel good about yourself, so you hold back. But this only achieves...

01 December, 2015

9 Mantras That Will Keep You Mentally Strong During Tough

Live isn't always easy.  Happiness isn't always easy (or possible).  But staying tough during difficult times is achievable if we say the right things to ourselves; such as these 9 great mantras outlined by Amy Morin from the Huffington Post...

01 December, 2015