September 2022

It's easy to be happy when all's going well. It's easy to be happy in some places where happiness is almost a given. But what if you could be happy anywhere and any time? I'm not necessarily suggesting anyone can be happy ALL the time,...

13 September, 2022

Thriving and flourishing include the experience of positive emotions such as joy and happiness. But thriving and flourishing also involve minimising the less positive emotions such as stress and anxiety. There will always be a level of stress and distress; that's life. But doing all...

08 September, 2022

What is happiness? What does it really mean? The fact is, happiness means different things to different people; and it can even have different meanings in different parts of our lives! But understanding what it really is, and isn't, is important. So for a bit...

08 September, 2022

I've been saying for many years now that happiness, more often than not, can be found in the little things. Sure, there are some "big things" that are super exciting and can be filled with joy. But day to day, being mindful of small successes...

06 September, 2022

For too long, too many have thought of "physical" health and "mental" or "psychological" health as being separate. But the reality is, they're intimately and integrally connected. It's hard to be happy if you're sick and tired all the time; but if you're healthy, you're...

06 September, 2022

There's a longstanding debate about whether or not money can buy happiness. Like most things in life, the answer is more complex than a simple yes or no answer can provide. But what some related research does clearly show, is that happiness is related to...

05 September, 2022

As someone who writes and speaks about happiness pretty much all the time, I speak and write often about what factors contribute to and what factors detract from happiness and health and wellbeing. In addition, I frequently spend a lot of time speaking and writing...

03 September, 2022

There's no doubt success can contribute to happiness. There's also no doubt that happiness is a form of success. Either way, regardless of how you define these terms, there's much we can learn from the research into success when it comes to creating more happiness...

02 September, 2022