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By Vicki Salemi for Forbes.com For Jackie Donovan, director of marketing and merchandising at Fairway Market, coming to the office every morning is a joy, despite the long hours. Donovan manages 30 employees and fields approximately 600 e-mails every day. Although she's never worked harder in...

BEING HAPPY!By Lionel Ketchian (www.HappinessClub.com) The term "Excessive Happiness" was used in the movie Patch Adams. The truth is that there is no such thing. Having excessive Happiness is like having excessive money. Imagine someone telling you that his or her problem in life is...

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Happiness is not just feeling good it's also doing good; happiness is connectedness and engagement with others. There is an "i" in hapiness but there are also lots of other letters. This week we bring you a story about friendship and relationships, as well as...

Positive Psychology in Parenting by Shadra Bruce for Mental Health News Positive psychology, an approach to mental health that focuses on the ways in which people thrive, has a number of applications. Not only is it useful in the treatment of mental health disorders, often helping...

Was Mom Right About Finding Happiness? By Kathleen Doheny for Psychology Today Stumbling on happiness is neither easy nor predictable, and bestselling author-psychologist Daniel Gilbert set out to prove that in his keynote address Thursday at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association in San Diego....

Positive Psychology Can Help People Embrace Change by Shadra Bruce for the Mental Health News Organization Embracing change is difficult for most people, but positive psychology can help make change easier. Particularly when it comes to making changes for health, diet, and lifestyle, positive psychology can have...

by Michael Austin for Psychology Today If we want true happiness, we should heed what Plato said about the virtues. In a previous post, I offered some thoughts from Aristotle about genuine happiness. Now I'd like to turn to some of Plato's beliefs on the matter, which...