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Health and happiness are two of the universal goals of all people. Many philosophers, spiritual teachers, the world's major religions, including Hinduism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam, have prized gratitude as a spiritually beneficial emotional state. Now doctors and psychologists have joined in the chorus. Medical...

05 February, 2008

This might not at first appear to be happiness related but give it some thought and then read my happiness version below...

05 February, 2008

The Happiness Quotient of Soul and Self Arjun Singhe americanchronicle.com Why the richest nations of the world are placed lower on the happiness index? In addition, citizens of less developed nations happier than their counterparts in developed nations? The difference in the happiness graph among...

04 February, 2008

There is, in some quarters, a backlash against happiness with the main argument being that there's nothing wrong with and/or we should appreciate "negative" emotions such as sadness and grief. Well of course we should accept that it's normal, from time to time, to experience...

03 February, 2008

Philosopher links happiness and morality in upcoming book by Scott Brinckerhoff - February 4, 2008 One day recently, Paul Bloomfield wondered aloud whether Robinson Crusoe, fiction's most famous castaway, might have to make moral decisions. For some philosophers, Bloomfield said, morality has only to do with...

02 February, 2008

Thanks to Lionel Ketchian's wonderful Happ-E-Newsletter I'm happy to bring you these wonderful happiness and happiness related quotes: "A thought is not the problem, it's just the thought." "You have it easily in your power to increase the sum total of this world's happiness now....

01 February, 2008

I wish The Happiness Institute website was included in this list but unfortunately we're not! It is, nevertheless, an interesting collection of websites which according to Gretchen Rubin will help boost your happiness. Click here for more...

31 January, 2008

I have, over the years, referred on occasions to Lou Tice's wise writings even though much of what he writes about is only indirectly related to happiness. Well, his latest words are directly related to happiness and are, as usual, spot on. Read...

31 January, 2008

They say you can't be too rich or too thin, but what about too happy? People who say they are perfectly happy don't do as well in terms of income, education and civic involvement as their peers who aren't quite as blissful, according to a new...

30 January, 2008

Google has once again topped the list in Fortune Magazine's "Best Companies to Work For". In an interview with Google's founders, Larry Page and Eric Schmidt, the journalist asked whether it was possible to "treat employees too well". In response, Page effectively said...

30 January, 2008