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30 June, 2013
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The Happiness of Pursuit (Time Magazine article)
This Time Magazine article is relatively long but well worth the time and effort for those interested in understanding what the "pursuit of happiness" should really be about...
28 June, 2013
3 Surprising Strategies for Forgiving and Letting Go
Happiness obviously involves focusing on and enjoying the good times. But the reality is that life also involves "bad times". Some of these bad times are due to people doing the wrong thing...
28 June, 2013
12 Surprising Strategies for Long-Term Success & Happiness
Although success means different things to different people and can, obviously, be defined in different ways there's no doubt that considerable overlap exists between what most of us would think of as "success" and "happiness". Accordingly, although the following article is ostensibly about "success" and although...
25 June, 2013
What do you say to yourself? The difference between helpful self-talk and unhelpful positive affirmations!
Check out this interesting and important article from Positive Psychology News Daily in which the difference between helpful self-talk and the sometimes unhelpful positive affirmations is discussed. Not all types of "positive thinking" are the same; nor are they all good for us! This article...
25 June, 2013
10 tips for a long AND health AND happy life!
Learn some great lessons from the world's oldest people! by Emina Bajra Deep in the heart of Japan’s countryside lived the oldest person in the world. His name was Jiroemon Kimura and last Wednesday, he died at 116. I had a chance to meet Kimura on the brink...
24 June, 2013
12 “Thirty Second” Ways to Connect with your Spouse
For happiness, relationships matter so here are some quick and easy tips for keeping that connection healthy and happy...
24 June, 2013
Build something even more powerful than willpower
by Dr. Happy (@drhappy on Twitter) They say willpower is at the heard of happiness, health and success; but this is even better...
23 June, 2013
Happiness should be a verb!
from Scientific American Flourishing should be the new happiness. What most pursue now ignores old wisdom and the logic of our biology. A verb capturing the required recurring effort is better than a noun describing the desired static state—by nature, not a thing we can be...
20 June, 2013
20 quick and easy tips for happiness
A brisk 10-minute walk can boost your mood and self-esteem while reducing anxiety and stress, according to a new report by the Mental Health Foundation. Beat the blues and boost your happiness quota with these other simple tips and tricks. 1 Buy theatre tickets, not shoes Psychologists at...
20 June, 2013