A science of feelings
It won't surprise any of you to read that here at The Happiness Institute we're very interested in feelings...
17 January, 2012
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Happiness is…accepting what is
For many people happiness is about hope and optimism; it's about positivity and making things better; it's about being your best and making the best. And this is all very true and a great approach to take. But (there's almost always a but, isn't there!) in addition...
17 January, 2012
Happiness and loneliness don’t sit well together
Just this morning I posted THIS BLOG ARTICLE on The Happiness Diet's website about the relationship between loneliness and healthy eating and/or effective dieting. As I was doing so I kept thinking that loneliness is not just an issue for those trying to lose weight or...
16 January, 2012
Finding happiness and success sometimes requires change…and overcoming barriers
So I'm working with a group of people at the moment who're all, in different ways, trying to make major changes to their lives; changes that will hopefully contribute to greater health and happiness but changes that will require overcoming significant (and long standing) barriers. Not...
14 January, 2012
Happiness is…loving yourself as much as you love others
OK, so most people assume that when I work with my clients I'm the one teaching them the lessons. And, to some extent, that's certainly true. When I agree to work with someone I do so with the belief that I can add something to their...
13 January, 2012
Write your own version of success and happiness…literally!
Writing down your thoughts and feelings is obviously not a new idea...
11 January, 2012
The time for happiness is now! So here’s 7 things you can do…
Don't delay; do something about your happiness now! There's only one moment in time in which we can every really do something and in which we can ever really experience happiness...
11 January, 2012
Achieve your goals and find happiness and success in just a few minutes every day
Happiness and success don't take much, just regular effort...
10 January, 2012
What makes us happy?
By Dorothy Foltz-Gray from Prevention Magazine Happiness, like baking, is something I've always been good at. And that puzzles me: I don't live in a glass house by the sea, I'm not rich or beautiful, I've endured grief and battled depression. It's true that I've been...
09 January, 2012
Happiness is…being your best self
"Being Your Best Self" by Lou Tice What is the difference between being yourself and being your "best" self? Some time ago, a young woman came up to me and asked an important question. She said, "Everyone is always telling me to just be myself," she said. "But...
07 January, 2012