Michelle Obama to women: Do what makes you happy By DARLENE SUPERVILLE (AP) _ã_ 14 hours ago WASHINGTON _ã” First lady Michelle Obama says women should do what makes them happy, a lesson she says she learned after realizing her two children, her husband and her physical...
Dear Dr. HappyI don_ã_t disagree with your recommendations for positive parenting _ã_ and I do try, believe me _ã_ but sometimes, I look at my son and think: _ãÄForget about love, I don_ã_t know if I even like you very much._ã_ This is causing me...
As always, it gives me great pleasure to bring you a few articles and stories relevant to the fascinating study and practice of positive psychology in the search for happiness...
Positive Psychology can be applied in many, many domains and in a variety of ways. In fact many people and organisations and institutions have used the principles of positivity without even knowing, in some instances, what they're doing and certainly without necessarily using the language...
No joy in kilo cuts From: Herald Sun September 26, 2009 12:00AM BEING too optimistic may prevent overweight people losing weight. New research has found looking on the bright side of life can be a barrier to shedding unwanted kilos, while negative emotions can help...
BY KENN L. CHUA, Junior Researcher The science of happiness ONE OF THE IRONIES in the Arroyo administration is the record public dissatisfaction with the government despite the relative strength of the economy. In most places, a sound economy is enough to make most people happy. In a...
I've written often about the links between happiness and gratitude; saying thanks can make both the thanker and the thankee experience positive emotions including happiness AND satisfaction, joy, contentment, pride etc I recently read a great book titled "Just Listen" and this morning stumbled across this...
Australians coping with GFC: survey September 24, 2009 - 12:04AM Australians have coped with the economic slowdown by staying home, chilling out and saving money - and we're all the happier for it. That's the finding of the second annual happiness survey by marketing research consultancy The...
When it comes to happiness, business owners top the charts, according to the largest, most comprehensive study to date on how occupation affects well-being. The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, released last week, surveyed 100,826 working adults between January and August, and found business owners outranked 10...