The severe economic downturn has forced many people to reassess their values and the ways they act on them in their daily lives. For some, the pursuit of happiness, sanity, or even survival, has been transformed. Happy Days is a discussion about the search for contentment...
Samuel Johnson: "Since every man is obliged to promote happiness and virtue, he should be careful not to mislead unwary minds, by appearing to set too high a value upon things by which no real excellence is conferred."...
Achieving happiness requires nothing more than practising a few simple disciplines every day. This has long been our motto, here at The Happiness Institute, and it's just been reinforced from two quite different stories. Quite by coincidence, and a strange coincidence at that, I've been concurrently...
Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go. (Oscar Wilde)...
Happiness is doing something positive, for yourself and for others, that isn't necessarily expected; happiness is a nice surprise...
Meditation has long been lauded. Now science has shown that deep relaxation changes our bodies on a genetic level - for the better. Anastasia Stephens reports. It's a piece of advice yogis have given for thousands of years: take a deep breath and relax. Watch the...
PARENTS of children at private schools say they are not as interested in school performance tables as the Federal Government claims they are. The parents are more interested in the happiness, safety and social development of their children, says a position statement being drafted by the...
That's why University of Nebraska-Lincoln researcher Fred Luthans said it's essential during an economic downturn for businesses to help employees build "psychological capital" -- hopefulness, optimism, resiliency and happiness. Besides being good for employees, it's good for business, Luthans said: Research clearly shows a company...
Happiness is making new friends; happiness is catching up with old friends; happiness is appreciating other people...
On a happiness scale of 1 to 10, the world scored a 6.16 Monday, according to Emotionr, a Web site that invites users to "store and keep track of your feelings" and "discover what makes people happy." Meanwhile, TweetFeel, which analyzes Twitter posts based on...