Spreading laughter and joy, real-life Dr. Patch Adams visited Adena Regional Medical Center Saturday to talk about "The Joy of Caring." Adams is probably best known for the Robin Williams movie based on his life story. Through humor, Adams talked to an audience about why caring is...
Headteachers said Government proposals for a radical overhaul of school inspections were too bureaucratic and would lead to schools in deprived areas being "castigated". Under plans, schools will be rated on a range of measures including the take-up of lunches in canteens, the proportion of...
A Harvard professor says he knows the secret to happiness and is ready to share it with the world. Unfortunately, nobody believes him. The secret to happiness, according to psychology professor Daniel Gilbert (and author of 'stumbling on Happiness"), is to ask a total stranger....
We swim in the soup of constant discourse. The content and meaning of that discourse flavors our lives. Say you are driving your child to school, and I cut you off in traffic (dead annoying). If you say ê¢__‘–Men drivers - all the bxxx same"...
Published results of another study, the authors who have set themselves the task of opening the secret of human happiness. At this time it is proved (in women), which provide the financial security of happiness and pleasure of life. Research psychologists at PrincetonUniversity showed that...
Is teaching our children about happiness making them happier? Only if you the focus is on giving and other principles supported by the science of positive psychology. To read more about happiness and children and parenting - click here Is the pursuit of happiness the...
Financial security, more than money alone, may be key to happiness. A study of the mental state of the modern American woman by a Princeton University psychologist has found a powerful link between concerns over financial security and satisfaction with one's life. To read more about positive...
Good things from down economic times? By Dave Shearon Positive Psychology News Daily We are in the worst financial downturn since the Great Depression. Many more people have lost "wealth" from the stock market declines than did so during the Great Depression, and, like...
Don't defer happiness, learn how to experience happiness now - click here to read more Find happiness in friendships and others - click here to read more Read on and enjoy!...
DAD Terry Richardson recently won a regional competition held by a mental health trust to define ê¢__‘–Happiness". The 39-year-old, from Felling, Gateshead, is currently sleeping rough, has addiction problems and is separated from his long-term partner. Yet his definition of happiness - "meeting people who care for...