Happiness is just ONE of the many positive emotions we should try to create and experience. Happiness is great, but so too is joy and contentment, satisfaction and even calm. In this Psychology Today article by Carrie Caudill, simple and practical strategies are offered for...
I've been a big fan of Maria Popova for many years now and I've been receiving her eNewsletter for what seems ages. Almost every one is insightful and inspirational, educational and at times even entertaining. In one of her latest ones she shares 16 lessons...
So many people think happiness will come AFTER success. And in some ways, it will, because accomplishment and achievement can definitely contribute to positive emotions. But it's just as true to say that happiness will CREATE success. This is what I've been calling, for many...
We all face difficulties at times. We will all face difficulties at times ...
What if living your best life wasn't as hard as you thought? What if happiness and success were easier than you'd imagined? Well, I'm the last person to say any of these things are "easy" or don't take any work, but sometimes there are somethings...
Although there are many different approaches to psychotherapy or psychological therapy, there are some who believe the benefits that come can largely be attributed to just a few common factors; variables that help regardless of the therapeutic orientation. In my experience, this is partly true...
The title of this post is a bit misleading. There are no secrets to happiness or to living a good life; if there were a secret it would be that there is no secret! But there are strategies that have been proven to work for...
Some people find happiness easier to enjoy than others. But we can ALL enjoy MORE happiness if we do certain things and make certain decisions. Different strategies will work for different people but these six suggestions are a great place to start if you're wanting...
Like many things in life, enjoying happiness is (at least for some of us) easier said than done. And sometimes, we make it harder than it need be by overcomplicating things. So today, I'm sharing this great Psychology Today article by Ilene Berns-Zare which includes...