Happy Tips

"The three grand essentials of happiness are: something to do, someone to love, and something to hope for." --Alexander Chalmers, Scottish writer...

Here at The Happiness Institute we've always considered good quality relationships to be crucial to happiness and within that, we know that open and effective communication is vital for building and maintaining positive relationships. As such, the following story that appears in today's SMH comes...

Women and Money: Money equals security, which can lead to happiness Monday, August 20, 2007 Cherry Hill Courier Post The folks at the Positive Psychology Center at the University of Pennsylvania have come up with a questionnaire that's been getting a lot of press. Yet nowhere in the Authentic...

The following story from Gimundo.com is not directly related to happiness but if you read through to the end, and then consider my comments, I think you'll see the connection. Kids Listen to Parents' Advice on Healthy Eating 8/22/2007 Though your child may scowl at the...

The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings. - Eric Hoffer, 1902-1983, American Social Writer Happiness certainly comes from counting your blessings so go do some maths homework!...

Once again, I bring you an interesting story from Gimundo.com that reinforces my belief that good things do happen every day and that happiness, in part, comes from focusing on these positive events. I hope reading this story brings you some happiness or at the...

Once again Lou Tice has penned some wise words directly relevant to our happiness forum. Read on and please enjoy...

Poll: Family ties key to youth happiness By JOCELYN NOVECK and TREVOR TOMPSON Associated Press Writers ê_Ô© 2007 The Associated Press NEW YORK - So you're between the ages of 13 and 24. What makes you happy? A worried, weary parent might imagine the answer to...

"If you plan on being anything less than you are capable of being, you will probably be unhappy all the days of your life." - Abraham Maslow "Happiness comes to those who design their own life plan; a plan that's extraordinary and wonderful...