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Happy land: some reasons to be cheerful in England ê_Ôš First government survey measures contentment ê_Ôš Less skilled report more negative emotions Tania Branigan, political correspondent Saturday August 4, 2007 The Guardian It's official: most of us are happy. Life satisfaction in England averages 7.3 out of 10, according...

F.Scott Fitzgerald, the American Author, supposedly once said: Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat. Dr. Happy from The Happiness Institute says: Never confuse a single bad day with a bad life: savour every single happy moment for a life of happiness. ...

Gratitude is the path to happiness By Jennifer Garza - Bee Staff Writer Published 12:00 am PDT Thursday, August 2, 2007 Here's a seemingly impossible task for many. In the middle of your next busy day, put aside thoughts of that looming deadline at work or the kids'...

Are you happy? Dr. Robin Reesal For The Calgary Herald Studies have found financial status has little to do with happiness, but access to education does appear to have an effect. These girls smile for the camera in Drass, in Indian-administered Kashmir, where they...

By Douglas Woods Arabia OnLine Each of us has our own set of personal values; these are the things which we believe are important, which motivate us and to which we give priority. If I asked you what your personal values are, the chances are that you...

I bring you another interesting piece from Lou Tice which although not directly about happiness can easily be translated to suit this context. Some people try too hard to achieve happiness - here, at The Happiness Institute, we believe you should work hard to...

Simple Truths - A Message for a Better Life By Kathryn Hawkins Gimundo Correspondent One afternoon, Johnny, a 19-year-old with Down syndrome, attended a speech about making a difference through quality service. Johnny was moved by the lecturers words. He wanted to be a model employee...

It probably won't surprise anyone to read that stress at work is an enormous problem and...

What price happiness? Just ê_Ô£29 a day, apparently MARTYN MCLAUGHLIN ([email protected]) MONEY can't buy you love but it can buy you happiness, with a study putting the price of contentment at ê_Ô£29 a day. The survey of more than 1,000 bank customers found just under ê_Ô£30 is...

They are taxed more than any other country, yet they are among the world's happiest people Barry Turner Times Online In pursuit of the secret of true happiness I went to Denmark. Why Denmark? Because the social scientists say it is here, in northern climes, that we...