By Gretchen Reynolds from the NY Times
Dark moods are bad for your health. Scientists have known for decades that a wide variety of unpleasant emotions, like shame, depression and anxiety, are linked to greater rates of ills like heart disease, inflammation, cancer and premature death....
NB: this was obviously published a week or so ago for International Happiness Day but the articles referred to are still very much relevant and useful...
Over the last few years you've probably seen, and maybe even tried all sorts of different types of happiness challenges.
There are happiness challenges that focus on gratitude; on health and wellbeing, on not complaining...
We all feel down at times; we can all pick ourselves up at times!
We all have days when we feel defeated and discouraged; and it's on those days we need to work harder for our happiness and mental health.
The good news is that if we...
I'm a big believer searching for good questions just as much, if not more, as good answers; in fact the latter will only come if you get the former right.
So this article by Alex Sandra Myles via the Elephant Journal site is, I believe, very...
Real happiness is about thriving and flourishing.
Real happiness is about making the most of your abilities and making the most of life?
Do you enjoy real happiness?
Check out these great questions from The Pacific Institute and then depending on your answers, take some positive action...
Some great reading from Inc.com
Here on Inc.com and across the internet, advice on how to be happier is all the rage. And there's no secret as to why--you can build a world-beating business, but if you're miserable, it won't count for much in the end....
However it's defined, spirituality and spiritual beliefs have been linked to happiness.
Those people who believe in something greater than themselves, tend to be happier and healthier.
So for all of us interested in creating a life of thriving and flourishing, with more happiness, health and success,...
