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I often quote Buddha and famous Greek Philosophers when trying to inspire happiness but today, fittingly given it's a Sunday, I'm very happy to bring to you 10 happiness tips from none other than Pope Francis!  I hope you can find some time to reflect and...

31 July, 2014

Is happiness pleasure or purpose?  Is it both?  Fun and pleasure and positive emotions like happiness are vitally important for thriving and flourishing.  But so too are meaning and purpose, without which happiness can be shallow and short lived.  Here at The Happiness Institute we very much believe that...

30 July, 2014

We all have bad days.  But we all, also, get through these bad days.  How you get through tough times determines overall happiness and wellbeing; resilience is a key to thriving and flourishing and the good news is we can all learn to do this better by...

30 July, 2014

Research suggests that those who're constantly looking to learn and to grow and to improve tend to be happier and healthier, more successful in life.  There are so many ways we can grow and improve, physically and psychologically, but this great LifeHack article lists 16 pretty...

29 July, 2014

Self-love is NOT vanity.  Real happiness is NOT selfishness or narcisism.  But, and this is an important but, we do need to love and care for ourselves before we can love and care for others.  Which is why we were happy when we stumbled upon this article from...

28 July, 2014

Here at The Happiness Institute we believe that happiness and healthiness are intimately linked.  It's hard to be happy if you're sick and tired and it's hard to be healthy without the positivity that comes from happiness.  Creating health is not overly difficult but sometimes, it requires...

28 July, 2014

by Eric Barker University of California professor Sonja Lyubomirsky details the things research shows the happiest people have in common. Via The How of Happiness: They devote a great amount of time to their family and friends, nurturing and enjoying those relationships. They are comfortable expressing gratitude for all...

25 July, 2014