happiness Tag

by Michael Austin for Psychology Today "the human good turns out to be the soul's activity that expresses virtue." -Aristotle Aristotle tells us that happiness is not only something that we receive, but it is also something we achieve. Many of us hope that circumstances will...

27 July, 2010

I'm sitting here, back at The Happiness Institute, after an exceptionally busy few weeks. I have another few weeks coming up that will be equally busy but today, I'm enjoying a lovely period of relative quiet during which I can catch up, plan ahead, and...

27 July, 2010

by Bridget Grenville-Cleave for Positive Psychology News Daily Readers of my previous articles in Positive Psychology News Daily may remember that one of my fascinations with positive psychology is the existence of its many paradoxes. Some of these have acquired official labels, such as ...

26 July, 2010

...a constant balancing act; we need to take care of ourselves but the research (and common sense) also tells us that we also need to nurture our relationships and practice compassion and love. With this in mind, and noting that the two sides to the...

26 July, 2010

There are so many out there and here's another great happiness relevant quote...

25 July, 2010

A few weeks ago I proposed a happiness challenge and for various reasons, have not gotten around to following up the idea; which is a pity because the first challenge seemed to be very popular! Well, the time has come to offer you another happiness...

24 July, 2010

by Denise Clegg for Positive Psychology News Daily I_ã_ll try anything once, twice if I like it, three times to make sure. _ã” Mae West We should all take Ms. West to heart when choosing positive interventions _ã” for ourselves or others _ã” according to two...

22 July, 2010