happiness Tag

Ever wonder about health & happiness? You should, because a sense of wonder may be good for you!

by Melissa Dahl from the Science of Us Awe is probably not an emotion many of us experience on a regular basis; a childlike sense of wonder is hard to achieve when you're busy avoiding giant slush puddles on your way to work. But perhaps we...

12 February, 2015

11 Reasons You Should Smile Today…and Every Day!

by Alena Hall from the Huffington Post Whether you woke up on the wrong side of the bed, picked a fight with a loved one or struggled through that morning commute to a job you don't particularly enjoy, it can be a tough task to plaster...

11 February, 2015

If you can say these 9 things about your life then you’re probably pretty happy!

by Marc Chernoff from MarkAndAngel I just received an email from a young reader named Diane that nearly brought me to tears.  The opening lines of her email read: “I’m dying of Leukemia at age 18.  I was sent home from the hospital for my final...

10 February, 2015

Practice Mindful Gratitude for more Happiness

Two of the simplest but most powerful promoters of happiness that I've discovered and practised over recent years are gratitude and mindfulness.  Put the two together...

09 February, 2015

Uncovering happiness…in 4 simple questions

Happiness need not be overly difficult to find or more accurately, to create.  Too often we overcomplicate things; and too often we think we'll find happiness in answers when there's a good argument for stating that it may well lie more in asking the right questions.  Which...

09 February, 2015

There are some great lessons to be learned from these famous, historical figures about overcoming depression

Although we talk a lot about happiness here at The Happiness Institute we're well aware that life for many (including us) also includes unhappiness...

06 February, 2015

15 Tips to Live Authentically…and Live Happily

I honestly believe that one of the surest ways to live a miserable life, is to try to be something or someone you're not.  In contrast, one of the most powerful ways to live a great life, with happiness and success, is to be who you...

05 February, 2015

Don’t let these 27 common but twisted thoughts block your happiness!

Our thoughts are crucial to our happiness.  But this also means that our thoughts can also be key contributors to unhappiness, depression, stress & anxiety.  Many common thoughts unhelpfully detract from our happiness and wellbeing and this articel from PsychCentral outlines 27 you really should try to...

04 February, 2015

4 Foundational Habits We Could All Use

The other day, after delivering a keynote and while fielding some questions from the audience, I was asked whether or not I had a personal philsophy by which I live.  I referred, as I often do, to the fact I believe happiness is something we CHOOSE...

03 February, 2015

Want to get happier & healthier in 2015? Here’s 15 ways how!

Even if you're already healthy and happy, you very probably would like to be healthier and happier.  You can never really have too much health and happiness so no matter where you're starting from, these 15 tips from the Huffington Post will undoubtedly be of use...

02 February, 2015