happy Tag

The article I share with you below proffers that play is good for the happiness and development of children.  I couldn't agree more.  I'm a big fan of play...

by Gia Ravazotti from MindBodyGreen Happiness is an addiction in our society. We seek that high over and over, seldom finding the fix, but persistently trying to experience that feeling. We pursue happiness by buying material possessions, zoning out, consuming too much food; the list is...

by Kevin Daum from Inc.com Have you ever truly been satisfied? So often people settle into a comfort zone by simply raising their tolerance forpain or angst. But achieving true satisfaction demands not just that youbecomefullyaccepting of your situation, but that you feelgenuinely happy and complete...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...