positive psychology Tag

From Family Health Guide (HERE) 1) Although genes and upbringing influence about 50% of the variation in our personal happiness, our circumstances (income and environment) affect only about 10 percent. The remaining 40% is accounted for by our outlook and activities, including our relationships, friendships and...

01 May, 2012

Happiness isn't always knowing everything. In fact, happiness comes in part to those who accept that they can't and won't ever know everything.  Rather, happy people understand that life is inherently uncertain and that acknowledging this and accepting what comes with this is important.  Today, we have...

30 April, 2012

I stumbled upon this the other day and have to say I found it quite inspirational. It does, as I hope you'll agree, sum up so many aspects of happiness so beautifully. So read on, enjoy, and I hope you find as much happiness and...

29 April, 2012

It won't surprise anyone to hear that I think happiness is a very important aspect of life; and something we should all strive to create and enjoy more of in life.  But, at the same time, I'm well aware that noone should expect to experience happiness...

27 April, 2012

  So many people for so many years have preached that you can't buy happiness. And these people are both right…and wrong! Money definitely won't buy happiness if all you do is focus on earning more income and/or accumulating more wealth and then expect that your life...

26 April, 2012

I have to admit that I always approach and experience ANZAC Day with mixed feelings. You see my paternal grandfather, with whom I had a very close and special relationship, was an ANZAC. He fought and was permananently disabled in WWI.  But he rarely, if ever,...

24 April, 2012