positive psychology Tag

Happiness comes at least in part from believing in something bigger than yourself; whether it's organised religion or some other form of spirituality, such beliefs are integral to positive constructs such as transcendence, elevation and...

23 March, 2012

The answer to the question in the title should, in theory, be easy to answer. But all too often the relationship between friendships and happiness is forgotten and unfortunately, happiness gets lost in selfishness.  Accordingly, I thought it important to share this article with you and...

22 March, 2012

Today I bring you a great article with 5 simple tips for more happiness. Too often too many people overcomplicate life and happiness but if we just do the right things, consistently, we can live well and...

21 March, 2012

Just the other day I wrote about how giving up control might be good for your happiness (HERE). Well, today I'm happy to share with you an interesting article that suggests ambition may not be all it's cracked up to be either! In Men's Health News...

19 March, 2012

By Kristin van Ogtrop from Time Healthland On my last birthday one of my sons wrote a poem for me, using the letters of my first name to start each line. It was sweet, sort of. It began, “K: kind of a control freak.” When I...

16 March, 2012

Happiness is difficult to define and even harder to measure. We experience it as a combination of elements, in the same way that one wheel or spring inside a watch doesn't keep time — it is a result of the synchronicity of the whole. As...

15 March, 2012

A famous quote was once recorded noting that those who say you can't buy happiness are not shopping in the right places! Well, this was meant as a joke BUT as with most jokes, there's an element of truth to it.  Happiness typically comes from what we...

14 March, 2012

Within The Happiness Institute we have a very important division that for various reasons I don't talk about a lot here on this blog. But this division makes up a big part of what we do and it addresses a bit part of most people's...

13 March, 2012