Appreciation can bring happiness By: Lindsay Casale Orion Online Why is it that we always want what we can't have? It rarely seems that we're truly satisfied with what we already have, and as a result, we're infatuated with obtaining what we think we want instead. But what...
Happiness is closely aligned with the self-help movement and as such, I sometimes have concerns that what some, within the self-help movement recommend may not actually lead to happiness. With this, and your happiness in mind, I bring you this interesting article from Psychology Today...
This blog is obviously focused mostly on understanding and enhancing happiness. At times, however, we all experience depression and other (so called) negative emotions. This is a normal part of being human but it is definitely worth noting that to experience real and...
I just read a fascinating post on the "Friends of Positive Psychology Listserve" commenting on some unpublished but very exciting research into 'syntelic" flow (i.e., flow experiences with others). It seems that Charles Walker and a group from St. Bonaventure University have found that...
I hope you enjoy and/or find interesting this happiness related article from the Desert Dispatch. What Ails You: Happiness is a state of mind By JACKIE RANDA Stress is a general feeling of unhappiness. You feel pressured, inadequate and frustrated. How many times have you said to...
And another great quote with happiness connotations: A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out. - Walter Winchell, 1897-1972, American Newspaper and Radio Commentator Happiness is building and maintaining positive relationships...
Studying happiness takes serious cash 5:00AM Sunday September 23, 2007 NZ Herald By Julie Jacobson A Victoria University lecturer has been awarded a $600,000 government grant to research how being happy makes us happy. Dr Paul Jose, a senior lecturer at the university's school of psychology is one of...
The following wonderful, happiness relevant article comes from The Coaching News: HELPING YOU HELPS ME: HEALTH BENEFITS OF COACHING A recruiting poster to gain volunteer mentors from within a large corporation stated that becoming a mentor was a "way to give back to others" and would...
Last week I sent out the email below to subscribers to my weekly tips (on another of my websites - www.makingchanges.com.au). Although this site is not directly associated with happiness it is designed for those wanting to make positive changes in their lives and...
Helping Creates Happiness and Health By: CANDACE BAHR - Staff Writer North County Times Give your abundant life a hearty boost this fall -- find a giving opportunity! Shelve books for the library, work the community health fair, bake cupcakes for the nursing...
