September 2007

Staying active is key to senior health, happiness By Ginny McCabe Contributing Writer - The Oxford Press Thursday, September 20, 2007 Staying active and involved is vitally important for the health and wellness of today's seniors. "It's really critical for seniors to stay active and healthy, especially if they...

The pursuit of happiness - 20 September 2007 Barking & Dagenham Recorder CHILDREN sat on the floor in a horseshoe arrangement, clapping their hands, singing, interpreting photographs of isolated pupils and making new rules about their playground. The year two pupils from Thames View Infant School...

I was just re-reading a section of Stephen Post and Jill Neimark's wonderful book "Why good things happen to good people" and I came across the following research highlight: When individuals who were unhappy in their marriages but stayed in them were surveyed five years...

The following story from Gimundo.com proves once again that there really are good things happening in the world. And this one is very close to my heart - I'm a big believer in supporting literacy programs as I believe that literacy assists those in...

I just read a short article on self-esteem and as is often the case, I couldn't help but think about the applications to happiness. How do you see yourself? What place does happiness take in your own personal vision of you, your world and...

The following article is a review of a new book, Life Coaching, which is primarily written for those practising as coaches or those wanting to enter the field of life coaching. At The Happiness Institute we offer positive psychology coaching for those wanting more happiness...

I found the following article in the Sydney Morning Herald online and although I stumbled across it in the business section I think there are some very relevant ideas for those of us seeking happiness. Do you think you have to find happiness all...

As some of you may already know, my next book (due out early'ish next year) is on the vitally important topic of raising happy children. As well as touching on many other happiness topics and happiness strategies I write about the relationship between happiness...

Please enjoy this great posting from "The Happiness Project" (http://www.happiness-project.com/happiness_project). Do you have trouble sticking to your resolutions? Turns out that it really does matter. Yesterday's New York Times Magazine had a very interesting cover story, Gary Taubes's Do We Really Know What Makes Us...

Some Dark Thoughts on Happiness The large points first: Most happiness researchers agree that being surrounded by friends and family is one of the most crucial determinants of our well-being. Yet New York, as surprisingly neighborly a city as it is, is still predicated on a...