May 2015

by Kimanzi Constaable from the Huffington Post An "amazing life" will have a different meaning for each of our lives. The one theme that everyone strives for in life is freedom. We long for freedom from financial stress and freedom to live and love. The freedom...

by Cylon George from PickTheBrain You’re frazzled. Exhausted. You feel like life is out of your control. You have so many obligations to meet. So many people expecting things of you. So many decisions to make. So many distractions. You watch as your personal goals just fall to the...

Good quality relationships are vital for good quality happiness.  We don't need thousands or even hundreds of friends; but having a few good ones, ones we can be real with and ones we can trust, is very much a part of real and meaningful joy; happiness;...

This is a very interesting and thought provoking article.  Although ostensibly about "success" I've no doubt the principles referred to are just as relevant to happiness so read on, enjoy and ponder...

by Heidi Grant Halvorson from Fulfillment Daily The Challenge: We wonder why our happiness wears off (e.g. after we buy our first new car) and doesn’t last. The Science: No matter how happy something makes us, we drift back to where we started (called “hedonic adaptation”). But...