Spread the Happiness, NOT the Icing! by Janice Taylor, Life & Wellness Coach, Author and 50-Pound Big-Time-Loser In addition to today being an auspicious day of many eights, the start of the 2008 Olympics (08.08.08 tonight a
read more »
Tell a friend
Bury
University of Illinois psychologist Edward Diener created one of the most basic and widely used tools for assessing happiness, the Satisfaction with Life Scale. It is in the public domain and is provided below: ...Published
read more »
Tell a friend
Bury
“Of course, one doesn’t have to be married to be happy, but if that’s something you really want – and it is for most people – then the failure to attain it can have an impact on your overall happiness,” Plagnol says, adding
read more »
Tell a friend
Bury
Don’t get me started on happiness, or obesity, or children’s literature, or Winston Churchill, unless you really want to talk about it. (I do manage to be very disciplined about not talking about my children too much.) ...P
read more »
Tell a friend
Bury
…this movie, quite obviously. As soon as I saw the trailer, I was smitten. If it's not in a theater near you (grumble, DC, grumble}, it's out on DVD next month. I cannot wait. Via the lovely One Good Bumblebee blog.Publishe
read more »
Tell a friend
Bury
“Being conscious of having done a wicked action leaves stings of remorse behind it, which, like an ulcer in the flesh, makes a man’s smart with perpetual wounds; for reason, which chases away all other pains, creates repenta
read more »
Tell a friend
Bury
A recent article in Newsweek tries to make the point that having "bundles of joy" does not really make you happy, contrary to popular notions that having children is the key to such happiness. As Alan Jacobs points out here
read more »
Tell a friend
Bury
Double Happiness Design by Stephanie Wells will give you exotic. Step into the world of Stephanie and her sister Alisa Rottenberg and experience their affordable, colorful, and travel-inspired jewels. ...Published by FabSug
read more »
Tell a friend
Bury
From time to time, I post short interviews with interesting people about their insights on happiness. During my study of happiness, I’ve noticed that I often learn more from one person’s highly idiosyncratic experiences than
read more »
Tell a friend
Bury
COULDN’TWE all do with a little bit more happiness in our lives? While life in the UAE is certainly not arduous, our fast paced lifestyles can leave us feeling a bit empty. Alright so you have the car, the villa, the job tha
read more »
Tell a friend
Bury
I don't think any 'real' Buddhist would say this, but it seems to me that most of Buddhist practice, at the core, is meant to be a remedy for this seemingly universal human tendency to equate a sense of control with happines
read more »
Tell a friend
Bury
As an experimental social psychologist who has been studying happiness for almost 20 years, I’m often asked, “What makes people happy?” Until a few years ago, my answer always reflected the common wisdom and empirical findin
read more »
Tell a friend
Bury