So often, we feel guilty for feeling happy, or for even wanting to feel happy. We somehow think that it’s not right. It’s not a…

Far too often we feel that we can only be happy from external events. We will be happy once we get that new job, once…

Have you thought about what you are doing today? How about tomorrow. Now is the moment to start. Do you need a new diet? Are you tired of being abused? Do you just feel stuck? It’s pointless to raise your standards and not believe you can achieve them; that’s called self-sabotage. Once you’ve raised your […]

Lately, I have been burning the candle at both ends. Trying to do everything at once, despite a lack of time, might seem like a balancing act that you can achieve, yet it can also be at the expense of your health and overall happiness. In a fit of wanderlust, I have tried to be […]

Happiness is often misinterpreted as something that depends of material things. That is not true happiness but only worldly rewards. That is a child’s interpretation

Trying to accomplish it all — at times simultaneously — we often have even less time for ourselves, our friends, and our families and end up instead with more stress, which can eventually lead to health problems. Try the following tips to simplify your life for a happier, healthier you. 1. Learn to say no. […]

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  By Tim Jarvis O, The Oprah Magazine The theory that everyone on the planet is only a half dozen people away from knowing everyone else was popularized by John Guare’s 1993 movie Six Degrees of Separation. Now research by a pair of social scientists might have Hollywood thinking of a sequel: Three Degrees of […]

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By Martha Beck O, The Oprah Magazine Long ago, so long ago that I was practically still a gill-breather, I noticed a magazine ad that claimed the average person earns $700,000 over an entire lifetime. I have no idea how they came to that number, but I never forgot the words splashed in big, bold […]

We are at the half way point of this year which causes me to ask, how will you finish 2010? 

Via:  www.elev8.com The affects that food has on our physical health are widely known, what is less known is the affect food can have on our mood, memory, and mind. Food filled with sugar and carbohydrates can result in not only weight gain, but also memory loss and depression. Nevertheless, food with the right amount […]

(From shine.com) What do you do if you’re feeling blue because of the financial crisis? Or if you’re just having an extremely lousy day? Here are nine strategies that can boost your mood right now in a happiness emergency. In the next thirty minutes, check off as many of the following items as possible. Each […]