We all want to be happy. But is there anything you can actually do to feel happier more often? Or at the very least… can you limit the likelihood that you’ll feel sad and depressed? There isn’t a single perfect answer, of course, but research is starting to reveal the incredible connection between our physical… [click to continue reading...]
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5 Simple Ways to Be Happy: Try These Today
We all want to be happy. But what is happiness? Here’s one definition… Happiness is simply the ability to not want more; to find gratitude and satisfaction in the moment that you have right now. In other words, your happiness hinges on living in the moment instead of yearning for some future indicator of success.… [click to continue reading...]
116 Years Old: Lessons Left Behind From the World’s Oldest Living Person
Besse Cooper died peacefully earlier this week. At 116 years old, she was the oldest living person in the world. She was also one of the five oldest Americans in history. Cooper was born in 1896. She married her husband, Luther Cooper, in 1924. He died half a century ago in 1963, but she never… [click to continue reading...]
How to Be Happy: A Surprising Lesson on Happiness From an African Tribe
We would all love to learn how to be happy. And sometimes, the solution comes from a surprising place. Let me tell you a story… There was an anthropologist who had been studying the habits and culture of a remote African tribe. He had been working in the village for quite some time and the… [click to continue reading...]