With a record number of people taking anti depressants, it seems happiness has escaped us as a society, But why is this? Is happiness a pipe dream or actually achievable? The author of, 'Happy for No Reason', says there is a happiness revolution going on. Slowly but surely, people are beginning to take steps to guard against

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Are you happy? Do you spend your life striving for happiness? This post argues firstly that the more you seek happiness, the less likely you are to find it. But, there are practical things you can do to change how you feel, and ultimately be happier. It looks at the results from the BBC programme "Making Slough Happy" and goe

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Give yourself the gift of forgiveness. Create the time for yourself to release some of the mental burdens cluttering up in your inner space. Here are six areas you may want to consider as part of your ‘forgiveness diet’ and six practical exercises for each area.

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According to a formula developed by a college professor, today is the happiest day of the year. The mathematical formula involves several factors that determine how happy someone should be, and the general answer is that today, the longest day of the year, is the day that people are the happiest. I'm not sure how exactly he

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This is an all-time favorite discussion topic. If money can buy happiness, how much would it cost?

Of course, there’s a lot of things that money can’t buy. Saying money can buy happiness does sound superficial. Perhaps to some, money and happiness are two concepts that should not even be talked about together. Well, that’s exactly contrary

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It's nice to feel grateful, and have things to be grateful about. But what if the attitude of gratitude could do so much more? Like help us to perform miracles, for example?!

From the post: I thought I'd try focusing on feeling grateful as much as possible—firstly for all the usual suspects like the house, Frank and my com

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One more year is going to be over, and another year is coming. It’s going to be a time of reflection, time of excitement and celebration, and time of setting some more goal in the new year. But will you also be celebrating the fact that in the new year you’re getting older and you’re aging?
Aging should not be a limitation to our dream, dre

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A great note for all to read. It will take just 37 seconds to read this and change your thinking. This small story teaches us the importance of encouraging others, need to inspire others as it is the only path to true happiness. Often very little gesture on our part can make big differene in the life of others who miight be in

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Sometimes we just need to remember to ask for what we want. When we are humbled in the asking; and when what we are asking for provides a benefit to ourselves and to others; we usually receive what we are seeking. None of us are perfect. I’m not perfect and you’re perfect. A significant part of the human condition is our ability to make prope

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Interesting article about how we chase & seek happiness in the wrong places and that what can make us happy is actually very simple. Seeking money and material leads nowhere, and what actually makes us happy according to research is the human interaction aspect. The more social we are, the happier we will be. For example, it

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A very simple question with a wide range of opinions and definitions. Most people may have tried to find and answer to that question or attempted to define wealth, financial independence and happiness.

So, is there a relation between wealth and happiness?

Once again the opinions differ on that and it is probably best for

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The mood that you start the day in can be a good indicator of how the rest of your day will go. Putting yourself in a positive frame of mind as soon as you get up can help keep you in that positive attitude all day. However, if your day turns bad you do not have to count it as a loss. Use that negative experience to learn what

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At times we find ourselves getting so focused on making money, that we lose vision of more important things in life. In this article, I've written a list of 10 things that everyone should value over money! This article is a great refresher and will definitely help you re-evaluate your current priorities. I definitely recomme

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Very good article about the type of questions you should ask yourself if you want to figure out your passion. A must read for anyone that has ever wanted to know what they should be doing with their life.

From the article:

According to a recent survey, about 75% of the population do not know what their true passion is. C

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Good insights about the paths we follow during our search for happiness. It is very difficult, although not impossible, to win a race if we have to start down in a hole. However, this is the precise handicap which a lot of people face during their search for happiness. Because of such handicap, climbing out of the hole and arri

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Very inspiring quotes from the Indian leader

From the article:

"These are some of my favorite quotes ever. Gandhi had such wisdom way beyond his time. I think a lot can be learned from these quotes, they are very enlightening! Enjoy...

1- Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.

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BT's new Home Hub 2.0 is a very nice piece of equipment: Smooth, slim, sleek, and stylish, with a sexy curve to it, it not only looks nice but has extra functionality too.

It's available to existing BT customers for half-price at only £45 according to BT: The reality is that it might end up costing you not far off the orig

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Happiness is so obvious that it's almost ridiculous to think that most people couldn't figure out their own happiness form the expectations of loved ones and yet that is the case.

Success brings happiness, but therein lies the paradox - If you succeed in something that drosn't make you happy then you have not succeeded at

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