Conclusive Analysis finds Monkeys Can’t Buy Happiness
Written by Funkboxing
Story written: 31 July 2007
NB: this story is from a website called “The Spoof” (http://www.thespoof.com/news/spoof.cfm?headline=s5i22599). So as there’s absolutely no confusion…it is a joke!
Monkeys do not, so far as we can tell, have the capacity for a truly abstract currency system. They can exchange items in […]

Please enjoy another edition of Dr. Happy’s happiness quotes.
The best angle from which to approach any problem is the try-angle. – Source Unknown
The best way to experience happiness is to try anything positive. Dr. Happy
The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing. – Walt Disney, 1901-1966, American Film Producer/Director/Animator
Achieving […]

It’s easy to focus only on negative news stories (which is mostly all the major news agencies ever focus on) but below is a great story of hope and trust that should enhance your happiness.
Blind Man Counts Cash in Cafeteria
7/30/2007
By Carma Posthitt
Gimundo Correspondent
Can a blind man run a cash register? Yes!
Meet Mike Feeney. Not […]

Regular Exercise Can Beat the Blues, Even When Prescription Drugs Can’t
7/30/2007
By Kathryn Hawkins
Gimundo Correspondent
Depression is a big deal. Up to 20 percent of the population will have a case of clinical depression at some point in their lives — if you haven’t dealt with it yourself, you probably know someone who has.
Most people take […]

Why the poor lead in economics of happiness and well-being
Written by M. J. Gitau
30-July-2007
Business Daily Africa
Thomas Carlyle, a 19th century budding preacher who turned to history after losing his faith, once described economics as follows: “a dreary, desolate, and indeed quite abject and distressing one; what we might call, by way […]

Please enjoy below some more great quotes with, as I’ve done before, my happiness equivalents.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein, 1879-1955, German-born American Physicist
An OK person solves a problem; a happy person avoides it. - Dr. Happy
Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice […]

What price happiness?
14:13 ET, Wed 25 Jul 2007
By Linda Stern
WASHINGTON (Reuters Life!) - Happiness has been much in the media lately.
Will Smith’s character pursued it by becoming a stockbroker. The New Economics Foundation, a British think tank, is trying to measure it with criteria that include the avoidance of meat and airplanes (happyplanetindex.org, for […]

A Canadian coach and “e-friend” of mine (we’ve never actually met but have had some enjoyable email conversations recently included the following article in his eNewsletter. Enjoy…
Three Sources of Happiness
Why bother being happy?
I’ve read the claim that it takes more muscles to frown than to smile (although no one seems to know exactly how […]

Please enjoy the following interesting and happiness relevant article from Lou Tice.
Winner’s Circle Network with Lou Tice - 7/26/07 - “Loosen Up!”
How often do you find yourself feeling irritated by things that other people do? If it is more often than you’d like, read on.
People who are easily irritated usually blame others for […]

The Best Happiness Coaching You Will Ever Get
Imagine yourself at 95, knowing what was important and what wasn’t. Take that knowledge to heart now, both for your career and for your personal life.
by Marshall Goldsmith
You are now about to receive the best coaching advice that you will ever get in this—or perhaps any […]