At The Happiness Institute we’ve always advocated the identification and utilisation of strengths as a path to happiness. This morning, I came across this great quote which essentially sums this up.
Whatever you are by nature, keep to it; never desert your line of talent. Be what nature intended you for and you […]

Happiness involves experiencing a range of positive emotions including, as this article suggests, awe and elevation.
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And make sure you don’t just read the article; make sure (if you want a dose of happiness right now) that you also click on the link to the video titled “Simple Truths about Service”. […]

Please find and enjoy below the following wonderful article (and suggestion) by my friend and colleague in happiness, Lionel Ketchion…
PRACTICE HAPPINESS!
After reading the wonderful new book called Thanks! How the new science of gratitude can make you happier by Robert Emmons, Ph.D., I realized something very important. In this incredibly valuable book, Dr. Emmons […]

I’ve long advocated the position that happiness is at least partially dependent on health. This doesn’t mean you can’t be happy if you have some form of illness or disability but it refers to the self-evident fact that it’s hard to have happiness if you’re constantly sick and tired.
There is a […]

He who never made a mistake never made a discovery.
- Samuel Smiles
And my happiness interpretation…
He (or she) who never experiences some unhappiness never experienced happiness!

Happiness is clearly attracting a lot of attention at the moment and if one includes the topic of religion one’s bound to attract even more attention…dare I say controversy.
But these are important issues and we need to try and understand the complex relationship between happiness and religion/spirituality/faith.
I won’t state my opinion on […]

I’m currently attending a business conference known as the Future Summit (at which I received a Future Summit Leadership Award from our Prime Minister Kevin Rudd).
Among other things, The Happiness Institute (especially my title of Chief Happiness Officer) and positive psychology more generally have attracted a lot of attention.
Both the Prime Minister […]

Recently, on a “special boy’s day”, I was visiting the museum with my son. We spent a few lovely hours, mostly looking at dinosaurs, and chatting about humans, animals, gemstones and which animals are the strongest and scariest. Watching an educational video on skeletons I was enthralled and fascinated and, I’m not ashamed […]

As I’ve often said…happiness is not just feeling good it’s also doing good.
My friend, Stephen Post, has documented much of the research in this area in his wonderful book “Why good things happen to good people”. Stephen also presented at the Hapiness & its Causes Conference I’ve been at for the last few […]

As I do from time to time I’m happy to bring you a few more happiness relevant quotes…with my specific happiness interpretations:
Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.
-Maria Robinson quotes
The first day of your life filled with happiness…is today! Dr. Happy
When we […]