The role of happiness: Are you happy 23 Articles

by Stephanie Andrews

One of the most famous statements that comes to mind when thinking about happiness and all it entails, is the Declaration of Independence's statement that everyone is entitled to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happines...read more

by Reverend Ashira Goddard

Do you have a happy body? As today's women look in the mirror, many times they tend to find more things to criticize rather than to find flawless. The media trends try to sell things to inject to remove wrinkles, show ...read more

by Debbie Mercury

These are the ten things in life that make me happy and help put a smile on my face, I guess I am lucky because I am mostly happy and content with my life. Life is short and we only live once so why waste it being sad ? 1...read more

by Jack Deal

By chance an old friend and I crossed paths as we were waiting for an elevator. We had always had lively discussions and both were between appointments so we struck up a conversation. We updated each other on recent su...read more

by Eve York

HOW TO BE HAPPY 1) Know yourself. For some people this is the hardest thing to do. Do you know what makes you happy, sad,? Has it been awhile since you spent some time with just you and what you like to do? Are you se...read more

by Elaine Sihera

What Makes You Happy? A number of things make me happy, but five of them are essential: 1. Me: I have to find happiness within myself first before anyone else can 'make' me happy. I have to love me first and want ...read more

by Harrison Ennis

Are You Allergic to Happiness Many of us blame a lingering, or frequently occurring feeling of unhappiness on things outside ourselves. Our thinking asserts that where we live, our job, our appearance, and innumerable o...read more

by Polly MacLeod

The unhappiness that most of us inflict on ourselves on a day-to-day basis is usually based on fear: fear of failure, fear of success, fear of criticism or just fear of change. Fear of criticism is a big one and it is a ve...read more

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by Ho Tin

Happiness seems like a big word. What is happiness? Everyone has their own definition of happiness. To some, happiness is earning a huge sum of money. To others, happiness is to lead a simple life. What is the role of ...read more

by Anthony Allen

"Are you happy?" That is the most difficult question that I have ever had to answer. It seems to be the cornerstone of humanity; that if I am not happy, I am not human; that I am lesser, somehow. As of right now, this s...read more

by Vicki Hopkins

Are you happy? Interesting question. Are you asking if I'm happy right now as I write this article? If so, give a moment to ponder that thought. Are you asking whether I could be happier than I am at this present moment...read more

by Stacy

To some people happiness means wealth, fame, or admiration. To me happiness is contentment and being grateful for what I have. Growing up in a broken home, I never had a lot of things the other kids had. I never had d...read more

by Lois Carlson

ANXIOUS SOUL Have you ever thought about how you handle anxiety or tension? Perhaps you don't have problems with either of these maladies, but I do. As much as I try to keep these stress builders under control,...read more

by Angie Lewis

True happiness is found within self. Unhappy people are usually unhappy because they have not mastered the ability to be happy within themselves. Therefore, they may try and gain happiness/pleasure through others no matter...read more

by Corky Jones

Sure, we all think we have a pretty good idea of where we stand in regards to our own happiness. When asked, "Are you happy?", the most common response for all of us is, "Yeah, I'm happy." But do we really know what hap...read more

by David Tippie

Anger, stress, sedentary lifestyle and loneliness are signals to the body and have the same affects as "starvation" and chronic disease. In contrast, Optimism, movement, love, and family or community commitment trigge...read more

by Matei Monica

Delete ...the pain. But, because always is one, isn't it! The food is not all that we think it is, into all our existence. It is worry, stress or friends and plenty of happiness. We try to take the happiness with us eve...read more

by Gena Reddoch

Feelings of happiness (or the lack thereof), define relationships, jobs, living arrangements, and dinner choices. When I'm feeling "happy," my boyfriend doesn't irritate me, my job is tolerable, my home feels warm and co...read more

by Anggie David

Do you know what HAPPINESS is.. ? I am quite sure that you can name all that things that can make you HAPPY, cant you..? Once I read, we as a human being also our pets - animals- do really need it. Feeling safe, free a...read more

by Popie

If I'm composing a Happiness Index, I would compose the formular like this: Happiness% = Who you are / What you wish to beWhile happiness is subjective, this Happiness Index can be universal. At first glance, you might th...read more