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Ways for More Happiness at Work

I’m a big advocate of doing what you love and loving what you do. I also know that sometimes that’s easier said than done, and if nothing else that it can take some time before you make a transition...

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Roots of Empathy

Harnessing the power of thinking—knowing that what we think has a huge impact on how we feel, and then putting that knowledge to use—has had powerful results for me. I’ve also learned that discounting...

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A Minimalist’s Guide to Downsizing Your Furniture

For the past year-plus, I’ve been quite intrigued with the minimalism lifestyle movement. I regularly read several minimalist blogs. My favorite is Joshua Becker’s Becoming Minimalist . There are many...

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Flourishing, A New Look at Happiness

Martin E. P. Seligman is known as the father of the positive psychology movement. In positive psychology, the idea is to focus on helping people to be happier rather than solely focusing on treating...

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5 Ways to Overcome Rejection

This is a guest post by Jane Bongato As a child, I was always a bit of a loner, although not necessarily by choice. I was tall for my age and a bit awkward and uncoordinated when it came to taking...

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Six Simple Rules to Help with Work Stress

This is a guest post by Joyce Del Rosario Work and stress – the two seem to go together whether we like it or not. Although some jobs are more stressful than others, everyone experiences work related...

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Ways to Deal with Anger, for Your Happiness

This is a guest post by John Gerhardt. As I’m sure we know, it’s impossible to completely avoid conflict, unfortunate circumstances, or making some tough decisions. Life is not always going to be nice...

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Kiki: Happiness Lessons from a Chronically Unique Kid

My 16-year-old cousin Kyra (aka Kiki) is chronically unique (a term she invented.) Please watch her video and you will understand. It’s 15 minutes in length and if at any point you decide to fast...

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Simple Steps to Feeling Happier Instead of Down

This is a guest post by Morgan Johnson. A couple of years ago, as a result of an unsuccessful marriage and stressful job,  I found myself suffering from a prolonged period of feeling very down....

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A Simpler Path to Happiness

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the happiness secret of experiences, not things. In a similar vein, I share with you enjoy today’s guest post by Cheryl Magyar. ————– It seems like everyone is...

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Strategically Dealing with Anger

This is a guest post by Jane Sheeba Implementing tips is a great way to manage or deal with life situations in a quick manner. But I’m more of a strategic person. What’s the difference between...

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Increasing Awareness & Reducing Stress

This is a guest post by Linda Bailey. Many of us have too much stress in our lives. All these pressures—whether from work, family, school, community, church, or even recreational commitments—can take...

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Do Not Drive Drowsy, for Your Health & Everyone Else’s

In March 2012, I read an article in Prevention magazine that made a big impact on me. I can’t find a link to the piece, so I’m going to summarize it. The story is written by a woman who fell asleep...

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Another Article About Stress

There are tons of articles about dealing with stress, so maybe another isn’t needed. But, unhappiness and ill health from stress is so prevalent it can’t hurt to provide the following list I adapted...

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Six Rules on Marriage & Divorce (and Happiness)

Last year, when Marcie and I celebrated our 25th anniversary, I published an article in the Six Simple Rules newsletter with my thoughts about marriage, and about divorce (and happiness). A version of...

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Text Stop, A Good Habit

Albany is about two-and-a-quarter hours north of where I live in the NYC area. I was driving up to Albany one morning early this year. It’s a drive I’ve made countless times. First, during the four...

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Mindfulness for Safer Driving

In order to make changes that stick, I take my big goals and break them down into small pieces. Then I focus on one at a time until it becomes a habit. The goal of safer driving is a good one, but...

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9 Ideas for a Wealth of Happiness & Health

Someone recently forwarded to me a note called, “20 Things the Rich Do Every Day.” Apparently, the material is from the bestselling book, Rich Habits. While my site is not about becoming wealthy in...

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Handling Anxieties with Humor

This is a guest post by Ashley Hardway Ever since I can remember, I have been using humor to alleviate anxieties in relationships and in life situations that would otherwise be overwhelming to me....

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Is Your Heart Healthy Enough for Sex?

This is not really a post about sex. But it sort of is. Most of us have seen those commercials for Viagra and other products that treat ED. The commercials feature pictures of people like the couple...

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