(Exploring Your Mind) It’s common to search for happiness. However, when you become aware that being happy depends on you, you free yourself from the slavery of looking for it elsewhere.
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Low Self-Esteem Will Rob You Of These 11 Things
(Exploring Your Mind) Low self-esteem robs you of the ability to feel good about yourself and be happy. However, it also takes away small everyday things from you that you may not be fully aware of.
Physical Exercise Makes Us Happier than Money, Science Claims
(Exploring Your Mind) Did you know that sport can provide you with more well-being even than money? This fact is confirmed by a study carried out by the Universities of Yale and Oxford. We tell you more in this article.
The Opposite of Depression Is Vitality, not Happiness
(Exploring Your Mind) The opposite of depression isn’t happiness or joy, but it’s the desire to live. That’s because, when you’re depressed, you don’t only feel sad. In fact, you feel like you’re trapped in a big black hole.
9 Common Traits Among People Who Are Genuinely Happy
(Mark DeNicola) Happiness: the term thrown around more often than any other when people are asked what they aspire to most in life. A loving partner, a fun high-paying job, and endless world travel are also among some of the most common answers, but all of these are preference-based means to the one ultimate end, which is happiness.
Put a Ring on It: Married People Are Less Stressed, Study Concludes – Study Finds
(Kate Ferguson) For all the debate over which side’s grass is greener and all the jokes by married people about how hard they have it, one study finds getting hitched might actually make you healthier. According to researchers, married people tend to have lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol when compared to people who are single, divorced, or widowed.
Cherophobia, the Irrational Fear of Being Happy
(Exploring Your Mind) Those who suffer from cherophobia are afraid of being happy. Consequently, this fear stops them looking for situations which may lead to happiness.
Performing Acts of Kindness Can Boost Both Physical Health and Happiness Levels, Study Finds
(Exploring Your Mind) Performing acts of kindness and helping other people can be good for people’s health and well-being.
Learning to Enjoy Your Own Company Is Key to Your Well-Being
(Exploring Your Mind) Many adults are incapable of spending time in their own company. This can lead to emotional dependence. In this article, discover how important it is to learn to enjoy your own company.
89% of People Think Happiness Can Be Controlled – And They Are Much Happier For It
(Good News Network) How far can the self-belief that you make your own happiness carry you, creating conditions for a self-fulfilling prophecy? A new study shows there is a happy correlation.
Joy: Sometimes You Just Gotta Dance (Video)
(Marko De Francis) Who doesn’t like a guy who can bust a grove?
Joy: A Little Light Amid All the Darkness to Brighten Your Day
(Will Justice) Between Wayfairgate, Pedogate, and a dozen other disturbing developments of late, it’s important to pause and bring a little joy back into your life to prevent psychological trauma and resulting irrationalism. Here’s a great dose of joy to brighten your day.
Smiling at Cashiers & Other Sparks of Divinity
( Richard Enos) It’s one of the things I like to do, as the receipt is being put in my hand: offer a grateful ‘thank-you,’ and look in the cashier’s eyes for an extra split-second and smile, and see if they are ready to share a spark of divinity that crosses between our souls.
Love Makes Us More Intelligent, According to Neuroscience
(Exploring Your Mind) Some researchers concluded that love makes us more intelligent. This is because our brains have a “love neural network” and a particular biochemistry that activates and increases a series of cognitive functions.
Americans Who Drink This Much Water a Day Were More Likely to Report Feeling ‘Very Happy’
(Good News Network) Is drinking water the secret to feeling happy? Probably not, but this survey says that it may be indicative of a person’s happiness.