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How dogs spread happiness Thatschurch.com writes about Happy To Be Here pens Schools strive for pupils Marriage Matters: Happiness factors Quitting Smoking Improves Happiness, Quality of Life Managing Money To Maximize Happiness
 

How dogs spread happiness

Science is only beginning to understand the intrinsic relationship we have with dogs. “I always want dogs in my life,” says Katherine Heigl— and it appears that will pay off for her in multiple ways. The mere act of petting a dog can cause a chain of events. Instantly, neurotransmitters in our heads do a happy [...]

Thatschurch.com writes about Happy To Be Here pens

We sent out a Happy To Be Here pen to Virginia at Thatschurch.com , you can read her post about our pen’s below. “Do you want to see the 47 pictures I took of a pen?” is the new “Do you want to know how long it took me to run 3.5 miles today and [...]

Schools strive for pupils’ happiness

If David Cameron is still keen on spreading happiness – one of his big ideas – he could take some tips from a village school in Norfolk. He could, for example, inspire a gloomy House of Commons with a poster outlining “five simple steps to a happier parliament” that would encourage MPs to be kind, [...]

Marriage Matters: Happiness factors

Last month, we wrote about the State of our Unions report, “When Baby Makes Three: How Parenthood Makes Life Meaningful and How Marriage Makes Parenthood Bearable.” The report noted a “hybrid” model of married life combining “newer soul-mate aspirations with older institutional features” seems to be the best path to successfully combine marriage and parenthood [...]

Quitting Smoking Improves Happiness, Quality of Life

People who successfully quit smoking are happier and more satisfied with their lives than people who continue to smoke, according to a study published online Dec. 10 in the Annals of Behavioral Medicine. Megan E. Piper, Ph.D., from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison, and colleagues assessed subjective quality of [...]

Managing Money To Maximize Happiness

A new survey by MetLife finds the economic crisis and continuing malaise has people age 47 to 65 rethinking their personal priorities. A whopping 90% of the demographic say the economy has caused them to place greater importance on personal and family relationships rather than material goods. Their hearts are in the right place: Numerous studies [...]

Happiness Is the New Success: Why Millennials Are Reprioritizing

27 January 2012

There used to be a ladder to success. It was the college→good job→marriage→house→family→cushy retirement. Sure, not everyone made it, there were a few broken rungs near the bottom but that was the guiding light to the good life and enough people made it that it seemed within reach. A few people questioned this ladder as [...]

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Recycling hotel soap to save lives

25 January 2012

CNN Hero Derreck Kayongo, a Uganda native, started the Global Soap Project in 2009 The group recycles partially used hotel soaps and sends them to impoverished nations Kayongo says many children are dying because they lack access to basic sanitation Atlanta (CNN) – That bar of soap you used once or twice during your last hotel [...]

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Samantha Garvey’s Incredible Story

25 January 2012

America is slowly taking notice of the inspirational details that mark the life of a young woman from Long Island named Samantha Garvey, who learned she was a semifinalist in the prestigious Intel Science Talent Search while living with her family in a homeless shelter. “My daughter is a blessing,” said her proud mother, Olga [...]

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California chef feeds children for free

24 January 2012

Bruno Serato was named one of the top 10 CNN Heroes of 2011 Serato feeds more than 300 children every night in Anaheim, California Serato: All together, we can make a big difference and feed millions (CNN) – Since 2005, Bruno Serato has been serving up free pasta dinners to children, many of whom are poor [...]

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Virginia Montanez is Happy To Be Here

23 January 2012

Virginia Montanez is a blogger from Pittsburgh, PA. You can read her blog at Thatschurch.com Here is just one reason we love Virginia http://thatschurch.com/make-room-for-kids/  About Virginia Montanez (from her blog)

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Happy to be Cared For: Aunt Nancy

23 January 2012

Leah from Pittsburgh, PA wrote to us Nominating her Aunt Nancy Dear Leah, We were touched by your nomination and we are happy to inform you that we have decided to honor your Aunt Nancy.  Your Aunt sounds like a great person…we could use more like her. Congratulations to your aunt for her caring and [...]

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Miami Workers Are the Happiest Workers in America According to Some Sort of Study

23 January 2012

While it may be increasingly difficult to actually secure employment in Miami, those of us who have seem to love our job. That’s according to a new study by CareerBliss.com that analyzed more than 43,000 employee reviews across the country. It’s actually the second year in a row that Miami took top honors. Survey participants were asked [...]

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Justin Hines

20 January 2012

There’s a moment in every artist’s life when he knows that music is not only his path, but his destiny.  Even though Justin Hines grew up singing in church at his grandmother’s behest, his realization came at the most unlikely of places— at a Toronto Raptors’ basketball game in his hometown 15 years ago. A [...]

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Prime Time: What will make you happy in 2012?

17 January 2012

Ever since happiness heard your name, it has been running through the streets trying to find you. — Hafiz of Persia It’s 2012! Happy New Year! We clink glasses, hug one another, kiss our spouses and send midnight text messages to friends and family far away. The phrase is repeated often, but the meaning is [...]

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Blissful Living: Five (free) and easy ways to spruce up your life

16 January 2012

Ask any person between the ages of 5 and 17 what they want when they grow up, and you’ll hear pretty much the same things: “I want to be rich,” “I want a sports car,” or “I want a great job.” The response will generally incorporate money and things. Ask someone over the age of [...]

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Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony. — Mahatma Gandhi

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