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What can Aristotle teach us about the routes to happiness?
In the Western world, only since the mid-18th century has it been possible to discuss ethical questions publicly without referring to Christianity. Modern thinking about morality, which assumes that gods do not exist, or at least do not intervene, is in its infancy. But the ancient Greeks and Romans elaborated robust philosophical schools of ethical thought for more than a millennium, from the first professed agnostics such as Protagoras (fifth century BCE) to the last pagan thinkers. The Platonists’ Academy at Athens was not finally closed down until 529 CE, by the Emperor Justinian.
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The Key to Happiness is Gratitude
Do you ever find yourself unhappy? Want to know how you can find happiness, and tap into that happiness when ever you like? Look at gratitude.
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5 Ways To Remind Yourself That You're All You Really Need If You're Single & Down About It
I really loved being single. I loved the excitement of dating new people, I loved the freedom to do whatever I wanted when I wanted, and I loved having time just to myself. That being said, there were times when being single felt like a bummer; when…
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A Nobel Prize-winning psychologist says most people don’t really want to be happy
We think we want to be happy. Yet many of us are actually working toward some other end, according to cognitive psychologist Daniel Kahneman, winner of the 2002 Nobel Prize in economics. Kahneman contends that happiness and satisfaction are distinct. Happiness is a momentary experience that arises spontaneously and is fleeting. Meanwhile, satisfaction is a long-term feeling, built over time and based on achieving goals and building the kind of life you admire.
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Glowing with Gratitude
Glowing with Gratitude ~ radiant sunset glowing with fire and beauty the effects of love ~ After my recent post about wanting to have more trust for the new year, I received an incredible outpourin…
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Attitude of Gratitude
We all need to be reminded to be grateful for what we have in our lives. The treasures we, sometimes, take for granted. Below you will find my Gratitude list that is forever growing. my gentle spi…
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Acts of Reader Gratitude
Gratitude is one of those words that has become tainted and overused over the last few years. Gratitude journals ballooned into full-blown humble-bragging on social media, ad nauseum recitations of…
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Moments Of Gratitude
The tender touch of breeze The soft sound of brook Some beautiful blossoms smiling At the light and warmth of sun Happiness filtering through the trees Moonlight streaming through my windows Hope…
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How to be Grateful: 15 Authentic Ways to Appreciate and Express It
Someone helps you. You say thanks. Is that how to be grateful? To show your appreciation for support and friendship, there is a bit more involved. Whether you show it regularly or not, you are prob…
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Jot Jinx
I’m not sayin I jinxed it, but I was home sick today. Then I was at the doctor’s office sick. Then I was at the pharmacy sick before being home sick again. I feel much better. Mostly I&…
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Facebook users who quit the social network for a month feel happier
New research out of Stanford and New York University took a look at what happens when people step back from Facebook for a month. Through Facebook, the research team recruited 2,488 people who averaged an hour of Facebook use each day. After assessing their “willingness to accept” the idea of deactivating their account for a month, the study assigned eligible participants to an experimental category that would deactivate their accounts or a control group that would not.
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Top Ways to Mindfully Practice Contentment - Spirit of the Soul Lifestyle
Stay mindfully connected with these steps to practice contentment mindfully. #contentment #mindfullycontent #mindfullness
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Four-day week: trial finds lower stress and increased productivity
Study of pilot at New Zealand firm finds staff were happier and 20% more productive
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The one clear result of Finland’s basic income trial: It made people happier
As global economies become more unequal, and as the incomes of working people have stagnated to the point of barely affording them a decent livelihood, a small groundswell of support has developed for one revolutionary solution for evening out wealth and opportunity: a universal basic income (UBI), which is a flat payment delivered to all members of a community, regardless of means or employment status.
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How to Find Happiness & How to Be Happy in Life
Learning how to be happy is easy when you know the source of happiness. This video will show you where the root of your happiness really lies!
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For Some People, Attractive Wives and High Status Husbands Enhance Marital Quality
Your decision-making style—whether you make a "good enough" choice or seek to make the “best" possible choice among all possible options—influences your satisfaction with your partner, according to a 3-year study of newlyweds. Researchers from Florida State University found that maximizing men—those who seek to make the “best” choice—who had attractive wives were more satisfied at the start of their marriages than maximizing men who had less attractive wives, and maximizing women who had high status husbands experienced less steep declines in satisfaction over time than maximizing women who had low status husbands.
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Psychologists Find Smiling Really Can Make People Happier
Smiling really can make people feel happier, according to a new paper published in Psychological Bulletin. Coauthored by researchers at UT and Texas A&M, the paper looked at nearly 50 years of data testing whether facial expressions can lead people to feel the emotions related to those expressions.
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Experiences of ‘Ultimate Reality’ or ‘God’ Confer Lasting Benefits to Mental Health
People over the millennia have reported having deeply moving religious experiences either spontaneously or while under the influence of psychedelic substances such as psilocybin-containing mushrooms or the Amazonian brew ayahuasca, and a portion of those experiences have been encounters with what the person regards as “God” or “ultimate reality.”
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Psychologists find smiling really can make people happier
Coauthored by researchers at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and Texas A&M, the paper looked at nearly 50 years of data testing whether facial expressions can lead people to feel the emotions related to those expressions. "Conventional wisdom tells us that we can feel a little happier if we simply smile. Or that we can get ourselves in a more serious mood if we scowl," said Nicholas Coles, UT PhD student in social psychology and lead researcher on the paper. "But psychologists have actually disagreed about this idea for over 100 years."
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Turning your weekends into vacations can make you happier than money
If you get a sinking feeling in your stomach when your alarm sounds on a Monday morning, you're not the only one. It's sometimes referred to as Monday Morning Syndrome, and you could experience everything from insomnia on a Sunday night to "preemptive depression" on your way to work, where you feel low about the week before it's even begun.
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