Happiness & Success
Achieving Happiness Through Acceptance of Life
The quest for happiness often leads to frustration, as many fail to realize that the...
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- Written by: Ryan Bogdan
Reduced brain size may suggest a genetic predisposition towards heavier alcohol consumption, according to new research.
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- Written by: Emory University
Thrill seekers and daredevils thrive on the terrifying because of their high-sensation-seeking personalities, according to a new book.
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- Written by: Louise Hay
If you say, 'I am not creative,' then that's an affirmation that will be true for you for as long as you continue to use it. You can never express yourself creatively by talking or thinking about what a klutz you are. We create our lives every day...
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- Written by: Neel Burton
We are being lazy if there’s something that we ought to do but are reluctant to do because of the effort involved.
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- Written by: Nancy P. Kropf and Sherry Cummings
For many baby boomers, an important goal is staying independent as long as possible.
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- Written by: Ari Mattes
The joker, the trickster, the jester, the provocateur - there is a rich cultural history of these roles going back at least as far as Greek mythology’s Hermes.
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- Written by: Julia Cameron
Even when we are not competing with other people, we can often feel like the world around us is competing for our time, money, and attention. One of the most resisted — and most productive — tools in The Artist's Way was one called "Reading Deprivation." Today, when I...
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- Written by: Meredith Young-Sowers
One of the best ways to heal a physical problem or reduce emotional stress is to interrupt our daily routines with experiences that reacquaint us with Nature. As we are swept up, captivated, and enthralled by the displays of Nature's wonder, we sense the immutable balance that is our own source...
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- Written by: R. Kelly Garrett, et al
In July, the website Snopes published a piece fact-checking a story posted on The Babylon Bee, a popular satirical news site with a conservative bent.
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- Written by: Stephen Nachmanovitch
As a composer, John Cage sought to get the weight of Beethoven and the other past masters off his shoulders. He felt it was essential to be freed from the repetitive patterns of personality and style (“memory, tastes, likes, and dislikes”) and to free audiences from their expectations of what art should look and sound like.
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- Written by: Sunita Pattani
Learning how to relax is one of the most powerful healing tools that I have ever come across. Emotional suffering comes from overthinking issues. Stress also plays a major role in our physical health, affecting for example, our weight, cholesterol and digestive systems.
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- Written by: Weiko Lin
Marvel’s “Shang-Chi” – the studio’s first Asian superhero movie – is a sign of the times.
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- Written by: Maryam Mafi
Whatever our cultural or linguistic background, we can all claim some knowledge of the lives of others, and this knowledge has reached us through stories. These stories may have been told by an animated grandparent; maybe we heard them on the radio or encountered them during a religious-studies lesson at school, where we learned about the lives and times of saints, gods, and goddesses.
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- Written by: Tami Lynn Kent
Discover how embracing your creative flow and nurturing your creative currency can help you move beyond limitations, connect with your purpose, and unlock new possibilities for work, family, and life.
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- Written by: Anthony Brandt
Beethoven and Picasso are the perfect examples for mastering the creative process. Behind each of their works are countless studies and sketches. - The lesson?
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- Written by: Imelda Almqvist
It is my observation that true creativity often involves a marriage (or surprising connection) of two things that are not related to most people’s minds. The larger point I am trying to make here is that creative people often see connections and build bridges where others see no such things (until someone shows them! Then many of us can cross the same bridge).
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- Written by: Philip Almond
This year is the 40th anniversary of the release of Monty Python’s Life of Brian. The film met with instant controversy in 1979 and was banned in Ireland, Norway and parts of Britain.
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- Written by: Cynthia Wachtell
Virtually everyone has heard of Ernest Hemingway. But you’d be hard-pressed to find someone who knows of Ellen N. La Motte.
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- Written by: PBS NewsHour
She's a music and entertainment legend, star of movies, TV sitcoms and Broadway theater -- not to mention a retail mogul.
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- Written by: Cate Montana
As I hiked up the old E4 trail above the temple complex at Delphi, romance was the last thing on my mind let alone a dalliance with the ancient forgotten Greek god of Light and Wisdom. It was April of 2015, and all I wanted to do was to get away from the tourists and my worries about a book deadline with Simon & Schuster...
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- Written by: Bert Gambini
Singing a song in your head before actually singing it could be nudging you out of tune, according to new research.
