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: Robin Smith, Duke University
Female beauty in nature may have less to do with attracting the opposite sex than previously thought.
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- Written by: Gregg Levoy
My favorite fairy tale as a child was Cinderella, so when I met Charlie and fell in love with him, I thought my prince had come. But these kinds of fantasies are a setup for expectations that are impossible to fulfill...
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- Written by: Melissa J. Armstrong, University of Florida
Politicians and policymakers are discussing what parts of the Affordable Care Act to change and what to keep. While most of us have little control over those discussions, there is one health care topic that we can control: what we talk about with our doctor.
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- Written by: Sarah van Gelder, YES! Magazine
We can start difficult conversations by speaking from the heart and sharing our wish for a world where everyone is safe and free.
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- Written by: Alan Cohen
Every February, in honor of Valentine’s day, I explore loving relationships. Many of us have faced challenges in relationships, and we struggle with how to create truly rewarding connections. We search for our soulmate, wrestle with friendships, and dread going home to see our relatives.
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- Written by: Cynthia Lee, McGill University
Delaying school start times could help teenagers sleep better, say experts, and could give them a better chance at success later.
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- Written by: Linda & Charlie Bloom
The Beatles were on the money with almost all their songs, but on this one "All You Need Is Love", I’m afraid that they got it wrong. Beatles fans who embraced this song as the holy truth probably found themselves deeply disappointed.
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- Written by: Milenko Martinovich, University of Florida
Doctors don’t just “get over” rude treatment from patients, research suggests. In simulations with an angry parent, the performance of pediatricians suffered dramatically.
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- Written by: Julia Manuel
Growing up in Appalachia, many women abided by two rules: it’s impolite to say no, and be as nice as you possibly can be, and everyone will realize you’re the better person. For me, this translated as always say yes and play nice.
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- Written by: Joan Cerio
Just as a sculptor chips away the marble that covers the already-formed work of art, our inner work is to remove what doesn’t belong and what is not in resonance with our authentic selves. Put another way, within each of our hearts is a gift. It is up to us to unwrap it.
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- Written by: Tobin Hart, PhD
There is a natural tendency to synchronize, to link up with others. When two violins are located in the same room and a string is plucked on the first one, the string tuned to the same frequency on the second violin will vibrate, thus sounding the note...
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- Written by: Debing Su, University of Michigan
People worldwide love ????, except the French, who prefer ??, according to a new study of global emoji usage.
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- Written by: Kelly Johnson, M.D.
Maybe you can't see an obvious reason why you haven't found happiness in your relationships, but somehow it's not happening as you envisioned. You can't seem to locate the answers that will bring everything together. Don't give up. Understanding is a journey...
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- Written by: Deborah Bach, University of Washington
Preschool-aged children can learn bias through nonverbal signals displayed by adults, such as a condescending tone of voice or a disapproving look, new research suggests.
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- Written by: Dr. Brenda Davies
Though we all want our children to do well, to have what they want, to achieve, we need to be aware that what they want may be different to what we want for them. Many people feel unhappy and unfulfilled partly because they've done what was expected of them to please their parents...
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- Written by: Deborah Johnson
Once upon a time, there was a young woman who gave and gave to other people until it hurt. She generally bent over backwards to help anyone she cared about (or didn't care about). It pleased her no end to buy something special for a friend, even when she really needed some...
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- Written by: Jim Dryden, Washington University in St. Louis
Brain waves show that clinically depressed children don’t respond to rewards the same way as other children do.
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- Written by: Noelle Sterne, Ph.D.
Growing older is inevitable and, as has been said, better than the alternative. Limiting ourselves by age, though, is a state of mind. But often we accept stereotypical statements about age, aging, and what is supposed to happen at certain ages. We don’t need to accept any of these thoughts!
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- Written by: Eric Maisel
Family communication is possible, but love must be the lubricant. Talking about things like love, kindness, and generosity, and not "problems", might be the route to family change.
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- Written by: InnerSelf Staff
Donald Trump has just finished the last of his nine post-election “thank you tour” rallies. Why did he do them? And why is he planning further rallies after he becomes president?
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- Written by: don Miguel Ruiz Jr.
I have experienced a lot of life since I first started to apprentice in my family’s traditions. I have felt the ups and downs of life—from confrontations to harmony, from feeling anger and fear to happiness and love. I have learned that the key...
