The Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle is one of the greatest thinkers in history, and his conception of happiness remains ...

“Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be.” Is that pearl of wisdom from a psychiatrist or social worker? No, it’s from a man born in poverty and who was largely ...

Harvard Business School professor Arthur Brooks says people should be cultivating "happierness" — the process of becoming ...

Both clinical wisdom and empirical research agree that the more we fixate on happiness, the more elusive it becomes. In ...

American naturalist and philosopher Henry David Thoreau put our time in perspective more than a century and a half ago. “Happiness,” he said, “is like a butterfly. The more you chase it, the more it ...

There’s a funny truth about happiness — the more you chase it, the harder it seems to be to grasp. Go ahead and take a whack at it yourself: Define happiness. I’ll give you a beat. What did you come ...

However, we continue to observe the joyful character of Gaudete Sunday by lighting the rose-colored candle on the Advent ...

All humans strive to be happy in some form. While there are intriguing variations in what exactly it means to be happy, this tenet is one of the rare human universals, transcending differences in ...

Shocking truths about achieving bliss. Sept. 9, 2013— -- intro: A few things—like chocolate, chick flicks, and clean sheets—are almost guaranteed to boost your mood. But when it comes to ...

You are standing at the edge of the Grand Canyon, its vast expanse stretching before you. The sun dips below the horizon, painting the sky in hues of orange and pink. Beside you, your daughter gazes ...

Happiness is defined differently depending on who you ask. Some people define happiness as a positive emotional experience. Others define happiness as having two parts called hedonia (pleasure) and ...