"Look at my new bike, Mom," said the young boy. Ralph had long wanted a new bike. He was so happy, he could scarcely contain his emotions. "Wow, life is wonderful, I ...

On Monday I was honored to speak to the graduating students at Arizona State University. It was an intimidating occasion. ASU is the most innovative university in the world. Plus, there were 35,000 ...

Happiness is a basic human emotion. It was categorized as such by famous emotion researcher and psychologist Paul Eckman, who identified the six emotions that are present in all cultures from birth.

I am in an ongoing debate about joy. The heart of the question is this: is joy different from happiness? Some say happiness is circumstantial, while joy is concrete. Happiness is a feeling, while joy ...

There is a lot of talk about happiness. Books, media, and speakers focus on happiness. Many claim it is our fundamental right to be happy, though I’m not sure why they believe so. Happiness is a ...

I came across a wonderful quote from the online newsletter, Elephant Journal: Around the same time, I reconnected with Kaia Roman. I quoted her in a previous article about mindfulness for kids at ...

Many people assume happiness means feeling joyful all the time – but that idea couldn't be further from the truth. At first glance, happiness can seem like a simple emotion. In reality, it's far more ...

“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.”– Galatians 5:22-23 (New ...

Author Arthur Brooks brings along counterintuitive ideas about happiness as a habit, the difference between joy and happiness, public vs. anonymous philanthropy, and how the pursuit of money can ...