Family is a major part of your happiness and the family room is where you spend time with them. Those whom you love the most (and who probably drive you crazy at times), are the same individuals you can walk around in your pj’s without your teeth brushed, no make up and crazy hair. You [...]

How does the basement affect your happiness? According to ,”The basement is where all your childhood hurts and torments are stowed away in cabinets and under the stairs. You would rather not revisit them, but you have to in order to understand how you think and feel today.” We all have something in our lives [...]

“The unhappy woman believes she should be happy all the time. The happy women believes that there will be times when she is unhappy.” Which woman are you?

What is Happiness? In it appears that it may be different for everyone. For Lucy Dangziger it is gratitude and for Catherine Bindorf it is contentment. Sometimes it is our pursuit for Happiness that makes us unhappy. Maybe you just need to be okay with the way things are and appreciate the moment you are [...]

Freedom would be the word I would use to set the tone for next year. I make goals each year, but I’d never thought of picking a word to set the tone until reading a post on The Happiness Project. Freedom for me would mean no longer having to check the balance in my account [...]

I’ve always believed that part of having a family was doing a lot of sacrificing. I thought I always needed to deny my needs, to put everyone else first. It’s no wonder this phrase jumped out at me “One of the greatest gifts you can give your partner is your own happiness” (101 Things I [...]

As the winter solstice approaches and the world loses it’s long summer days and warm peaceful evenings,  gloom and dreariness seem inevitable.  The bitter thick darkness takes over the night and we are forced to hide indoors.  Colds, coughs, and sicknesses threaten us from all sides.  Light, warmth, and happiness seem to have given up [...]

Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favor; and Whereas both Houses of Congress have, by their joint committee, requested me to “recommend to the people of the United States [...]