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It's not the hours we spend at the gym that makes a difference in our health, it's the little things too.
Recent research has found that simply being happy can lengthen your life 7.5 to 10 years. So take time each day to relax and reflect on the positives.
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The world is happier — thanks to economic growth, democracy, and social tolerance, according to the World Values Study. The findings contradicted the assumption that regardless of changing variables, happiness remains constant.
The researchers credit relative quality of life improvements for the global rise in happiness; for example, low-income societies like China experienced economic growth while developed societies saw a rise in equality and tolerance.
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I really love giving gifts. There’s something so gratifying when you find the perfect present and watch someone’s face bloom into a smile as she or he receives it. Still, I think the best gifts are those that can’t be wrapped and tied with a bow.
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In this rapid-fire, digital age, living in the present and enjoying the moment can seem about as possible as avoiding a computer monitor for one day. With the speed at which we communicate and interact, learning to take each moment as it comes is more important than ever. Where’s the satisfaction in anything if you can’t even take a minute to enjoy it.
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Guess which runway beauty and mother said these words about "the one" in her life?
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I think we all can agree that when you work or go to school full time during the week, the weekends become sacred. But even so, sometimes the dread of going back to work or exhaustion from the week makes it hard to take advantage of the weekends properly. I know I’ve been guilty of this once or twice before, so check out my advice for making the most out of your weekend,
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The South Pacific isle of Vanuatu has been voted the happiest place on Earth. Is it a luxurious island paradise of sipping Mai-Tais on the beach, being fanned by tanned studs. Hardly.
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A recent study claims that about 49 percent of Americans are thriving, 47 percent are struggling to stay happy and healthy, while about four percent are suffering. Maybe it's the optimist in me but I would have thought that more people would be thriving. Me, I like to think I'm thriving, though I definitely have my days of struggle.
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According to Pop, although Spencer didn't join The Hills ladies on the cover of Rolling Stone, he did manage put in a few words acknowledging the Heidi-Lauren riff as a major factor in the show's success. While we all know that to be true, I couldn't help but wonder what I would be willing to do to a friend just to be rich and famous.
I hope that I would never feel OK about publicly destroying a friendship for the sake of the cameras, the producers, or the viewers.
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