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A Declaration For All Time: Our Founding Document Retains its Genius, Even as Values Change
It was many years after 1776 when the second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence came to be seen as the central idea —...
Cupcake Dream: Lawyer Leaves Job to Start Booming Cupcake Biz
A pair of Washington, DC power brokers came up with a dream of delivering cupcakes curbside. They quit their jobs in favor of delivering...
Wheelchair Adventurer Travels Where No Chair has Ever Been (w/ Video)
At the age of 29, Andrew Shelley sat stuck in the same predictable 9 to 5 job as his father. Looking back on his...
NYC Bike Messenger Exports Fun to Orphans, 2 Wheels at a Time (Video)
After experiencing a "tsunami of happiness" from orphans in Cambodia, a bike messenger from New York City started an organization that donates bikes to...
Beating Winter Blues: Brighten Your Outlook With Light Therapy, Now in a Cafe
Beating the winter blues is a challenge in Northern Europe where the lack of light causes widespread depression. Most people awaken in...
Watch ‘This Emotional Life’ About Mental Health and Resilience
A three-part series ends tonight on PBS that explores improving social relationships, learning to cope with depression and anxiety, and becoming more positive, resilient...
Wayne Dyer’s Film, The Shift, Helps People Find Their Purpose
Do you know what your life's purpose is? Is your life right now filled with meaning and happiness? Early in life, we often follow...
Four Ways to Get Happy Now
A 20/20 news special recently confirmed that we have a large measure of control over our own levels of happiness -- at least 40...
Suicide Prevention Week: What You Should Know
Suicide is the third leading cause of death among people ages 15-24 in the United States, with more than 33,000 people of all ages...
An Idea for Helping Local Elementary Schools
Schools are being forced to slash budgets, lay off teachers, and yet are expected to do more to educate our children. What...
The Longer You Live, the Happier You Are Likely to be: Study
Recent studies indicate that happiness and emotional well-being improve over time because many older adults learn to limit negative influences. Researchers who...
The Health Benefits of Friendship
Friendship comes in many forms, and it is not necessary for everyone to have a large social circle to reap the benefits....
Natural and Alternative Remedies for Depression and Anxiety
Therapy and psychiatric medications are the most common treatments for depression and anxiety. Many people, however, prefer alternative, more natural remedies. These can...
Life Lessons from Labradors
Teachers come in all species. Two of my greatest teachers were a pair of Labrador pups. They arrived in time to witness my prolonged...
Encourage Gratitude in Your Young
An important but seldom-taught lesson is the value of gratitude. In a culture like ours, where the norm is always to want more,...
Transforming Fear into Hope
Fear is the greatest obstacle we face. It can stop us cold. Perhaps the greatest fear of all is loss of something dear to...
Michael J. Fox Returns to TV with Special on Optimism
Michael J. Fox will return to TV as host of a one-hour special featuring his worldwide travels in search of optimism. "Michael J....
The Healing Power of Your Smile
"People want to know if smiling can help them overcome hardship in these tough economic times," says Elan Sun Star, author of the...
Obama Signs Equal-Pay Bill into Law
"Well, this is a wonderful day," said President Obama, before signing his first major piece of legislation, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay...
Inmates Train Security Dogs and Feel Common Bond (Video)
Happiness comes to both the incarcerated and the canines that are being trained to sniff bombs at several prisons in Fla....