Female happiness beats recession

We can always see the difference between in a man and a woman,difference in there choice,there taste,each and everything.If men likes money then women likes there family.survey has also proved that women are more...

The Pen May be Mighty Weapon

Expressive writing and gratitude expressions to life are full of power to uplift human spirit even when facing trials. I have practiced this kind of writing through adversity and have found it to be an...

Canadian Family Rejects Terror Label

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorYou know if Momin Khawaja were a teen, some could attribute the terrorism link to youthful idiocy, though still a teen knows right from wrong.  In this case it is a...

Money buys happiness--when it's spent on others, study says

I'd say it's even more happiness-inducing to make a gift than it is to buy one.  Either way though, sharing feels good. Our kindergarten teachers were right."VANCOUVER (AFP) - Money can buy happiness -- as long...

Happiness May Be Good for Your Health

This is positively shocking! Who knew that being positive could make you feel better? Or that feeling better might make you feel more positive? I heart science. And my heart hearts happy. "A happy heart just...

Sex lessons for 'cranky' miners

The Australians must have a unique sense of humour. However, this is a good policy, worthy of emulation."Australian coal miners are being given lessons in foreplay and the menopause in an attempt to boost...

Seven Secrets to Being as Happy as a Hairdresser

"It might surprise you to know that, of all the workers in the world, hairdressers are the happiest. Hairdressers are happier than lawyers, doctors, accountants -- and marketers. "How come?" you ask. "What do they...

Is This Really The World's Happiest Man?

"To scientists, he is the world's happiest man. His level of mind control is astonishing and the upbeat impulses in his brain are off the scale. Now Matthieu Ricard, 60, a French academic-turned-Buddhist monk, is to share his secrets to make the world a happier place. The...

Happiness 101

Do you agree that happiness is something that can be learned? "Positive psychology is popular with educators because if happiness is something that can be learned, it can be taught. And because being happier seems...

Free Viagra spices up small town life

"BRASILIA, Brazil (Reuters) - The mayor of a small Brazilian town has begun handing out free Viagra, spicing up the sex lives of dozens of elderly men and their partners. Since we started the free distribution of sexual stimulants, our elderly population changed. They're much...

Prospering May Not Make People Happier, but It May Make Them Healthier

"Does money buy happiness? The rapidly expanding literature on what determines “subjective well-being” appears to suggest a negative answer to this timeless question. Studies consistently find, for example, that when the incomes of everyone in a community grow over...

Do More Tech Toys Make You Happier? (NewsFactor)

" Barry Levine, newsfactor.com Tue Jul 18, 6:30 PM ET If only you had a video iPod, a better car and more tech toys, you'd be happier, right? Wrong. That's the conclusion of "The Happy Planet Index," a study by the London-based New Economics Foundation (NEF). They wanted to...

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