Well Being

How We Can Make Each Other Feel Like Rock Stars

Barbara Greenberg | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Depression, Mental Health, Divorce, Children, Co-Workers, Men, Psychology, Parenting, Mood, Friendship, Marriage, Relatives, Well-Being, Dating, Spouses, Rock Stars, romance.love, Self-Esteem, Women's Empowerment, Euphoria, Women News

Who, I would like to know, can resist wanting to feel appreciated and adored in an authentic way?

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How Does Divorce Affect Kids Outside The U.S.?

Robert Hughes, Jr. | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Welfare, Greenlandic Institute of Health Research, University of Copenhagen, University of Jyvaskyla, University of Akureyri, Mothers, Karolinska Institutet, International Childhoods, Life Satisfaction, Family Structure, Well-Being, Health, Ilona Happasaio, Nordid School of Public Health, Fathers, Divorce News

Far too much of the research discussed in the American press focuses exclusively on studies that are done with American children.

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The Failure Crown

Christine Sachs | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Failure, Self-Esteem, Mindfulness, Well-Being, Life Coaching, Self-Worth, Emotional Wellness, Wisdom, Personal Growth, Success and Motivation, Gps-Soul, Healthy Living News

What if failure is neither good nor bad? What if failure is just one lesson (of many) intended to teach us who we are?

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Create A Miracle? Simple!

Dan Gottlieb, Ph.D. | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Well Being, Relationships, Compassion, Interfaith, Judaism, Passover, Religion News

In this season of miracles -- the miracle of rebirth and the miracle of freedom from enslavement -- I am reminded of an oft-repeated phrase in the Old Testament: "God is one."

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True Friendship Can Handle the Truth

Nancy Colier | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Well-Being, Health, Honesty, Friendship, Love, Spirituality, Wellness, Truth, Mindful, Foxhole, True Friendship, Loyalty, Buddy, Compassion, Real, Happiness, Conscious Relationships, Mindfulness, Healthy Living News

True friendship is about meeting in the place of truth, and loving and supporting each other there. Anything else is just a paler shade of polite.

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Inside The Canyon Ranch Hotel & Spa In Miami Beach

Suzanne Aaronson | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Yoga, Travel, Fitness and Exercise, Miami, Well-Being, Health, Spas, Hotels, Hotel Reviews, Travel Blogs, Travel News

Very different from the Arizona and Berkshire locations, this Canyon Ranch is an a la carte proposition, smack on the beach midway between South Beach and Bal Harbour shopping mall.

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Is There Such A Thing As Too Much Happiness?

Nancy Colier | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Connection, Depression, Sad, Health, Well-Being, Spiritual, Happy, Sims, Wellness, Aspiration, Happiness, Worry Be Happy, Be Happy, Happy to Be, How to Be, Just Be Happy, Healthy Living News

Happiness, when it comes from an external object, is always coming and going. And yet despite the fact that happiness is consistently inconsistent, permanently impermanent, we judge ourselves as failures when we cannot maintain consistent happiness.

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Got Happiness? Where Marketing Meets the Science of Well-Being

Joseph F. Coughlin | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Marketing, Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, Innovation, Baby Boomers, Gen X, Well-Being, Happiness, Science News

Have you noticed the number of companies that are no longer promising the best quality, experience or even the best price for a product or service as the reason to give them a try? Instead they appear to be offering something we used to think money couldn't buy -- happiness.

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How To Know When It’s Time To Quit

Heidi Grant Halvorson, Ph.D. | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Success, Work Life Balance, Career, Well-Being, Failure, Quitting, Motivation, Goals, Self-Help, Walking Away, Happiness, I Quit, Quit a Job, How to Quit, Quit Your Job, Quit Job, Quit My Job, Success and Motivation, Healthy Living News

As a psychologist who studies motivation, I spend a lot of time trying to figure out why people give up too soon when trying to reach a goal. But the truth is, a lot of us suffer from the opposite problem: not knowing when, or how, to quit.

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Virtual Community: Can We Survive It?

Nancy Colier | Posted 04.01.2012

Read More: Isolation, Connection, Well-Being, Virtual, Community, On-Line, Video Game, Sims, Simulated Characters, Technology, Wellness, Family, Belonging, School, Unplug and Recharge, Healthy Living News

Because we know that we can always get on Facebook, or tweet or text, the very manner in which we are interacting in the physical world has changed. We are less engaged and less committed, less dependent upon this moment of being together for connection and emotional nourishment.

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The New App: How to 'Be'

Nancy Colier | Posted 03.10.2012

Read More: Human, Social Media, Tweet, Life Coach, App, Parenting, Technology, Wellness, Mindful, Mommy Blogs, Being, Mommy Bloggers, Being Present, Mom Blogs, Being There, Well Being, Being Human, Unplug and Recharge, Healthy Living News

The Internet boom is creating a technological language around what used to just be part of basic human interaction and relatedness. Will we soon need to be advised to say hello when greeting another person, to hug our child when she cries?

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Holiday Shopping Trends Predict How Post50s Will Handle Retirement

Big Think | Posted 12.21.2011

Read More: Healthy Behaviors, Baby Boomers, Longevity, Financial Services, Social Networks, Well-Being, Consumer Behavior, Retail, Retirement Planning, Fifty News

Are you done? How many more days? Tick tock, tick tock. A recent Rasmussen poll may give you comfort or a kick. The nationwide survey conducted Novemb...

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The New Epidemic: Chronic Boredom

Nancy Colier | Posted 01.28.2012

Read More: Smartphone, Identity, Technology, Well-Being, Boredom, Mindful, Distraction, Meditation, Parenting, Children, Unplug and Recharge, Healthy Living News

Technology is encouraging our belief that open time, or free play as it used to be called in pre-school, means boredom. What happened to our delight in not knowing what might unfold? Where has our interest and faith in creating something out of nothing gone?

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Afraid of Getting Older? Make a Different Choice!

Maddisen K. Krown | Posted 01.27.2012

Read More: Healthy Living, Aging, Health Decline, Mental Health, Physical Health, Fear of Aging, Well-Being, Positivity, Positive Attitude, Fifty News

My first bit of advice -- STOP looking forward to the downward spiral! The downward spiral is being seeded by a thought, a mental fabrication, which if given enough attention and focus, can manifest.

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One of the Biggest Misunderstandings About Personal Growth

Christine Hassler | Posted 01.21.2012

Read More: Fulfillment, Personal Growth, Spirituality, Well-Being, Happiness, Life Coaching, Self-Improvement, Consciousness, Healthy Living News

My invitation to you is to get brutally honest with yourself about what is truly motivating your desire to work on yourself.

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5 Scientific Ways To Be Happier

Dr. John Grohol | Posted 01.16.2012

Read More: Psychology, Well-Being, Happiness, Marriage, Purpose, Relationships, Happiness Tips, Passion, Gratitude, Happiness Advice, Materialism and Happiness, Healthy Living News

Happiness is one of those concepts we all seem to love to learn more about, but are unwilling to take any big steps to increase it in our own lives.

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11 Things That Are Worth The Money

SavvySugar | Posted 01.07.2012

Read More: Savvysugar, Insurance, Worth the Price, Worth the Money, Well-Being, Health, Health Insurance, Spending Right, Women News

Tough times have made us all a bit more cautious about whipping out our wallets on a whim. When it comes to spending with discretion, it's important t...

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Coming Together: Time to 'Occupy Our We' Feeling

Kingsley Dennis, Ph.D. | Posted 01.01.2012

Read More: Inner Self, Social Change, Well-Being, Occupy Wall Street, Community, Spiritual Living, Spirituality, Consciousness, Healthy Living Spirit, Social Revolution, Social Responsibility, Healthy Living News

We have a responsibility to work toward revitalizing our connection with our "selves" as well as our communities -- to regenerate our relationship with the world we live in.

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Discovered: The Good Life

Posted 12.31.2011

Read More: Emotional Well-Being, Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, Women, California, Mental Well-Being, Well-Being, Middle-Aged Women, Happiness, Well-Being Index, Fifty News

Back in July, Diane Sawyer introduced us to Debbie Watkins, "the most stressed-out person in America". Watkins fit the criteria of the Gallup-Healthwa...

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Stressed Out? Work Out!

Ruth Zukerman | Posted 12.31.2011

Read More: Stress, Healthy Living Body, Exercise, Stress Relief Tips, Well-Being, Fitness, Fitness and Exercise, Stress Relief, Spinning, Stress Reduction, Indoor Cycling, Healthy Living News

Exercise is key -- and I believe it is the best way to stave off stress, stay healthy and clear your mind.

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10 Ways To Become More Resilient

Robert Pagliarini | Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: Personal Resilience, Well Being, Unbreakable, Live Best Life, American Psychological Association, Robert Pagliarini, Solution Focused Therapy, Best Life, Sft, Apa, Richer Life, Live Better Life, Other 8 Hours, Emotional Wellness, Emotional Intelligence, Video, Healthy Living News

Instead of trying to bob and weave what life throws at us, I'd rather have the comfort of knowing that I can take life's best shot and be able to get back up and move forward.

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The Travel Tip Alphabet

Lea Lane | Posted 11.27.2011

Read More: Heath, Tips, Living, Travel, Well-Being, Safety, Travel Tips, Abcs, Travel News

A: Ask Directions.

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Latinos, Numbers and the Real World

Max Benavidez | Posted 10.15.2011

Read More: Latinos, Johns Hopkins, Max Benavidez, Rith Bader Ginsburg, Well-Being, The DREAM Act, Los Angeles, The Great Recession, East Los Angeles, Magnolia Place Community Initiative, Pan American Bank, Pew Hispanic Center, Latino Voices News

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote in a Brookings Institution article that the United Nations had estimated that white Americans, if ranked as a separate nation, would lead the world in well-being, a measure that combines life expectancy, educational achievement, and income.... Hispanic Americans would rank thirty-second.

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Time, Well-Being and the Political Moment

Paul Stoller | Posted 10.12.2011

Read More: The Great Depression, Government Shutdown, Public Servants, Standard & Poor's, Credit Crisis, Public Service, Politics, Digital Technology, Well Being, Wealth, The Internet, Niger, Social Misery, Economic Crisis, Social Isolation, Poltical Isolation, Double Dip Recession, Technology News

In America, the land of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, there seems to be a limited pool of well-being. We are wired-in, but existentially alone; we are electronically connected in social networks, but isolated from social groups.

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The Only Way To Survive?

Kingsley Dennis, Ph.D. | Posted 09.18.2011

Read More: Consciousness, Well-Being, Future, Spiritual Living, Conscious Evolution, Healthy Living Health News, Healthy Living Spirit, Mindfulness, Healthy Living News

A new narrative is emerging, one where each person is integral to the larger picture; the journey of each one of us being a part of the journey as a whole.

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