Tag Archives: Smile

This Is What It Is To Be Happy

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Something to Smile About

“I felt my lungs inflate with the onrush of scenery–air, mountains, trees, people. I thought, ‘This is what it is to be happy.’” -Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar Continue reading →

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Window of Opportunity

Posted on December 8, 2013 by Something to Smile About

“If a window of opportunity appears, don’t pull down the shade.” -Tom Peters Continue reading →

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Track Your Happiness

Posted on December 1, 2013 by Something to Smile About

Have you heard about Track Your Happiness.org? This website is part of a new scientific research project that investigates “what makes life worth living”. Using the site people are able to track their happiness by identifying factors that, for them, are associated with greater happiness. How it works: 1.Answer a few questions
. First they’ll ask […] Continue reading →

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Happiness Tip of the Day

Posted on December 1, 2013 by Something to Smile About

According to  Professor Willibald Ruch of the University of Zurich people who focus on utilizing their strengths in their everyday lives experience more happiness than people who focus their attention on what they think they need to change about themselves. To identify your strong suits Ruch suggests you take a free assessment developed by psychologists called: the Values in […] Continue reading →

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I Love You To The Moon

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Something to Smile About

These pictures were taken by my brother’s girlfriend who lives across the ocean from him in Germany. They hang over a window in his kitchen so that every morning he has a reminder that she “loves him to the moon” and back. Continue reading →

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There Is a Place Back Home On the Lake

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Something to Smile About

“There is a place back home on the lake I live next to where I go to think and it usually brings me peace. I’ve gone there whenever I have had hard times and it is a good place to just escape and take my mind off sad things.”(Squam Lake, New Hampshire) Continue reading →

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The One Place That Never Fails To Make Me Happy

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Something to Smile About

“The one place that never fails to make me happy is Bodo’s Bagels. It is my favorite restaurant in Charlottesville. I went there all the time as a kid as well as in high school with my friends to hang out after class. It is also the place where I meet my friends to catch […] Continue reading →

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There Is More Than One Type of Happiness

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Something to Smile About

“If you could give people one piece of advice about happiness what would it be?” “I think people need to remember there is more than one type of happiness.” (Montauk, New York) Continue reading →

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