Growing up with negative pessimists will likely leave an emotional and attitudinal imprint of negativity and pessimism. Growing up around praise and positive attitudes of optimism

Translation “A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.”  ~ Winston Churchill Optimists are happier because optimists are, well, optimistic. Churchill, himself a self-proclaimed optimist, had it

Translation People who reflexively look at life and see hope and opportunity and beauty and noble motives in good people, who see solutions and possibilities in life are simply better off than those who don’t,

Translation Life is experienced differently – even radically differently – by those who generally see the sun peering from behind a cloud from those who generally see a cloud obscuring the sun. The difference between

Pursuing fun requires nothing of the person who pursues it. But happiness requires personal growth and maturity and the exercise of spiritual, moral, emotional, and mental muscles. The pursuit of happiness causes us to change, to transform

Translation To many in the modern world, life takes on characteristics of a race. And so much about modern life and the way we seem to do things now reinforces that idea. There’s fast food. The

TranslationHappiness in many ways can be seen as a sort of barometer of the human condition. If humanity is experiencing lots of it, humanity is likely and largely on the right track. If not, it

TranslationYou were meant to be happy. Wait. That needs to be repeated: YOU were MEANT to be happy. Joy is the design of your existence. Happiness is the object of your mortal life. It will

TranslationLife is filled with opportunities to make a difference and leave the world better, to influence others for good, to leave a legacy, to build and create and bless and serve. To increase the joy

TranslationMany of you live lives of despair. Some of you simply feel a sense of emptiness, that something in life is lacking. You feel unfulfilled and would like to add that spark of life back

TranslationThere are two words that have the potential of revolutionizing your life. They can immeasurably deepen your joy and sense of fulfillment … even during great hardships. It is one of the most powerful two-word

TranslationDo you want more happiness? Has the joy of life fallen flat? Do you find yourself in an emotional funk? Have the happy days become a thing of the past? I just may have the