Are you feeling miserable because you’ve got no money, can’t make your loan payments and are suffocating under the debts piled up on top of you? Or maybe the situation has progressed to the point where you’re now in depression. Financial problems are affecting your state of mind, your motivation and your overall mood. You’re…
Fat people have gone through a miserable time at some stage in their life. The lucky ones have come to terms with it, but for the vast majority it’s a daily struggle. Miserable is probably a massive understatement to most people who are overweight, obese or somewhere in between. The mental torment can be a…
The world is getting increasingly unpredictable. Freak extreme weather phenomena, deadly health pandemics, a financial system that’s due to collapse at any moment. The list is endless. Experts and facts can’t be trusted. Information is manipulated, news is fake, and we are left with half truths to figure out what’s going on. Our personal lives…
The Internet has plenty of happiness related blogs, life coaches, self help gurus and various other resources to help people be happier. Or less depressed. Does it really need another blog about joy and contentment? Yes, I think so. Ultimately, it would be wonderful if BeingHappiness can help many thousands of people and make a…
Most people know it is important to go outside, be in touch with nature, do some exercise, get fresh air, and so on. They just don’t know how much it plays a part in their overall well-being. Work, play and education is rapidly going online. Most of it involves being in front of a screen,…
Lots of people want to do good, but don’t really know how. We randomly give some spare change, donate to fund raisers, and extend help to a friend in need once in a while. But there’s definitely a better way to help the needy in a more systematic and consistent way. Most of us spend…
Making a list of the most important areas in life is easy. Finding the single thing that matters most – if we can only have one – is hard. Be happy. That’s what everyone says. And if you try to figure out what makes you happy, you’ll probably have a list covering various aspects of…
Most people know there’s a link between being mindful, meditation and being happier in life. What they don’t know is how the relationship works exactly, and whether it can really make you happy. Every day, thousands of people who are looking for a way to be happier come across messages about how meditation can help…
If you would like to be happier, and only have one wish, choose kindness. Being kind may not be the immediate solution to solve your problems, but it is definitely a tried and tested path towards happiness. The connection between engaging in acts of kindness and becoming happier may not be obvious. Not to most…