Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Joy. Bliss. Excitement. The neon signs of positive emotions get all the attention, but new research from Yale and UC Berkeley ...

Jean Stimmell, retired stone mason and psychotherapist, lives in Northwood and blogs at jeanstimmell.blogspot.com. Why are so many privileged, high-achieving students giving up? Rather than being ...

I’ve talked before about how, instead of trying to seek happiness, we should aim for the more manageable goal of contentment. I think this is something we would all do well to wrap our heads around ...

The other morning, I opened my eyes and looked at the light fixture on my ceiling. I assumed that it was the light from my childhood bedroom, and I was flooded with ease. But, as has happened every ...

Contentment is not something we seem to hear much about, let alone talk about. In the face of rampant, out-of-control, consumerism and materialism, contentment is a swear word. Ask any brand marketing ...