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Plug Yourself In To Spirit

Think of a time when you felt that life was miraculous — watching early-morning light fill a mountain valley, holding your newborn baby in your arms for the first time, or maybe looking up into the vast night sky ablaze with stars. Every one of us has had at least one moment when our appreciation […]

Happiness And The Friendly Universe

Einstein once said that the most important question a person can ask himself is, “Is this a friendly universe?” As part of the research I did for my new book, Happy for No Reason, I interviewed over one hundred unconditionally happy people. What I found was that they all answered Einstein’s question with a resounding […]

Can You Really Be Happy For No Reason?

What really makes people happy? It’s a question I’m sure you’ve pondered and one that’s always fascinated me. Everything we do — our relationships, career, shopping, service work — is aimed at making us happy. Yet I’m sure you’ve noticed at times, despite all you do to find happiness, you’re left feeling that something vital […]

Don’t Believe Everything You Think

I once heard a revered sage speak. He took a question from a man dressed in a three-thousand-dollar suit, wearing classy shoes, and dripping with gold jewelry. The man asked, “What do I need to give up to experience true happiness and inner peace?”
The sage replied, “There’s good news and there’s bad news. The good […]

Can You Forgive?

To forgive is the highest, most beautiful form of love. In return, you will receive untold peace and happiness. —Robert Mueller, Former Assistant Secretary General to the United Nations
Forgiveness is one of the 21 core habits of unconditionally happy people I discovered through my research for my book, Happy for No Reason: 7 Steps to […]

Be Happy - Shake Your Booty

If you want to be happier — move your body. In fact, PE class should have been called Happiness 101! For my new book, Happy for No Reason: 7 Steps to Being Happier from the Inside Out, I interviewed scores of experts, as well one hundred unconditionally happy people, and research overwhelmingly shows that people […]