Exhibiting loving-kindness and compassion is one of the most under-appreciated methods of improving our mental well-being. But how can doing something that benefits another possibly allow me to feel better? Although it may seem counter-intuitive, studies have shown that helping others actually does increase our own happiness. It gets us to step out of our [...]

This list is a collection of intentions one can have when conversing with others and choosing the right words to say. Following this advice can lead to more purposeful and effective speech.

“It’s hard to always show compassion — even to the people we love, but Robert Thurman asks that we develop compassion for our enemies. He prescribes a seven-step meditation exercise to extend compassion beyond our inner circle.”

Happiness is something we like to believe we know and know well, but in practice it can become quite a difficult and elusive thing to obtain. Recently, positive psychologists and other researchers have begun to ask the question, “What is it that makes an individual truly happy?”

How does the attitude of abundance attract more abundance?