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The Alphabet of Happiness – The Letter ‘F’
Originally published in the Huffington Post – May 14, 2013 Happiness has many entry points. Some are simple, like appreciation, and others, like forgiveness are more complex. By exploring different...
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Congressman Tim Ryan Introduces the Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning Act
Congressman Tim Ryan has been a force for the support of mindfulness in our military and schools and now he is expanding that support with the Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning Act. The act,...
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Activities to Build Social and Emotional Skills in Elementary Students
This year, in partnership with Edutopia.org (The George Lucas Educational Foundation), we released a nine part blog series on Social and Emotional Learning for Elementary Education Students. Starting...
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How To Cope When Faced With Overwhelming Tragedy
Abby Madi (L) and Peterson Zatterlee comforts Zaterlee’s dog Rippy, after a tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, May 20, 2013. Credit:ReutersAll of us at Project Happiness have been devastated by the recent...
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How the Stress of Disaster Brings People Together
Relief workers helping after Hurricane Sandy.New evidence suggests that men are more likely to cooperate in difficult circumstances Ever feel that stress makes you more cranky, hot-headed or irritable?...
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Building Social and Emotional Skills in Elementary Students: The Power of...
This year, in partnership with Edutopia.org (The George Lucas Educational Foundation), we released a nine part blog series on Social and Emotional Learning for Elementary Education Students. Starting...
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Building Social and Emotional Skills in Elementary Students: Passion and...
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Building Social and Emotional Skills in Elementary Students: The Power of...
This year, in partnership with Edutopia.org (The George Lucas Educational Foundation), we released a nine part blog series on Social and Emotional Learning for Elementary Education Students. Starting...
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5 Reasons to Increase Your Play – Some Serious Reasons to Have More Fun!
Submerged in the responsibilities of life, the seriousness of world affairs, and an ever-growing to-do list, we often forget to PLAY. Animals, on the other hand, continue to play throughout their adult...
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Building Social and Emotional Skills in Elementary Students: Ninja Mastery or...
This year, in partnership with Edutopia.org (The George Lucas Educational Foundation), we released a nine part blog series on Social and Emotional Learning for Elementary Education Students. Starting...
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Building Social and Emotional Skills in Elementary Students: Empathy
This year, in partnership with Edutopia.org (The George Lucas Educational Foundation), we released a nine part blog series on Social and Emotional Learning for Elementary Education Students. Starting...
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The Alphabet of Happiness: The Letter ‘H’
Originally published in the Huffington Post – July 1, 2013 Even throughout the busy pace of everyday life, happiness is always close at hand. Rather than pursuing it, consider focusing in one place…...
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Mindful Living: 5 Ways to Savor Summer
Originally published in the Huffington Post – June 19, 2013 Summer is here — the season we have waited for all year! How to make the most of it? Here are a few tips that cost nothing, and can really...
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Human Cells Respond in Healthy Ways With Certain Kinds of Happiness
Human bodies recognize at the molecular level that not all happiness is created equal, responding in ways that can help or hinder physical health, according to new research led by Barbara L....
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Top 10 Tips for Surviving Family Vacations
Now that school’s out, everyone wants to play and go on vacation. Having a flashlight and flares for a car trip is a great idea. So is a travel bag of games, songs and activities. But what about a...
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The Alphabet of Happiness: ‘C’
Originally published in the Huffington Post – February 20, 2013 The Alphabet of Happiness is a reminder of the many ways to access happiness in your life now. Though at times it may appear to be...
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Seeing Happiness in Ambiguous Facial Expressions Reduces Aggressive Behaviour
Encouraging young people at high-risk of criminal offending and delinquency to see happiness rather than anger in facial expressions results in a decrease in their levels of anger and aggression,...
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The Good News About Stress and 5 Ways to Cope
Originally published in the Huffington Post – April 16, 2013 “If you’re not stressed, you’re not working hard enough.” More and more this mantra seems to be woven into our cultural dialogue. Stress may...
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The Best Kept Secret to Happiness: Compassion
Marketing executives want us to believe that happiness lies in a product that will taste delicious, magically fill our bank accounts, or transform us into a supermodel that looks not a day past 20. Our...
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The Alphabet of Happiness — the Letter ‘E’
Originally published in the Huffington Post – April 23, 2013 Happiness can be found everywhere, if you know how to look. By spending some time focusing on the ways happiness can show up in your life,...
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Good Night’s Sleep Linked to Happiness
The researchers analyzed data from 100 middle-aged participants in a longitudinal study of midlife in the United States that included telephone interviews about participants’ daily experience as well...
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MCA Day 2013: Celebrating our friend Adam Yauch
One year ago, our friend Adam Yauch, aka MCA of the Beastie Boys, lost his battle with throat cancer. This came as a shock to all of us here at Project Happiness. For me personally, I had grown up with...
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Teacher Appreciation Day!
“If there’s one thing we cannot say enough to our nation’s educators, it is THANK YOU.” – President Barack Obama Today, May 7, 2013, is Teacher Appreciation Day. At Project Happiness, we are so...
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Mother’s Day: Lessons From a Very Difficult Year
Originally published in the Huffington Post – May 9, 2013 As Mother’s Day comes around again, I am struck with what has changed for my mother from this year to last. Last year, my father was still...
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What’s Life Like?
So you ask me: what’s life like after death? And I wonder: what’s life like before! So little I see: in ignorance I live! _shh
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unexpected ways!
may we often find our true self lingering in unexpected ways! may we be swept away by a whirlwind of love! rest the doings of the doer, and just be like a beer! -shh
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Happiness is Spreading in Bulgaria
I love Bulgaria! Life happens in curious ways. I never dreamed that I would be visiting Bulgaria, but this weekend, I had the great pleasure of presenting a happiness speech and workshop in the capital...
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Happy International Happiness Day!
2012 International Happiness Day LogoHere at Project Happiness, every day is Happiness Day but today is special. For months, Project Happiness has partnered with Club de la Felicidad as the official...
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What Do We Do in the Face of Senseless Tragedy?
Last week, in Aurora, Colorado, we witnessed one of the largest tragedies of its kind in U.S. History. 12 people died and 57 were injured, and it leaves us wondering, WHY? What propels an individual to...
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Sustainable Happiness — Lessons From Bhutan
From the Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/randy-taran/gross-national-happiness_b_1720955.html I recently had the pleasure to sit down with the honorable Prime Minister of Bhutan, Jigme Y....
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Common Ground Magazine Sings Praises of Project Happiness
When Randy Taran’s eldest daughter was a teenager, she approached her mother with a very serious concern: she was stressed out, and while she wanted to be happy, she didn’t know how. Taran,...
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Native Cry Outreach
Earlier this year, I learned that my grandmother had been keeping a family secret. Her mother, my great-grandmother, was full Cherokee but she and my great-grandfather had hidden this fact to better...
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Randy Taran Featured on Microsoft’s Daily Edventures with Anthony Salcito
This week, Project Happiness founder Randy Taran sat down with Anthony Salcito, Vice President of Microsoft Worldwide Public Sector Education to discuss her work with Project Happiness. The video is...
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Big Bird and the Halloween Challenge
Photo copyright Sesame WorkshopOriginally published on The Huffington Post Halloween is coming. It’s a time for costumes, masks and trying out new personas. Here’s a challenge. In our everyday lives,...
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Ridgewood High School Encourages Students to Find Their Happiness
Brian and Emily from Project Happiness lead an assembly of 900 students at Norridge High School Ridgewood High School wants to see students happy. Not a day without homework happy. Not ‘we’ve got a sub...
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Finding Happiness with a “Big H”– The Project Happiness Interview with...
Richard Gere is known as much for his award-winning work as an actor as well has his global impact as a humanitarian. He is a founding member of “Tibet House,” a nonprofit organization dedicated to the...
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Reacting vs. Responding
From Taoist traditions to the Christianity, much is written about Reacting vs. Responding. From international leaders to children in preschool, all of us when faced with a stimulus or situation, either...
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The Next Normal: Millennials Across the World Prioritize Happiness
Despite Significant Economic Concerns, Vast Majority of Millennials are Very Happy, According to Landmark Study of Young People Across 24 Countries LONDON and NEW YORK, November 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ —...
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The Blend at Paris Junior College Promotes Project Happiness
At the recent PJC Homecoming Parade, The Blend promoted theirThe Paris Junior College student club, The Blend, has worked all semester on Project Happiness. The campaign is designed to “activate...
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How to Live a Miraculous Life
Many of us long for a life of happiness and peace, but we don’t believe we can have it. The great paradox is that our lack of faith in love and miracles is what blocks us from receiving love and...
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The Alphabet of Happiness –“A”
Originally published on The Huffington Post – January 26, 2013 Happiness has many aspects: From quiet appreciation to living with zest and passion, it’s great to explore all the various facets...
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Project Happiness and Native Cry Team Up To Tackle Depression and Suicide On...
By Lynn Armitage Sadly, people all over the world suffer from depression. According to the World Health Organization, depression will be the second most debilitating disease after heart disease by the...
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HAPPINESS WITHIN REACH: The Open Secret
“I want to be happier. I just don’t know how.” In my work as Stanford faculty, presenter and leadership coach, I hear this confession from adults, 18-80. We live complex, stressful and often...
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6 Reasons Kindness Matters in Work and in Life
I’m sitting in my study on a glorious almost-summer morning. The coastal fog is still swirling in its morning dance with the sun. “Who will win today?”, they seem to say as they challenge each other...
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Paying Happiness Forward, one “Art Drop” at a time
Lindsay DeAlba believes what she is getting from her art is worth more than money. Follow Lindsay’s project on Instagram @Lindsaydotart. (Story originally published on NBC Bay Area, 7/21/15) My life...
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The backbone of happiness: How posture makes us better people
If you are anything like me, the idea of sitting or standing with erect posture has a place in your heart like cold showers or marathons. It is probably good for you but a little intense. When I was...
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The 3 Ingredients for a Supportive Self Care Ritual
When you were in school, did you take a class about taking good care of yourself? Probably not. Like doing laundry and effective housecleaning techniques, taking good care of ourselves – e.g. self care...
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5 Simple Lessons About Happiness I Learned From My Children
Children are wiser than most of us acknowledge and have a great deal to teach us. They interact with the world in an unassuming way, not yet programmed by the routine thinking of the adult world. My...
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The Stealthy Way to Manage Your Inner Critic
Let me introduce you to someone who’s been pretty central in my life: my inner critic. My critic’s been with me for about as long as I can remember, following me around with a lot of Very Important...
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What is the difference between Mindfulness, meditation and Meditation...
Over the past few years, the idea of living mindfully and practicing mindfulness has captured the collective imagination of people all around the world. From the streets of Bali to boardrooms in...
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