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Happiness is the most needed virtue today as we realise that so many good aspects of life are on the decline- such as mental health, physical health, ethical values, moral…Continue reading“The many faces of happiness- Part 3”- 7 January 2018.

Martin Seligman, the founder of the Positive Psychology movement in the USA, mentions an experiment in his famous book, ‘Authentic Happiness’, on school children who were asked to rank their…Continue reading“The many faces of Happiness”- Part 2- 17 December 2017.

When there is hunger in the stomach, intake of food gives a great sense of relief and happiness. When a poor beggar finds money on the road, he feels lucky…Continue reading“The many faces of Happiness”- 3 December 2017.

I remember the quote by Henry David Thoreau, (the philosopher and author of Walden), that “the fault-finder will find faults even in Paradise!” We all know and have experienced the…Continue reading“The Benefit Finder”- 19 November 2017

Meeting her friend after a long gap, a young petit woman asked after her welfare. Her friend smiled, hesitated and her not- so-well state of affairs became obvious to her…Continue reading“It is okay not to be okay”- 5 November 2017.

We know that there are many shades of madness. We also know that there are levels and degrees of madness. While we believe what the famous Sigmund Freud stated that…Continue reading“I am not mad you know”- 22 October 2017.