On 10th October each year, the World Health Organization (WHO) recognizes World Mental Health Day. As work-related burnout is now classified by WHO as an occupational phenomenon, I wanted to share an article about how to…
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This is so incredibly exciting and happiness-inducing! In support of the “My Community is a Place for Everyone” initiative launched by the Crown Prince of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Hamdan, Dubai Municipality has launched a…
Today, let’s learn a few cool words and wise concepts from our Scandinavian friends. The Danish “hygge” is all about feeling cozy and relaxed such as being all comfy in your pajamas watching Game of…
Look at all these beautiful and smile-inducing colourful drawings of happiness posted on the UAE Ministry of Happiness website: https://happy.ae/en/paintings Guaranteed to lift anyone out of a glum mood! Image courtesy of: https://pixabay.com/en/sun-children-drawing-image-drawing-451441/
She walks by me with an abrupt nod without stopping to chat as she normally does. Wait, I think, did I do something to offend her? Is she upset with me? Sometimes we are so quick to…
There are lots of articles out there telling us to be happy. However, it is not always that easy to just be happy by following esoteric suggestions like “follow your passion” or “live your best life”,…
Just came across an old 2015 article about the Ripples of Happiness competition I had mentored and that my students won 2nd place in (very proud of them). I hadn’t realized that it was picked…
We’ve all been there — when someone cuts us off in traffic or when faced with a rude colleague or customer service representative. Instead of losing our head and tempers, let’s take a look at…
Great article about how Happiness is a metric for GCC and especially the UAE government: Happiness in the GCC which has resulted in the UAE now being the 21st happiest country in UN’s 2017 World…
By: Jeanette Teh In 2012, the United Nations proclaimed 20th March to be the International Day of Happiness, officially acknowledging the importance of happiness as a universal goal to be included in public policies…