happiness

How travel increases happiness

My tagline is: Collect Experiences, Not Things When I was in Colombia at the Bazurto market, I had the opportunity...

People don't take trips, trips take people. – John Steinbeck

Hi everyone, I’m currently looking for a good Mediterranean cruise without a bunch of sea days (please send suggestions), and...

Buy for the life you have, not the life you want

This is something that I have a hard time with, but knowing it sometimes helps me to not buy things...

Using vacations and other experiences to make yourself happier (according to research)

I’ve run across an article several times in the past few years about how your happiness related to travel is...

happy little kid having fun on bed with cheerful parents

Another study on Happiness and how to attain it

https://www.boston.com/culture/lifestyle/2021/02/23/how-to-be-happy-happiness-tips-michelle-wax It all started when a woman who thought she had a good life realized she wasn’t as happy as...

Seeing with new eyes

One day after returning from a trip,  as I went through a turnstile on my way to the train to...

Happiness related to buying less stuff, repairing more

A recent research study found that buying less related to being happier and having less stress. This relationship remained even...

Finding happiness during Covid

As several of my posts note, experiences and learning are some of the keys to happiness. I just ran across...

News of the Good: Do Good for Happiness

Action for Happiness is always a good place to visit to be inspired to help others (which also often gives...

Traveling is a vice that takes your time, money and energy, but makes you richer

For the born traveler, traveling is a besetting vice. Like other vices, it is imperious, demanding its victim’s time, money,...