Steven Hansen
Heart to Heart Stories: A Father's Love
Nate, a high school student in Michigan at the time, sent this letter to FCKH8.com, an activist organization for gay youth, who posted it...
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Steven Hansen
Jun 2, 20218 min read
10 More Ways to Get Happier
Here are 10 more fun and easy hacks to feel happier right away.
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Steven Hansen
May 31, 20212 min read
Bemelmans Bar: A Storybook ‘Nursery’ for Grown-ups
Ludwig Bemelmans, the author and illustrator of the popular “Madeline” books for children, was commissioned to hand-paint whimsical...
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Steven Hansen
May 27, 20212 min read
Grow a $750,000 Tulip
Tulipmania was a thing. Now you know why!
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Steven Hansen
May 24, 20211 min read
Savor Being 34
This is the age many people feel happiest
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Steven Hansen
May 21, 20211 min read
Street Fun: "Pssst…Look in here!"
Urban writer Charles Montgomery says that, “Happiness is a house with many rooms, but at its core is a hearth around which we gather with...
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Steven Hansen
May 19, 20212 min read
The Boy Who Can’t Stop Doodling
“My favorite things to doodle are monsters, aliens and food,” says 11-year-old Joe Whale, aka “The Doodle Boy,” the creative wunderkind...
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Steven Hansen
May 16, 20213 min read
Jobs They Love: Barber
Lucky are they who look forward to Mondays with joy in their hearts! Meet the folks whose talents and passions are happily matched to the...
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Steven Hansen
May 14, 20211 min read
How to Attract Birds to You
This is how you entice forest birds to reveal themselves
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Steven Hansen
May 13, 20211 min read
55 Seconds of Joy
When Omarr K. Rambert, a recent UCLA School of Law graduate, found out on January 8 that he had passed the California Bar Exam, he was...
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Steven Hansen
May 11, 20212 min read
Uncorking Messages from the Past
Singer-songwriter Clint Buffington didn’t write Jim Croce’s 1973 hit “Time in a Bottle.” He wasn’t even born yet. But it could easily be...
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Steven Hansen
May 9, 20211 min read
Read an Uplifting Story
100 happiest books rated by readers
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Steven Hansen
May 8, 20211 min read
Let's Get Fresh!
Find a farmers market closest to you
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HA Staff
May 6, 20211 min read
Breathe Deep...Relax...Sleep
These gentle flower fragrances induce powerful serenity
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Steven Hansen
May 4, 20214 min read
Jobs They Love: Saltmaker
Lucky are they who look forward to Mondays with joy in their hearts! Meet the folks whose talents and passions are happily matched to the...
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Happiness Archive Editor
Apr 30, 20211 min read
Sidewalk Splendor in a Flash
For the past six years, the floral design team of Lewis Miller has installed startlingly beautiful “flower flashes” on street corners,...
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Steven Hansen
Apr 29, 20212 min read
10 Most Beautiful Words to Pronounce
Just saying these 10 words out loud is fun!
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HA Staff
Apr 27, 20211 min read
2:25 Minutes of Joy: Trumpet Giveaway
“To all the youth in New Orleans, Bring me a gun and I’ll give you a trumpet, no questions asked. I’m doing this until I run out of...
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HA Staff
Apr 25, 20211 min read
Big Bird Chills Out
A big blue version of Big Bird from Sesame Street has landed on the rooftop of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The...
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Steven Hansen
Apr 24, 20212 min read
Ear Bliss #2
Falling snow, a cat purring, jazz harp, New York traffic noise and a tiny love story. Listen and smile from ear to ear.
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