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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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Steven Hansen
Apr 22, 20211 min read
Grow Vegetables
Gardening is a joyful pursuit but growing vegetables is the ultimate rush
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Steven Hansen
Apr 21, 20211 min read
Gather Under the Cherry Trees
Japanese hanami is a fleeting but heavenly natural experience.
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HA Staff
Apr 21, 20212 min read
How to Slow Down Time
Our perception of time is malleable and you can actually slow it down.
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Steven Hansen
Apr 20, 20212 min read
Home Is Where the Art Is
In the early spring of 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic began to rage, widespread quarantines kept people inside their homes, and closed...
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Steven Hansen
Apr 19, 20212 min read
Get Your Head in the Clouds
Are you a cloud aficionado? There's an organization for you to join!
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Steven Hansen
Apr 19, 20214 min read
Jobs They Love: Horticulturist
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
Apr 18, 20213 min read
Jobs They Love: Squirrel Mascot
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
Apr 17, 20211 min read
Tim Takes the Reins, Technically
If you don’t know about Tim Tiller, you’ve missed out on one of the few honest-to-goodness treats to come out of an otherwise dark...
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Steven Hansen
Apr 15, 20212 min read
Enjoy the Serenity of ‘Blue Spaces’
Like green spaces, "blue spaces" can also reduce negative moods and stress.
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Steven Hansen
Apr 13, 20211 min read
90 Seconds of Joy: Roller Coaster Open House
To launch their daily “House Promoter” project in style, Amsterdam’s ABN Amro Bank made sure that house viewings at one house in Ermelo...
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Steven Hansen
Apr 13, 20214 min read
Jobs They Love: Pig Sanctuary Operators
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
Apr 12, 20211 min read
Pink See-Saws at Border Wall Win Design Award
The “Teeter-Totter Wall,” which bridged across the border wall at El Paso, TX, and Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, for a brief 40 minutes, has won...
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Steven Hansen
Apr 10, 20212 min read
Yummy Origin Stories: Frito Pie
We love food! We especially love creative food treats that were invented to make us happy, if not necessarily healthy. You just know the...
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Steven Hansen
Apr 8, 20214 min read
Jobs They Love: Wedding Photojournalist
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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