Latest Research on Happiness

More than 60 scientists have been given millions of dollars in funding to help humanity find happiness. A popular movement among psychologists called ...

Fear Leads to Death

During the Gulf War of 1991, Iraq launched a series of Scud missile attacks against Israel. Many Israeli citizens died as a result of these attacks. After ...

Frank Sinatra's Insecurity

Frank Sinatra's daughter, Tina Sinatra, recalls her father's unceasing drive to succeed and make money, even when his health was at risk:

His health ...

Family Stress Harms Children

From schoolwork and peer relationships to meeting high parental expectations or living with conflict in the home, childhood can be a very stressful time. ...

Paralyzed by Things to Do

In a day when so many things and people vie for our attention, we can experience a paralysis of personal energy. John Maxwell explains this "frozen ...

Working to Death

Sherman James, an epidemiologist [someone who researches epidemic diseases] at the University of Michigan, describes a personality type named John Henryism. ...

Worry Hinders Our Faith

According to our nation's Bureau of Standards, a dense fog covering seven city blocks to a depth of a hundred feet contains less than one glass of ...

Scared to Death

Is it possible to be scared to death? During the January 17, 1994 Northridge/Los Angeles earthquake, over 100 Californians literally died of fright, according ...

Tranquility, Gentleness, and Strength

All our action ... must be peaceful, gentle, and strong. That suggests ... an immense depth, and an invulnerable steadiness which come from the fact that ...

Worthless Worries

Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow, it empties today of its strength.