The Key to Happiness: A Harvard Study

The quality of your closest relationships is the key to happiness.  Honesty, communication, ability to depend on our close relations when we need them, ability to be ourselves because we trust those close to us to accept us as we are.  Look for those people in your life that you can depend on.  Look the the helpers.  Look for the dependable and the honest and the people who are fair to you.  Look for those who communicate with you openly.  Those people will be the greatest influences on how happy you consider yourself in your life.  Be one of these people for others to influence lives in a positive way and to contribute to the happiness of others.  Go forth and be happy!

A 100-Person World

If the world population statistics were broken down and represented by just 100 people (a much easier number to contemplate than the actual global population...this is how it would look.

If The World Were 100 People | GOOD Data
When you shrink the world's population down to 100 people, this is what you get:
Posted by GOOD on lunes, 14 de marzo de 2016

If you're reading this...you're in the minority because you actually have internet.  Think about that.

Perspective.

There are heroes everywhere...

There are heroes everywhere...if you don't see one, be one. - Mike Rowe

GOOD PEOPLE DO EXIST!
Just remember, there are good people out there! whatever
Posted by whatever on lunes, 14 de septiembre de 2015

There IS such a thing as goodness and decency in the world!

As told by Matthew Morris on his personal experience tonight:

"People always say there's no such thing as goodness or decency in the world anymore. 

Earlier tonight when my family was driving home, a car in front of us was t-boned by a man who ran a red-light. The car skidded all the way up to the sidewalk. 

Immediately our whole family jumped out of the car and ran to see if the people in the wrecked car were okay. While we did that, a gentleman from nearby who witnessed the crash sprinted over to help as well. The 3 people in the car were, thankfully, not injured severely, but were in shock and very hysterical. While my mother and the other man talked to the victims to keep them calm, a woman came over and called 911, and her husband helped my brother and I clear the wreckage off the road. The paramedics showed up and helped the people to safety and took them to the hospital. While what happened was frightening and disturbing to see, the way those other people acted was amazing. 

They acted calmly and graciously and went out of their way to help the people in the accident when they could have gone about their business. 

Yeah, there is a lot of bad in the world, but that situation reminded me that there damn well still is good as well. Sorry for the essay status, but I wanted to share that, because those people made my day."

To that, we say: 

There IS goodness and decency in the world...

and if you can't see it...be it!

White people ask questions to other white people

33 Questions White People Have For White People WATCH MORE: http://bit.ly/1P4zIYB
Posted by BuzzFeed Video on Viernes, 16 de octubre de 2015

Buzzfeed always seems to know how to give us just the right amount of laughter to go along with the seriousness of the situation at hand.  Love this quick video of just a few questions that "white people have for white people."  

People are good. #NooneInTheMud

#VídeoUn hombre construye una casa en miniatura para que una mujer sin hogar no duerma en el lodo La construcción de una pequeña casa con ruedas a una mujer sin hogar se convierte en el inicio de una ambiciosa iniciativa: harto de ver a su vecina sin hogar durmiendo en un barrizal, un residente de Los Ángeles le fabricó una vivienda desplazable. Ahora quiere repetir la experiencia alzando muchas más.

Posted by Viva Nicaragua - Canal Trece on Martes, 5 de mayo de 2015

Replacing screens with people

A long one but absolutely a valid perspective on the un-social media and technology that we so often partake in, taking us out of the moment with those around us so that we can share with complete strangers, making our important relationships suffer over screens and "likes" and a lack of self-control. Take some time to look others in the eyes.

Cuanta verdad !!!

Posted by Jose Acosta on Viernes, 20 de febrero de 2015

"More problems: more problems"

A word (or a few) for the wise (or the general media).

Promote opportunities instead of instilling fear and catalyzing problems.  When you focus only on the problems, you ARE the problem.  Look for solutions.  Look for the good in people and in situations.  I am not saying that we should ignore problems - ignoring them does not make them disappear - but it is possible and necessary to SEE the problem but to FOCUS on the solution.

What will your opportunity be?  

Look for the solution.  Solve the problem.

When push comes to shove...

When push comes to shove we all want the same thing out of life. To love and be loved. That has become a scary word in a time of text messages, social media, and hipocracy. It is a scary word because it means something different to each and everyone of us. Who are we to not approach every person we meet with love? We can learn so much from each other and we all have so much love to give. Take the time to talk to someone you wouldn't normally. Everyone means the world to someone even if they may not think so of themselves. Share the love! It will make the world a better place. We cannot expect respect and love if we do not give it ourselves!

Thanks for sharing A.T.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: People Create Culture

Well worth your time, this video touches on so many things, while its main focus is gender and "happy" feminism.  I think it will be generally easier for women to be engaged by this discussion as it is more relateable from personal experiences but men will find it entertaining and will gain perspective and connection through her anecdotes.  Have a watch and see if you are not moved.  She makes points and calls out cultural differences between how genders are treated that you may never have taken the time to notice because they are so ingrained.

As she says, culture doesn't make people...people make culture.  Let's create the culture we want to live in and to be known for.