Sentences with phrase «idea of happiness»

Swapping the dream of white picked fence for the open road has long been my personal choice and while I never let the societal pressure stop me from following it, there's nothing more reassuring, inspiring and motivating than knowing that you're not walking a lonely path; that there are hundreds of others just like you, who didn't want to base their idea of happiness on the social norms and instead, decided to create it for themselves.

Meant to be Happy is a blog that explores the idea of happiness and the many habits, ways of thinking, beliefs, and characteristics that stem from it and feed into it.

A quiet secluded life in the country, with the possibility of being useful to people to whom it is easy to do good, and who are not accustomed to have it done to them; then work which one hopes may be of some use; then rest, nature, books, music, love for one's neighbor — such is my idea of happiness.

As the subject of the lesson, let's use the idea of happiness.

I know that my idea of happiness is different from other people's and I like that.

This desert stage of the journey confronts this «false self and brings our secret motivations, our ideas of happiness, to the light.

Daniel Kahneman has made a career challenging our choices, intuition and ideas of happiness.

We are all looking for connections, but each of us comes with our built - in resistances, pushing back against our ideas of happiness.

However, I am not at all convinced that using someone else's ideas of happiness or their methods of achieving happiness can be effective.

In her most recent work, «First World Hunger,» which makes its debut at Artworks for the Cure 2013, she pairs portraits of Peruvian children living in the high Andes with quotes from online reviews of New York City restaurants to explore ideas of happiness, entitlement, poverty and excess.

She explores ideas of happiness and childhood as qualities that can be packaged and sold resulting in dark and unsettling adventures located in a netherland reminiscent of the supersaturated, candy - coloured palette of children's television.

While some feature a literal representation of imagery associated with these concepts, others incorporate historical, social, and spiritual references to evoke ideas of happiness and euphoria.

Not exact matches

The post lists 10 easy activities you can engage in to increase your happiness and, reading it, you're struck by the fact that some of the ideas are so simple you could do them right now while sitting at your desk.

But as bestselling author and Oprah - anointed happiness expert Shawn Achor pointed out on in an excerpt from his new book on the TED Ideas blog recently, that sort of praise — well intentioned as it might be — actually does more harm than good.

We're all familiar with the cliche that money can not buy happiness, but I'm convinced that almost everybody has to learn that lesson the hard way because let's face it; the idea of having enough money to throw at your problems until they're solved is a seductive impulse.

He shed that cynicism after recently coming to terms with the idea that success without happiness or purpose was draining, and that empathy was a way of staying away from pessimism.

These same ideas should foster feelings of happiness and satisfaction among your remote workers, which in turn will lead to higher productivity and better quality of work.

The product name — Don's own idea — was a play on the promise of return, recurrence, recovery: We can circle back in happiness.

Reinforcing in advance the claim I have put forth at the end of Part Two, Hartshorne went on to point out: «Just as the Stoics said the ideal was to have good will toward all but not in such fashion as to depend in any [221] degree for happiness upon their fortunes or misfortunes, so Christian theologians, who scarcely accepted this idea in their ethics, nevertheless adhered to it in characterizing God.»

Although Hartshorne has not articulated the inconsistencies of the idea of divine relativity as openly as we did earlier, it seems that he is willing to take recourse in something like a spectator God who remains in «mere happiness» (not fearing) just as much as Plato denied existence to forms of negative elements of the world such as mud.

In a piece entitled «The happiness of pursuit», in Time magazine July 2013, we read: «All human beings may come equipped with the pursuit - of - happiness impulse — the urge to find lusher land just over the hill, fatter buffalo in the next valley — but it's Americans who have codified the idea, written it into the Declaration of Independence and made it a central mandate of the national character.»

A professor of psychology and social theory at Swarthmore College, Schwartz applies Simon's ideas to the human psyche, with happiness replacing profitability as the desired outcome.

The Declaration of Independence joins in a single phrase «liberty» and «the pursuit of happiness,» and, so doing, marries two ideas which belong together.

The idea was affirmed by Benjamin Rush who called for a university dedicated to «those branches of knowledge which increase the conveniences of life, lessen human misery, improve our country, promote population, exalt the human understanding, and establish domestic, social and political happiness.»

Not a good idea of health and happiness by the standards of normal people.

This is purported to be an improvement over the ancient Greek idea that to be ethical is to value as the only source of secure happiness that which can not be taken away from one, such as, for example, a simple, ordered, tranquil life, passed mainly in contemplation and the enjoyment of secure friendship — a life relatively immune to disaster.

But, as a parent, it conflicts with my idea and experience of parenthood, which has everything to say in favor of the future lives of those children and their happiness, and nothing whatever to do with perpetuating me.

When the founding fathers wrote about the pursuit of happiness in the Declaration of Independence, they had in mind the idea that governments should follow the example of God in respecting individuals to make their own decisions, and treat everyone equally and fairly under the law.

I am not certain that this idea is exactly found in Scripture, but regardless of what the original founders thought about the pursuit of happiness, and whether or not it is actually taught in Scripture, the pursuit today is not so much happiness, but pleasure or personal fulfillment, even when such things come at the expense of others.

Her story (whose theme, by the way, is «the lot of single women in rural Palestine») may seem to have a happy ending, but don't be fooled, girls; The Book of Ruth is actually «a pernicious, exploitative tract,» reinforcing the idea that «a woman's happiness and fulfillment require men, that is, a husband and sons.»

«The basic idea behind Newspeak was to remove all shades of meaning from language, leaving simple dichotomies (pleasure and pain, happiness and sadness, good thoughts and thoughtcrimes) which reinforce the total dominance of the State.»

They've discovered the things that actually bring happiness are long - term loving relationships, strong social connections, the opportunity to pursue meaningful work, a sense of optimism and openness to new experiences, as well as a spiritual belief or identification with an issue or idea larger than oneself.

Immediately after the statement of the greatest happiness principle, he adds: «To give a clear view of the moral standard set up by the theory, much more requires to be said: in particular what things it includes in the ideas of pain and pleasure, and to what extent this is left an open question» (U 10).

Anyone who considers themselves a conservative SHOULD be for legalizing marijuana since the prohibition of marijuana and prosecution of marijuana users involves everything conservatives are against: intrusion into private lives of citizens, over arching government control, increased government spending and waste and it goes completely against the idea that every person has «the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.»

In this dialogue, Beth tells us about self - care as the foundation for happiness, having a schedule as a way to avoid stress, why she doesn't believe in the idea of work - life balance, and how her routine has changed since becoming a mother, as well as her newfound love for weight training, the adaptogens and herbs she incorporates into her everyday potions, beauty, motivation, sustenance, and much more.

I don't think we can all present this idea of a picture perfect life and expect happiness to flow from it.

I love having these random little moments of happiness ~ an impromptu picnic with a friend is always a good idea:)

I've said it before, but I think one of the biggest misconceptions running rampant through our culture is this idea that happiness is a fortuity; that it's something we stumble upon if we're in the right place at the right time or if we wake up on the right side of the bed.

Ozil is still yet to agree a new contract with the club, as he nears the final 12 months of his current deal, and hopefully and upturn in form, confidence and happiness will open his mind to the idea of an extended stay.

«I really wanted to capture the idea of what Folksy means to me: the joy of making creative items with my hands, that then brings happiness to someone else.

The idea for Bloom was born out of a desire to create a community where the pursuit of health and happiness is a normal part of daily life.

A book tip My own ideas were confirmed by the book: The Continuum concept - In search of Happiness Lost by Jean Liedloff (ISBN 9780201050714).

The idea is to take what nature has given your baby and nurture him for a lifetime of happiness.

If you're seeking bright ideas to help you bring home more happiness, even during tough times, check out my article «New Year, New Attitude: How to Tap More Joy in 2018», which is in the January issue of Emerald Coast Parent magazine.

You know, so much of what we do in the United States is to assume that we're supposed to get so much joy and happiness and meaning from our marriages, and that's really a very problematic idea - this whole soul - mate marriage idea - that our spouses are supposed to be not only hot sex partners but our therapist, our confidant, our sport partners and we're way too dependent on our spouses for meaning.

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Ideas of freedom, justice, happiness, equality, fairness and all the other values we may live by are human inventions, and we can be proud of that, as we strive to live up to them.

THE Founding Fathers liked happiness so much they declared its pursuit an inalienable right of US citizens, but maybe this wasn't such a good idea.

Melton noted that some studies support the idea that eating together is one of the best predictors of functioning families, while watching TV is seen as ineffective for individual happiness or family function.

Another idea is that happiness also depends on how one's earnings rival those of same - age peers.