February 2012
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VOICES OF CHANGE
Inspiration through journalism.
Voices of Change is a project which profiles and shares stories of people across the world. From politicians to America’s Next Top Model contestants to Olympians, Voices of Change works to show storytellers are everywhere, and all we need to do is listen. It aims to spread an interest in journalism, especially to students, while educating and motivating its...
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There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle, or you can...
– Albert Einstein
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What Is Happiness? →
Columbian College faculty members representing a cross section of disciplines were asked to define what happiness means to them. Click the link to see their responses.
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Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don’t matter...
– Dr. Seuss
January 2012
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THE FREE ADVICE GUYS
“Even in a city of millions, sometimes people need someone to talk with.”
Every afternoon the Free Advice Guys can be found somewhere in New York City to offer advice to anyone who asks. This service is offered simply because the Free Advice Guys enjoy talking with people. The people they help, in turn, enjoy and appreciate the advice, especially in a fast-paced and sometimes impersonal city...
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The main things which seem to me important on their own account, and not merely...
– Bertrand Russell
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December 2011
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How to gain, how to keep, how to recover happiness, is in fact for most men at...
– by William James in 1902.
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Give a Smile for Christmas!
This Christmas, The HappyHap Project wants to literally give a lifelong smile to children who were born with a cleft lip. For this reason, we launched Perspectives of Happiness, a photography exhibition that aims to raise funds for SmileTrain, a charity organization that provides cleft lip and palate surgery to poor children in developing countries.
Take a moment during the holidays, reflect...
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November 2011
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Anonymous asked: I checked out The HappyHap Project and it seems to me that by emphasizing happiness as if it is the (one of) most important goal(s) in life, you suggest that one ought to suppress other (equally important) emotions such as sadness, melancholy and anger. Is that true?
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Happiness is Love and $ 75'000 →
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Every action in our lives touches on some chord that will vibrate in eternity.
– Edwin Hubbel Chapin
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Human beings by nature want happiness and do not want suffering. With that...
– Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama
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ROADTRIP NATION
“So, what do YOU want to do with your life?”
So asks the manifesto of RoadTripNation.com, a project created to inspire others to find their passion in life. Through a series of interviews during cross-country RV trips, the Roadtrip Nation team travels to continuously discover the personal stories and inspirations of people from all walks of life.
Roadtrip Nation was founded by...
This has made my day →
This is possibly the most adorable website I have ever come across.
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There is, indeed, something inexpressibly pleasing in the annual renovation of...
– Samuel Johnson
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7 Essential Books on Optimism →
October 2011
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Interview with Roko Belic, Film Director of the...
Sunnie, Christian, Vela and Brittany, four HappyHap Project team members, went to see Happy at the Mountainfilm On Tour Festival at the Lincoln Center in New York City on October 22nd. After the screening we had the opportunity to interview the film director of Happy, Roko Belic, about his inspiring feature documentary that deals with many of the fundamental issues we face in today’s society...
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The Fun Theory →
A group member posted a video of the fun theory on our Facebook page, and I decided to check it out. It’s a really awesome project, and I suggest y’all check it out as well for great ideas to add fun to a community.
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Interview with Sunnie, founder of The HappyHap... →
Sunnie, founder of The HappyHap Project, was just interviewed by the Delivering Happiness blog.
DH: Share a bit about yourself (where you’re currently living and where you’re from)
Sunnie: I spent the first 20 years of my life in a suburb of Zurich, Switzerland. For my undergraduate studies I got accepted to the class of 2012 at Yale University where I am currently majoring in economics.
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