“A positive attitude demonstrates hope, trust, and happiness, and a negative attitude displays despair, mistrust, and unhappiness. Attitude and gratitude are not mere human attributes; they transform lives.”
– Gibbs²…
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“The OATH of marriage is the most important proclamation of “global happiness.” No other statement when put into action can bring more happiness to marriage, family, and the world than the marriage OATH.”
– Gibbs²…
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Philosophically Speaking: What is Poverty?
What is poverty? Poverty is a state of impoverishment, lack, or scarcity of certain resources that the individual or country needs to achieve and sustain good health, happiness, and well-being. No school of thought can provide a simple explanation of …
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“Whether we are aware of it or not, we depend on each other for our source of “happiness nurturing.” When we love, care, and share with each other, it makes us happy.”
– Gibbs²…
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“The endowment of “free will” provides humankind with the freedom to think, reason, and make choices, but these gifts can be either creative or destructive. They can bring happiness or unhappiness to the human family.”
– Gibbs²…
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“The ‘Secret to Happiness’ is a life of fulfillment as ‘interdependent’ beings, and not purely as an ‘independent’ struggle for personal happiness, a human condition that eludes many.”
– Gibbs²…
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Marriage and Happiness
Marriage includes a “conscious” and “subconscious” search for love, happiness, and longevity. It is implicit in the bond of marriage as the loving couple recites the marriage vows, solemnized by one who represents the spiritual or civil aspect …
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“The search for happiness behooves us to consider three human conditions—(1) Spiritual, (2) Mental, and (3) Physical—that make us happy knowing that all three are essential to cultivating the search for and instilling happiness.”
– Gibbs²…
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“Although happiness is not necessarily synonymous with material success, material success can engender temporary happiness. Likewise, happiness can produce success, but there is a fundamental difference between success and a successful life.”
– Gibbs²…
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Philosophically Speaking: What Factors Make a Happy Nation?
The “aggregate” happiness of individuals, married couples, families, and communities make a happy nation. Speaking from a broader perspective, one can conclude that effective leadership, good governance, and hospitable ecological conditions are also factors that contribute to the happiness …
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