“It does not matter how strong and independent we are; we need spiritual, social, emotional, intellectual, and physical connections to make us happy, not merely for ourselves, but others as well.”
– Gibbs²…
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“Happiness means to strive daily to improve relationships, regardless of race, culture, or religion, or to be single or married, learned or unlearned, wealthy or poor. Happiness means to understand that all people have a common desire for universal love…
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“Happiness means to strive daily to improve relationships, regardless of race, culture, or religion, or to be single or married, learned or unlearned, wealthy or poor. Happiness means to understand that all people have a common desire for universal love…
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“We often misappropriate the “pursuit of success,” self-gratification, and material wealth for the “pursuit of happiness.” Fulfillment can come only from a higher search for a ‘life with purpose.’”
– Gibbs²…
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Education and Intelligence Underpin Happiness
“Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.”
― Aristotle (384 BCE–322 BCE)
Education and intelligence underpin happiness, but an interesting observation is that people attribute the same meaning to the words education and intelligence in …
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“Increase the dialogue, increase the happiness.” “Increase the confidence, increase the happiness.” “Increase the friendship, increase the happiness.” “Increase the love, increase the happiness.” “Increase the loyalty, increase the happiness.”
– Gibbs²…
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“Pride suffocates happiness; therefore, we should avoid the paralyzing nature of pride so that our lives transcend selfless relations, humility, and servanthood. We must be on guard that our ego does not create a barrier between others and us.”
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“Yesteryear, happiness, and unhappiness were not human psychological conditions that clinicians researched, studied and measured. Happiness was simply “the life we lived.”
– Gibbs²…
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Philosophically Speaking: What is Human Behavior?
What is human behavior? Human behavior is the way in which we conduct ourselves both in private and in public, spiritually, morally, socially, intellectually, and physically. What is the impetus behind human behavior, good or bad? For better or for …
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“Tranquility and happiness are co-equals because tranquility can lead to happiness, and happiness can result in tranquility. Tranquility also leads to contemplation on another age-old question, “What makes us happy?”
– Gibbs²…
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