These days, there's a lot of chatter about genuine contentment versus simply the appearance of happiness. "Instagram vs. reality" has even become a popular social media caption and theme, with some ...

All humans strive to be happy in some form. While there are intriguing variations in what exactly it means to be happy, this tenet is one of the rare human universals, transcending differences in ...

Some months ago, my husband and my granddaughter Malia were having a great time together even though they live 400 miles apart. They were on their respective iPhones, “FaceTiming,” as they planned his ...

We all have to start somewhere. It’s the one experience every surfer shares — yet it’s the one that seems oh so easy to forget. We asked surfer/writer Lisette Drew to remind us of how it happens. Here ...

Can a cat laugh? While it might not be the answer you were hoping for, there's no evidence to suggest that cats can giggle like us. Even though you can't make your cat laugh (yes, not even if you ...

A friend recently wrote a Facebook post that began with, “Am I happy ALL the time? Short answer NO.” This got me thinking. My friend then went on to share that she has become self-aware enough to know ...

There is a lot of evidence that happiness and health are linked. In general, people who are happy are also healthier than those who are not happy. The problem is that it is hard to know whether being ...

One of the funniest and often overlooked happy cat signs is called the hook. A “hook” happens when a cat holds their tail upright and then curls the tip slightly—kind of like a question mark. This ...

Of course, we want our pups to be happy from head to tail, but what does happiness look like in dogs? Dog behavior is complex ...

Feeling happy is good for everyone’s health, but sharing everyday happiness with a life partner brings even greater health benefits, according to new research from the University of California, Davis.