Tag: happiness

Rededicating ourselves to the unselfish pursuit of happiness

If we are not careful, a misunderstanding of liberty can cause our pursuit of happiness to be inverted – to pursuing unhappiness instead. The two-sided coin of democracy has rights on one side and obligations on the other.  The Founders did not disagree that personal responsibility must regulate an otherwise unrestrained sense of freedom. They did […]

How one Nashville woman found home and happiness in a former motel

When Karen Brimer lived at the Nashville Rescue Mission homeless shelter — for two years, two months and two days, exactly — her life revolved around simple goals: finding food and a place to sleep. That all changed in May. Walking into her fully-furnished Wallace Studios apartment with conveniences like toilet paper, washcloths, paper towels […]

Ireland slips down global happiness ranking

Rising unhappiness among younger people has caused the United States and some large western European countries to fall down a global wellbeing index, while Nordic nations retain their grip on the top spots. The annual World Happiness Report, launched in 2012 to support the United Nations’ sustainable development goals, is based on data from US […]