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Maya Angelou: Be Courageous and Prepared

The most important of all virtuesOf all the character strengths we possess, courage is crucial for successfully overcoming life’s challenges. In the eyes of the great teacher, poet, writer and speaker Maya Angelou, no attribute has greater merit or value in our lives than courage.I had the incredible opportunity to interview Maya for the April 2014 issue of Live Happy, and during our conversation, she praised the value of courage, calling it “the most important of all the virtues” we possess—and one that is too often overlooked in today’s world.“Some of us are just too chicken-hearted to stand up for what we believe in,” she told me. “And without courage, we can’t practice anything. We can’t give to others who have less because we are afraid it will take something away from ourselves. And we’re afraid to do what we know is right.”The lack of courage causes us to let others suffer when we fail to stand up for them, and without courage, she said, we cannot practice our other virtues—including humanity, justice and temperance— consistently. And until we learn to be courageous, we can never truly be content.Practicing what she preachesMaya is known for practicing what she preaches, and she charmed me with a story from the ’70s, when she was working in television. She had a large corner office, and two of the studio “suits” paid her a visit for an impromptu meeting.“They thought they were all swanky and had their shirts open down to there, with their gold chains and their gray chest hair sticking out,” she recalled with an animated laugh.The two executives began talking and, before long, one of them used a racial slur.“There was no one of that race in the room, but I immediately told them they weren’t to use that kind of language in my office.” Taken aback by her reaction, the men quickly reminded her that they owned the office and it was their studio, and they would use any kind of language they liked—including racial epithets.After a heated exchange, it was obvious neither side was going to back down, and Maya faced a choice between keeping her job and standing up for what she believed in. Not surprisingly, she walked out.When making a dramatic exit, don't forget your keys“I left the building and knew I wasn’t going back. I went all the way to my car,” she said. Once she reached her car, still angry, she realized she had left her car keys on her desk. Her lesson?“Don’t ever be afraid to stand up for what you know is right. But if you’re going to be courageous, always make sure you have the keys to your car with you.”For the full interview with Maya Angelou, see the April 2014 issue of Live Happy magazine.

United Nations Celebrates International Happiness Day With Live Happy Magazine

NEW YORK, NY: March 20, 2014 – The United Nations celebrates its second annual International Day of Happiness today, by examining the topic from a variety of angles: the impact of happiness on global communities; how media and technology are re-shaping our understanding of happiness and how entrepreneurs across the globe are spreading it as a key to success. Live Happy, a new magazine dedicated to making the world a happier place, partnered with the UN’s Department of Public Information (DPI) and several NGOs to create this day-long series of events.H.E. Ambassador Petersen of Denmark, currently ranked the world’s happiest country, and H.E. Ambassador Carlos Enrique Garcia Gonzalez of El Salvador are sponsoring the panel events and luncheon throughout the day. Accompanying the dignitaries are representatives from Africa, China, Israel, Egypt, and youth reps whose presence is a UN focus. Designed to explore the many dimensions of happiness throughout the world and underscore the importance of happiness as an indicator of personal and global well-being, the events take the form of two panel discussions in the General Assembly and a luncheon presentation in the Delegates Dining Room.DPI Morning Briefing: Happiness Happening: Impacting Communities Globally (General Assembly)Invitation-Only Luncheon: Leveraging Media and Technology to Measure Happiness and Well-Being (Delegates Dining Room)Afternoon Session: Social Entrepreneurs Sharing Happiness Initiatives for the Post 2015 Agenda (General Assembly)The United Nations designated March 20 as The International Day of Happiness in June of 2012 stemming from a resolution presented in a high-level meeting by the nation of Bhutan – the first country to measure Gross Domestic Happiness. Live Happy’s access to the leading academics, authors, psychologists and experts in the field, as well as its role as an underwriter of the Positive Education Summit offered the UN unprecedented access to leaders in the field. “It was our goal to bring real-world expertise to each discussion,” said Live Happy founder Jeff Olson – also a panelist.Some of the speakers include: Positive Psychology and Education specialist Dr. Kaiping Peng from China; NY Entrepreneur Jason Keehn from Accompany, documentarian Adam Shell previews his forthcoming film entitled Pursuing Happiness; Carley Roney Co-Founder and Chief Content Officer of the XO Group; Ofer Leidner, Co-Founder of Happify; Karol Nickell, Live Happy Magazine’s Editor-in-Chief among others.In addition to its role in assisting the United Nations, Live Happy launched the Acts of Happiness Campaign, a call to action to inspire people to help make the world a happier place by intentionally engaging in small acts to share and spread happiness.On March 20, more than 30 Acts of Happiness walls will go up in cities across the US, Canada and England inviting people to share how they spread happiness – the power of one small act. There is a virtual wall online at actsofhappiness.org and consumers are invited to tweet or post their act of happiness using #HappyActs. “We often hear people say, ‘I want to be happier, but I just don’t know how’,” said Olson. “This is our way of sharing inspiration from others and showing just how easy it is to increase your own happiness by helping others.”Both Live Happy LLC’s work with the UN on today’s events at the United Nations, and its Acts of Happiness Campaign underscore the mission to impact the world through ahappiness movementthatinspires people to engage in livingpurpose-driven, healthy, meaningful lives. The benefits of increased happiness are scientifically proven - happy people live longer, earn more, are more productive, and are better citizens. In short, igniting happiness can and will change the world.# # #About Live HappyLive Happy LLC, owned by veteran entrepreneur Jeff Olson, is a company dedicated to promoting and sharing authentic happiness through education, integrity, gratitude, and community awareness. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, its mission is to impact the world by bringing the happiness movement to a personal level and inspiring people to engage in living purpose-driven, healthy, meaningful lives. For more information, please visit livehappy.comAbout ActsofHappiness.orgActs of Happiness is designed to ignite happiness across the world by inspiring people to intentionally engage in small acts that share and spread joy. Acts of Happiness are small things—with a big impact. This campaign aims to celebrate happiness, and ultimately to create habits that spill over into every day to help make the world a happier place. Acts of Happiness is brought to you by Live Happy LLC,the publisher of Live Happy magazine, alifestyle publication offering resources for anyone looking to be happier. From scientific research to anecdotes, celebrity interviews and personal stories Live Happy offers readers simple, practical, proven ways to be happier.

Wall to Wall Happiness

Our far-flung correspondents report back on how people celebrated International Day of Happiness around the country. From Dallas: It was a beautiful day at Klyde Warren Park; kids played soccer, Frisbees flew and dogs bathed in the sun. People enjoyed their lunch from the long line of food trucks while listening to tunes from i93 FM. Seven-year-old Nolyn from Nashville said that “a good joke, and seeing other people happy” make him feel happy. For Nebraska’s Isaac and Sherry, smiling is their act of happiness. Isaac believes it’s the little things we do for each other that make the world a better place, like “opening doors, being pleasant and courteous and smiling back.” According to Dinah’s husband, Alan, when they found out about International Day of Happiness, they felt they needed to come out and support Dallas. “If we start here,” Alan says, “it will spread all over. From Chicago: “Smile” was the theme of the day at Chicago’s happiness wall at the Shops at North Bridge. Among those with smiles on their faces was Marilee McGowan, who said her act of happiness was to smile at everyone she saw. “There are mirror neurons in all of us that make people smile back when you smile at them, and it makes both of you happy,” she said. “I'm going to smile at everyone I see today because it comes easily to me.” Even 19-month-old Amaya Martin and 93-year-old Henriette Simon got in on the act. While Amaya wore an Acts of Happiness sticker, Henriette showed off a bright-yellow flower on her lapel. When asked why, her answer was simple: “Because it makes people happy.” From Atlanta: Our Happiness Wall at Peachtree Center attracted a diverse mix of people, from businessmen and women in suits to high school students and construction workers. We even met a woman who had survived the civil war in Liberia. Some sample Acts of Happiness: giving compliments, singing, making people laugh, buying lunch for a co-worker, and taking a friend to an 8 am job interview. One woman recounted this inspiring story: When a co-worker was about to be evicted, she and her other co-workers pooled resources to pay her rent, and gave her a gift card to buy groceries. From New York City: The weather was cold and windy in New York, but a joyful crowd gathered to exchange smiles and have fun at the Acts of Happiness Wall. Many participants posted acts of happiness related to important people in their lives: parents, kids, spouses, significant others. Quite a few expressed gratitude for recovery from illness. The posts ranged from broad (loving more) to very specific (helping my friends who don’t have a washing machine do laundry twice a week). People came mostly in pairs or groups; some were reluctant to join in at first, but they almost always left the smiling.

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Celebrations of Happiness Past

“Happy Birthday” trips easily off the tongue, along with “Happy Holidays” and “Happy Halloween.” But the advent of the United Nation’s International Day of Happiness on March 20th poses a problem. Just what are we supposed to say?Have a happy… Happiness Day? The phrase might seem a little redundant, as if we are celebrating celebration. Surely we do enough of that already. From happy hour to New Year’s Eve, citizens of the 21st century seem to be pursuing happiness 24/7. So at first glance it might seem strange—and strangely modern—to set aside a day to reflect on happiness. In order to put things in perspective, it might help to consider how happiness has been celebrated in the past. It turns out that the idea of devoting a day to reflect on what makes us as a society happyis not a newfangled invention. Rituals in the ancient world The ancient Greeks and Romans, for example, paid homage to their “good demon”—a guardian spirit or angel that was thought to accompanypeople throughout their lives. The ancient Greek word for good demon is eu daimon, and eudaimon was the main Greek word for happy.It made sense that you looked after your happiness not only by giving thanks and paying homage to your 'demon' on special days—pouring out libations of wine, burning incense, making sacrifices, or saying a prayer—but also by living virtuously, and so treating your spirit well. Good conduct was considered the way to cultivate a happy life. But if both Greeks and Romans commemorated happiness in relation to virtue, they were also quick to celebrate the pleasures of the flesh. Every year, the Romans honored their goddess Felicitas (felicity) in two annual festivals, one held in the summer, the other in the fall, with a good deal of feasting, dancing, drinkingand rejoicing.This bounteous goddess personified happiness in the form of divinely inspired blessedness, fecundity and fortune, and was often featured on the back of coins, with her trademark cornucopia, bursting with ripe fruits of the earth, a symbol of worldly prosperity. It is interesting, and perhaps revealing of the way festival-goers celebrated in her honor, that the Romans also used the phallus to symbolize felicity. Hic Habitat Felicitas (here dwells happiness), reads the inscription of a prodigious specimen preserved on the wall of a bakery in Pompeii.It bids bread—the stuff of life—to rise and fill us with energy and fecundity, so that we can make more life in turn.Be fruitful and multiply!(Or at least go through the motions.) From body to spirit Early Christians tended to frown at such pagan rejoicing. Toppling the idol of Felicitas, they proclaimed their own celebration of felicity—perpetual felicity to be exact. Perpetua and Felicitas were two Christian martyrs, young women who in the year 203 AD were fed to wild animals in the Roman coliseum at Carthage. In dying this horrible death, which they freely, even joyfully, accepted, the two women provided an inspiring example of faith and of the higher happiness—the “Perpetual Felicity”—that was understood as its reward. Canonized as saints, Perpetua and Felicitas are still celebrated every year in an official Catholic feast day. True, the organizers of the United Nations celebration probably did not have these various traditions in mind when they declared March 20 as International Day of Happiness. And yet the government officials in the tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, who first suggested the idea, were certainly familiar with aspects of the venerable wisdom that these ancient festivals honored. The future of happiness Healthy living, cultivation of the spirit, a bit of prosperity, and proper attendance to the needs of the body and soul have long been thought of as essential to a happy life. Today, aspects of these insights that linking virtue and compassion to joy and wellbeing are being revived, confirmed, and expanded by the scientific study of happiness, which is finding modern truth in ancient wisdom, while adding some of its own. March 20th affords an opportunity to learn a little more about this exciting work, and how we might pursue happiness more fully and productively in the other 364 days of the year. So yes, Have a happy Happiness Day! And many others besides.

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Meghan Keener

Meghan Keener is a well-being and media expert. She earned her bachelor’s degree in international culture from LIU Global while living in Asia and Central America, and her Master of Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, where she is now an assistant instructor.Meghan is a member of the International Positive Psychology Association, and works with people one-on-one as an ICF-trained coach. Additionally, she consults on topics related to wellbeing, excellence, mediaand innovation. For thelast 14 years, Meghan has worked in the entertainment business–on feature films, and producing television shows for networks like the Discovery Channel and TLC. She is a member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (the EMMYs) and SAG-AFTRA.Meghan'spassion is exploring the upper limits of human experience through the stories of positive outliers. She tweets from @PosPsychology.

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Emily Wise Miller

Emily Wise Miller has worked as a writer and editorfor more than 10 years, including stints at Chronicle Books and Weldon Owen in San Francisco. She is the author of The Food Lover's Guide to Florence: With Culinary Excursions in Tuscanypublished by Ten Speed Press/Random House, andco-author of Top Chef: The Quickfire CookbookandHow to Cook Like a Top Chef. Her writing on food, travel, and culture has appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, Dallas Morning News, Saveur, Elle Decor, and other publications. Recently she worked as a contributing writer for the arts and culture magazine, Patron and a consulting editor for the book publisher BenBella. She lives in Dallas, Texas, with her husband and their two kids.

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America’s Happiest Companies

Happiness at work may seem likea novel concept. Traditionally,companies have not always made office morale and employee wellbeing a high priority. But as recent studies have shown, keeping a happy workforce can have a positive impact on a company’soverall performance, and even increaserevenues. Since a majority of us spendmost of our week working, finding happiness at work can be essential tomaintaining a positive outlook in life. Recently,CareerBliss, an online resource devotedto helping you find happiness in yourcareer, released its annuallist of the 50 Happiest Companies inAmerica. The results are based on thousands of independent employee-submitted reviews, with factors ranging from work-life balance to compensation to work environment. Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has topped the list for two years running. And this year, two federally run institutions, NASA and the U.S. Department of Defense, came in second and third. See if your company made the cut.

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The World’s Happiest Country Is Stressed Out

While as a nation, Australia rates as one of the happiest in the world, that doesn’t provide much solace to the growing number of employees – now almost 50 percent – who say that problems at work are asignificant source of stress. So, as we approach the United Nations International Day of Happiness on March 20, what can we do in the workplace to raise Australia’s input towardglobal wellbeing? Two factors consistently appear in multiple reviews of the Australian workforce: Only half of Australian employees report that their employer values their contribution and cares about their wellbeing. And less than half of working Australians say that they regularly receive relevant feedback and recognition for their work. In other words they’d like to feel cared about as a people and genuinely appreciated for their efforts. According to a report by Ernst & Young, manyAustralian workers estimate that simple changes by management to improve wellbeing, engagement, recognition and reward could help increase productivity by up to 21 percent. If realized, some economists believe this could help Australia deliver up to$305 billion in increased productivity,revenue that is essential to maintaining the standard of living—and happiness—among Australia’s aging population. Given all they have to gain, why aren’t Australian leaders making these changes? In Australia, a whopping 83 percent of Australian employees rated their middle managers’skills as average or below. Perhaps for this year’s International Day of Happiness, every business leader should take a few minutes to practice one act of positive leadership. Here are five tested, simple ways any leader can get started: Be aware of what you’re nurturing and spreading at the office Productivity can be greatly affected by the mood of employees, and the number one of predictor of their mood is their leader. So if you are a manager and you want to help people perform at their best, be sure you’re giving the right balance of positive to negative feedback and promoting wellbeing in the office. Take the free survey here at www.positivityratio.com to see how you rate. Focus your energy on strengths Research has found that giving people the chance to do what they do best each day improves engagement, productivity and customer satisfaction. Yet only about 20% of employees say they have a chance to use their strengths each day at work. Discover your team’s strengths by taking the survey at www.viame.org. Invest in relationships We have a biological need for social support, and research has found that positive interactions with other people can lower stress levels and raise wellbeing at the office. It only takes a moment to genuinely connect with someone, and elevate both of your moods in the process. Be clear on your purpose When it comes to long-term sustainable innovation, culture maintenance and performance in organizations, studies suggest few other avenues offer better results than creating a sense of meaning for people in their work. So, as a manager, how would you finish this sentence: everything I do is to ___________, so that _________. And would others want to follow you there? Celebrate the right kinds of accomplishment More important than simply believing in your abilities is believing that you can improve upon them. While most organizations are almost purely focused on outcomes, it’s focusing on effort that encourages growth mindsets where people are willing to embrace learning and the constant development towards mastery to produce superior performances. So don’t just say “well done” and expect your employees to flourish, spend a few more minutes and be specific about the effort you saw them making, why you valued it and how they can continue to improve on it. You’ll be surprised at the results. A growing body of research shows us thatthese acts of positive leadership bring out the best in managers, their teams and their organizations. So what are you doing to improve wellbeing and appreciation in your organization? For more on how to be a Positive Leader sign up for theInternational Day of Happiness Virtual Conference whichtakes place on March 20, 2014.

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What’s Your Communication Style?

How the world perceives us and the way we come across to others is so important, that in my book How to Be a Grown Up: The Ten Secret Skills Everyone Needs to Know, I put my thoughts about effective communication right up front in Chapter One. In this quiz we’ll assess your communication style and pinpoint any problem areas that may be hindering you.This quiz breaks our communication styles down into three categories.Choose option A, B, or C for the questions below; answer the answer that best fits how you might respond in the particular scenario.1. When I am involved in a disagreement with someone important to me:A. It's easier to walk awayor back down immediately to avoid conflict.B. I will engage in the discussion no matter how heated it becomes until I’m sure I’ve gotten my point across.It's important that my voice be heard.C. The relationship is more important than the outcome of this argument, so I respond based on wanting to stay connected, despite our disagreements.2.When I feel my needs are not being met in a relationship:A. I rarely ask directly for what I want. I hope they the other person will figure it out on their own and do it for me.B. I tend to be demanding. If I don't put it out there, I know I won't get it.C. I find a way to discuss it or ask for it that provides the least conflict but gives me the best chance of getting what I want.3.When it comes to having a heart-to-heart with someone I care about:A. I don't have heart-to-heart conversations. I just let the relationship play out and adjust to whatever the other person says and does.B. I often become angry and accusatory during serious discussions. It's hard for me to stay calm when I discuss important matters.C. I express what I am trying to say calmly and give the other person a chance to express themselves. I want things to remain peaceful.4.When it comes to expressing myself at work:A. Typically, I can’t articulate my long-term goals, and find it difficult to approach those in a position to help me. I keep my head down and do what’s asked of me.B. I know exactly what I want and need, and am very vocal in expressing it to my superiors. I will achieve my professional goals at any cost.C. I take time to consider the best person to approach forwhat I want to take away from our conversation. I have a definite plan is in place before I communicate.5.In a high-stress situationlike a job interview:A. I get so panicked thinking about all the possible negative outcomes that I am unprepared for the actual discussion and often feel I left much unsaid.B. I am demanding and to the point. I have been told that my style could be considered aggressive or abrasive, but I look at it as getting what I need.C. I carefully prepare the points I want to make, the questions I have, and chose a good time for a calm discussion.6.My style of talking could best be described as:A. Quiet, self-deprecating, and quick to agree and placate. I will always give in to get along.B. Loud and boisterous. I generally set the agenda or plans and others follow.C. I shift styles based on where I am and which friend or business associate I’m dealing with. I go with what feels right in the moment.7. At social gatherings like parties or events:A. I prefer not to attend events full of strangers. But if I do go, I prefer to blend in. I often sit in a corner and keep a low profile.B. I am often described as the life of the party. I generate most of the conversation, and feel a sense of obligation to keep things moving along – sometimes inappropriately (excess drinking, gossiping, etc.).C. I can function well in large parties of mostly strangers, and am completely comfortable in familiar settings with friends.8. When I am with others and not feeling well or in a good mood:A. I hide it all costs and try to stay quiet and hope no one notices. “I’m fine,” is my mantra.B. I tell everyone. There’s no hiding it, so I’m not shy about telling everyone why I’m so miserable. Maybe they can help, and at least they’ll listen.C. I am open about what is going on in my life if I feel the time is right to confide, but not if it will adversely impact the mood or flow.9. When I am involved in a negative interaction:A. I withdraw from the situation. I get quiet and retreat into myself.B. I get frustrated and have a hard time shaking it off. It impacts my mood for some time.C. I adjust to the situation and move on as quickly as possible in order to make the best of an uncomfortable experience.10. When I am in line in a crowded retail store and someonecuts in front of me in line:A. I say nothing.B. I loudly let her know that she has cut in line, and tell her to goto the end.C. I tap her politely on the shoulder and casually let her know that she may not have realized it but she has cut in front of me.If you answered:Mostly A’s, you are a Passive Communicator.Passive communicators tend to be fearful and avoid confrontation at all costs. It might be that you feel that you are not entitled or worthy enough to ask for or receive what you want, or perhaps you are willing to sacrifice your own wishes in exchange for avoiding conflict or confrontation. This style of communication might ultimately lead to feelings of anxiety, anger, depression and helplessness,which can certainly impact your ability to be personally happy and professionally successful.Mostly B’s, you are an Aggressive Communicator. Aggressive communicators tend to be confrontational and angry. Your (very) direct way of expressing your feelings and communicating can leave others feeling unheard, insignificant and even violated. This style of communication may ultimately lead to feelings of isolation, powerlessness and agitation, which can ultimately alienate you from getting what you want from others.Mostly C’s, congratulations, you are a Dynamic Communicator—the most effective kind of communicator. A dynamic communicator always wants both sides to walk away feeling somewhat satisfied; they are so successful in their skills that they can easily impact others with their words and style. Translation: Dynamic Communicators get more of what they want more often, with less conflict. A dynamic communicator lets go of the need to win and instead knows that the real winning comes when communication is effective and relationships are solid.

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Happiness Matters: Live Happy Encourages All to Celebrate Happiness for a Day, Choose it for a Lifetime

DALLAS, TX, March 4, 2014 – Live Happy magazine’s third issue hits stands today, just in time to commemorate the United Nations’ 2nd annual International Day of Happiness.The March/April 2014 issue continues its mission to make 2014 the “year of happiness,” featuring articles and original content for readers to incorporate into their daily lives. In conjunction, Live Happy is joining forces with its Acts of Happiness campaign intended to inspire people nationwide to pledge and share their #happyacts.The theme for this issue is SHARING and offers 31 ways to “Make March a Month of Sharing.” “Sharing is naturally contagious,” says Karol Nickell, Editor in Chief of Live Happy. “When you donate time, money, or talent to a local charity, mentor a newcomer at work, or open your home for a neighborhood gathering, you inspire others to do the same."New research shows that happiness is important to one’s life: positive emotions have positive effects on health, longevity, personal relationships, creativity, and work. Yet despite these clear benefits, happiness is not always a top priority. In its effort to turn this mindset around, Live Happy carries on its role as a leader in the happiness movement, helping people embrace it, as well as helping those who are struggling to define and choose their own happiness.The March/April 2014 issue of Live Happy offers content to help people not only define happiness, but truly understand its role in their life – and just how crucial that role is – to think, act, and live happy:“A Happier World” – In honor of International Day of Happiness, Live Happy brought together an expert panel of the leading scientists, educators, historians, and philosophers to share their combined wisdom on happiness including: how to create more of it, the main factors that influence it, and what each person can do to make society a happier place. While they don’t always agree, as they are from such vast backgrounds and experience, there are at least two points on which they are unanimous: while money can buy happiness, to an extent it’s not enough, and boosting happiness is more important than ever, both for individuals and societies.“History Teacher” – In an exclusive interview with Live Happy, Dr. Maya Angelou, one of the most celebrated voices of our time, discusses her most treasured role as a teacher and the fact that you must “teach what you learn.” She also shares what she believes is the secret to becoming a better version of oneself.“Clued-In” – Alicia Silverstone, actress and author of The Kind Diet, wants to change the world and believes the answer is through moms. She discusses her new book, The Kind Mama: A Simple Guide to Supercharged Fertility, a Radiant Pregnancy, a Sweeter Birth, and a Healthier, More Beautiful Beginning (April 15, 2014), and her philosophy on joy and acceptance, and also shares a favorite sweet recipe. Ambitious as ever, Silverstone notes, “I’m going to set the record straight and show you that getting knocked-up, without drama, and having a super-healthy, super-satisfying, soul-quenching pregnancy, birth and mama-hood is a totally attainable reality."“Happy Trails” – Adam Shell and Nicholas Kraft, the filmmakers behind recent documentary Finding Kraftland, embark on a mission to find the happiest people in America through their new film, Pursuing Happiness. “I wanted to see if I could actually spread more happiness and inspire people to think about their own happiness,” says Shell. In this documentary, the duo speaks with psychologists, researchers, and theologians to uncover and share as much as they can about happiness.About Live HappyLive Happy LLC, owned by veteran entrepreneurJeff Olson, is a company dedicated to promoting and sharing authentic happiness through education, integrity, gratitude, and community awareness. Headquartered inDallas, Texas, its mission is to impact the world by bringing the happiness movement to a personal level and inspiring people to engage in living purpose-driven, healthy, meaningful lives.Media Inquiries:Rachel AlbertKrupp Kommunicationsralbert@kruppnyc.com(212) 886-6704

Maya Angelou: Be Courageous and Prepared

United Nations Celebrates International Happiness Day With Live Happy Magazine

Wall to Wall Happiness

Celebrations of Happiness Past

Meghan Keener

Emily Wise Miller

America’s Happiest Companies

The World’s Happiest Country Is Stressed Out

What’s Your Communication Style?

Happiness Matters: Live Happy Encourages All to Celebrate Happiness for a Day, Choose it for a Lifetime

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