GNHUSA related blog posts and essays from diverse contributors
Thoughtful explorations of gross national happiness issues and questions, including the interplay between community and individual well being.
Putting your money where your mind is We all feel happy when our investments make money. More money enables us to do things that give us joy, like providing for our families, supporting our communities and of course having fun.…
By Lance Chilton We’re all used to seeing everything ranked – a news magazine has made a name for itself producing rankings of everything from universities to hospitals. It seems every other day we see New Mexico ranking at the…
The election result is actually a reflection of a deep wound that exists now; a rift, that might have been partially healed, that is pulling apart once again. Just like a wound on your little finger, it's quite sensitive; and…
B Corps are changing the way we do business. Do you know the saying “You must be the change you wish to see in the world”? Well, a growing number of businesses, B Corps, are doing just that. Business as…
Introduction: A well-being economy? For the past half century, western societies have used a narrow definition of economic growth as the route to development. Growth has become an end in itself. As a result, the true meaning of development has been lost.…
Division in this country or lack of trust in government? This election has shone an inescapably bright light on the divisions in this country. Yet we know from our conversations on the Happiness Walk that we are all much more…
By Alice Vo Edwards I love numbers. Information that can be shared with numerical data is more inspiring than data without numerical backup. For example, which sounds more like something you'd like to support: Donate money. OR Donate money —…
I realize my timing might be off. Posting this happiness booster just days after a presidential election that left many of us -- including me -- devastated and exceedingly concerned about the future, may be long before many people are…
By Suzanne Ganzak Carnill After meeting Happiness Walker Paula Francis on my home turf in Florida in 2015, I was determined to join her on the Walk. My goal was September 2016 in New Mexico. But how to prepare?…
Lead Happiness Walker Paula Francis recently sent her GNHUSA colleagues this colorful and upbeat dispatch from Arizona. We decided to share it with you! Dear folks: I just wanted to send an update now that I've been out for about…