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.
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…
How much do animals contribute to happiness? By Beth Allgood Can you think of a time that an animal made you happy? Maybe it was snuggling with your own dog or cat, hearing a familiar bird song while hiking in…
In 2005, after I had applied for the Masters in Mediation program at Woodbury College, I sat down with the Admissions Director for an informational interview. "Would the program involve much conflict?" I asked her. In retrospect, how embarrassing. A…
Sustainable "happiness contributes to individual, community and/or global well-being and does not exploit other people, the environment, or future generations." By Catherine O'Brien • June 23, 2016 Excerpt from Education for Sustainable Happiness and Well-Being Why can’t I learn what…
This essay is by Laura Musikanski, executive director and co-founder of the Happiness Alliance. Her reflection was originally published on April 25, 2016 at that group's blog site and remains timeless. Blog The best way to predict the future is to design…