A chance encounter with a radiant stranger at a farmers' market shattered my carefully constructed illusion, revealing that ...

If someone had told me a few years ago that joy was the missing piece in trauma healing, I would have laughed. Or cursed. Probably both. Conventional wisdom says that trauma and joy are opposites — ...

Compiling just seven essentials from philosopher Peter Kreeft’s new book, The Mystery of Joy (Ignatius), might seem a daunting exercise in distillation and parsing. But any effort to foster a better ...

I remember being in the middle of a lake. Alone. Just me, water, the sky, and far-away trees. It was a bliss. Being alone with nature can be an exquisite source of joy. I remember dancing with joy.

Today’s Happiness Break Guide: Spring Washam, is a meditation teacher based in Oakland, California. She is also the author of the book, The Spirit of Harriet Tubman: Awakening from the Underground. We ...