“The meaning of life is just to be alive. It is so plain and so obvious and so simple. And yet, everybody rushes around in a great panic as if it were necessary to achieve something beyond themselves.

Want to get a raise or improve your memory or become less negative? These easy steps can make big changes more likely to stick. There’s just so much standing in our way of getting things done. If you ...

The current Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services outline weekly ...

With the stresses of daily life, it can often seem difficult to find moments to smell the proverbial roses. But you don’t necessarily need a lot of time or effort to experience meaningful joy, a ...

In a world that tells us happiness is having everything you want, what if we actually wanted everything we have? Welcome to the Good Enough Life, a blog that will explore the ways we can find ...

Turn your mind for a moment to a friend or family member you cherish but don’t spend as much time with as you would like. This needn’t be your most significant relationship, just someone who makes you ...

Every morning, 104-year-old Vivian Levy gets into a taxi and heads to the gym for a 45-minute session of her favorite exercise — swimming. She does laps using the backstroke, working out alongside ...

Around the holidays, we hear songs about joy—whether that’s “joy to the world,” or “tidings of comfort and joy.” But what is joy, and where can we find it these days? Psychologists define joy as a ...

The Life is Good Playmaker Project, a nonprofit that has trained nearly 30,000 early childhood educators, social workers, and caregivers in the simple yet profound art of using play to heal trauma ...

In 1982, a union refrigeration mechanic was pulling down $16 an hour. That was an eye-popping figure to a guy who felt lucky to have a job paying $4 an hour at Fletcher’s Quarry in Westford. My ...