https://happyzine.co.nz Because good news makes a difference Sun, 29 Jan 2017 18:35:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.3.9 https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/08/10/look-for-the-good-every-day-and-build-a-vibrant-life/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/08/10/look-for-the-good-every-day-and-build-a-vibrant-life/#comments Tue, 09 Aug 2016 19:45:47 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=30162 Hi, Charlotte here. This morning the Happyzine Kea group are pondering this question. It’s amazing what you find in your life when you look for the good, no matter how tough things seem. Questions like ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/08/10/look-for-the-good-every-day-and-build-a-vibrant-life/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/07/11/kiwi-happiness-is-project-encourages-people-to-send-in-a-snap-per-day-of-things-that-make-them-happy/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/07/11/kiwi-happiness-is-project-encourages-people-to-send-in-a-snap-per-day-of-things-that-make-them-happy/#comments Sun, 10 Jul 2016 21:23:40 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=30094 A New Zealand life coach is challenging people to send in snaps of things that make them happy.  Helen Duyvestyn has set up the Happiness Is project.  Check out the project here. Some words from Helen: Focusing on ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/07/11/kiwi-happiness-is-project-encourages-people-to-send-in-a-snap-per-day-of-things-that-make-them-happy/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/05/26/self-love-one-thing-that-makes-an-epic-difference-to-the-way-we-experience-our-lives-no-matter-how-we-started-out/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/05/26/self-love-one-thing-that-makes-an-epic-difference-to-the-way-we-experience-our-lives-no-matter-how-we-started-out/#comments Wed, 25 May 2016 19:36:39 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=29994 I just posted this in the Kea Group and I wanted to share it with you too, Love Charlotte X  Time for a helping of self love? Today I invite you to be super mindful of the ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/05/26/self-love-one-thing-that-makes-an-epic-difference-to-the-way-we-experience-our-lives-no-matter-how-we-started-out/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/05/17/happiness-comes-first/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/05/17/happiness-comes-first/#comments Tue, 17 May 2016 08:56:48 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=29954 Research says happiness leads to success, not the other way round. When my son was five years old I took him to school for a trial visit. All went well until he refused to leave the ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/05/17/happiness-comes-first/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/05/10/fejoia-fever-takes-fruit-in-new-zealand/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/05/10/fejoia-fever-takes-fruit-in-new-zealand/#comments Mon, 09 May 2016 20:05:33 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=29918 Stuff reports that stories of massive fejoia fruit are circulating New Zealand right now, as the fruit obligingly fall to our feet and invite consumption. A Nelson grower reported an enormous 420 gram fejoia this ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/05/10/fejoia-fever-takes-fruit-in-new-zealand/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/05/08/ted-talk-draw-your-future-into-reality/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/05/08/ted-talk-draw-your-future-into-reality/#comments Sat, 07 May 2016 19:57:53 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=29889 Research shows if we draw our dreams they’re 65% more likely to happen says Patti Dobrowolski. Watch the Ted Talk here. ]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/05/08/ted-talk-draw-your-future-into-reality/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/04/23/ted-talk-lessons-from-the-longest-study-on-happiness/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/04/23/ted-talk-lessons-from-the-longest-study-on-happiness/#comments Fri, 22 Apr 2016 16:00:12 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=29757 I enjoyed this Ted Talk because it brought me back to the basics – the sweet power of loving relationships.  Check it out if you want to be re-minded of the importance of getting along ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/04/23/ted-talk-lessons-from-the-longest-study-on-happiness/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/04/19/ted-talk-the-secret-of-becoming-mentally-strong/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/04/19/ted-talk-the-secret-of-becoming-mentally-strong/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2016 16:00:49 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=29755 I found this Ted Talk inspiring because I think this is the key to a happy life.  Amy Morin’s story is both personal, and practical.  Check it out if you want to be reminded how ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/04/19/ted-talk-the-secret-of-becoming-mentally-strong/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/03/19/water-air-and-being-happy-by-dunedin-naturopath-francisca-griffin/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/03/19/water-air-and-being-happy-by-dunedin-naturopath-francisca-griffin/#comments Fri, 18 Mar 2016 15:00:47 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=29599 By Francisca Griffin, Naturopath Listen to the Access Internet Radio pod cast here. Water!   Our bodies, just like Planet Earth, are composed of around 65 % water. Did you know that our amazing bodies also have every element ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/03/19/water-air-and-being-happy-by-dunedin-naturopath-francisca-griffin/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/03/14/feel-good-story-of-one-penguins-love-for-the-nice-man-who-saved-him-in-brazil/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/03/14/feel-good-story-of-one-penguins-love-for-the-nice-man-who-saved-him-in-brazil/#comments Sun, 13 Mar 2016 15:00:19 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=29593 Stuff reported that a penguin named Jinjing, who was nursed back to life from an oil spill by retired bricklayer and part time fisherman Joao Pereira de Souza, 71, has continued to visit his friend every ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/03/14/feel-good-story-of-one-penguins-love-for-the-nice-man-who-saved-him-in-brazil/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/02/17/what-are-three-new-things-you-give-thanks-for-today/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/02/17/what-are-three-new-things-you-give-thanks-for-today/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2016 18:19:06 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=29300  Thankfulness is one of the proven cornerstones of happiness. ]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/02/17/what-are-three-new-things-you-give-thanks-for-today/feed/ 2 https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/02/12/what-do-people-mean-by-im-happy-this-question-explored-here/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/02/12/what-do-people-mean-by-im-happy-this-question-explored-here/#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2016 02:51:53 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=29417 What do people actually mean when they say they’re happy? This is the question tackled recently on Stuff in an article called ‘What people around the world mean when they say they’re happy?‘ Of course, while wealth is ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/02/12/what-do-people-mean-by-im-happy-this-question-explored-here/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/01/13/technology-and-happiness-is-wifi-essential-to-our-well-being/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/01/13/technology-and-happiness-is-wifi-essential-to-our-well-being/#comments Tue, 12 Jan 2016 15:00:09 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=29248 By David Laing I’m sure that many of you are familiar with Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, the model which relates to motivation and satisfaction. The model suggests that as each successive level of need is attained, ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/01/13/technology-and-happiness-is-wifi-essential-to-our-well-being/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/01/09/weekend-news-hug-the-happy-planet-index-ted-talk-nic-marks/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/01/09/weekend-news-hug-the-happy-planet-index-ted-talk-nic-marks/#comments Fri, 08 Jan 2016 21:01:55 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=29190 Nic Marks gathers evidence about what makes us happy, and uses it to promote policy that puts the well-being of people and the planet first. He’s the founder of the Centre for Well-Being at the ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/01/09/weekend-news-hug-the-happy-planet-index-ted-talk-nic-marks/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/01/07/how-technology-can-improve-your-happiness/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/01/07/how-technology-can-improve-your-happiness/#comments Wed, 06 Jan 2016 16:13:51 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=29216 By David Laing In my research for this article series, I asked my family what they thought about how technology could improve happiness. This led to a wide-ranging, and fascinating discussion about the definition of happiness, ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/01/07/how-technology-can-improve-your-happiness/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/01/02/weekend-news-hug-ruby-wax-on-mindfulness/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/01/02/weekend-news-hug-ruby-wax-on-mindfulness/#comments Fri, 01 Jan 2016 15:00:32 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=29163 Radio New Zealand ran this interview about Ruby Wax in September.  Ruby is world-renowned comedian, celebrity interviewer, and script editor of the 1990s classic Absolutely Fabulous.  Many don’t know that she also has an OBE ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/01/02/weekend-news-hug-ruby-wax-on-mindfulness/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/01/01/my-happy-place-this-new-year-a-big-rock/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/01/01/my-happy-place-this-new-year-a-big-rock/#comments Thu, 31 Dec 2015 22:11:55 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=29155 by Claire Webster Happy place – having a big rock be home for the night -on the tops witha a full moon beside a bubbling mountain steam. Bliss. Where’s your happy place?  Win a twelve pack of ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/01/01/my-happy-place-this-new-year-a-big-rock/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/01/01/my-happy-place-this-new-year-huriawa-peninsula/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/01/01/my-happy-place-this-new-year-huriawa-peninsula/#comments Thu, 31 Dec 2015 22:03:37 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=29150 By Kyra Xavia Here is a photograph I’ve taken of one of my happy places; Huriawa Peninsula, Karitane, in the South Island. This is a very special spot close to my heart. A place I went to ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2016/01/01/my-happy-place-this-new-year-huriawa-peninsula/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/12/26/2015-goodies-ten-questions-with-happiness-experiment-founder-tamara-waugh/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/12/26/2015-goodies-ten-questions-with-happiness-experiment-founder-tamara-waugh/#comments Fri, 25 Dec 2015 18:34:52 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=29072   She describes herself as “compassionate, wise and driven.” Since turning her own life around with mindfulness and gratitude Auckland based Tamara has been inspiring people to do the same via her Happiness Experiment #3goodthings per day ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/12/26/2015-goodies-ten-questions-with-happiness-experiment-founder-tamara-waugh/feed/ 0 https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/12/03/inspired-to-thrive-alicias-story/ https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/12/03/inspired-to-thrive-alicias-story/#comments Wed, 02 Dec 2015 15:00:36 +0000 https://happyzine.co.nz/?p=28863 International Day of People with Disability, Thursday 3 December At 44, Alicia Thompson is a professional businesswoman with a husband, a teenage son and a love of knitting. Not much different from many women you’d meet ...]]> https://happyzine.co.nz/2015/12/03/inspired-to-thrive-alicias-story/feed/ 0