Quotes About Well-being

Today, the average American child3 is spending only between four and seven minutes in unstructured outdoor play.

Highly scheduled lives and early academics aren't what our children's brains evolved to need.

Contentment and happiness are contagious, I think.

We want to encourage the young ones to learn and get some confidence in sports. It's fun and keeps you active and moving.

I'm going to spend time and energy thinking and acting in a way that will increase my chances of feeling happy as often as possible. It's not about being happy just like that, here and now, whistling up happiness like a dog. But I can pave the way for happiness. I can open my eyes and my mind, in the same way that I make myself present when I'm walking in a forest, instead of remaining wrapped in my worries about yesterday and tomorrow.

the wider rings of girth were evidence of health, strength and vitality.

In some ways I'm still recovering from the trial. My health is not as good as it ought to be. I've gone back to practicing law and it seems to have taken a toll for whatever reason.

But my illness, even in its absence, made it hard for me to enjoy life. Good health means being unaware of one's health. I was not yet unaware.

Success is to be Happy in Life.

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If you can laugh, you're less likely to cry.

Getting your little one used to longer daytime naps may increase the chances for a better night's sleep for you.

Money, if it does not bring you happiness, will at least help you be miserable in comfort.

simple life maths: Fewer new shiny things = fewer hours overtime = happier life. So

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Happy folk, I knew, were proven to earn more, be healthier, hang on to relationships for longer and even smell better.

find a study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition confirming that home-cooked meals actually make people feel better than indulgent meals eaten at a restaurant.

Continuing to learn throughout life helps improve mental well-being, boosts self-confidence, gives you a sense of purpose and makes you feel more connected to others, according to the Office for National Statistics.

Fewer new shiny things = fewer hours overtime = happier life.

When we surround ourselves with quality design, it influences our mood. If our surroundings are nice, we feel cosy and safe. It makes us happier.

looking at something beautiful really can make us happier, by stimulating dopamine in our brains.

It becomes clear that cleanliness is next to Danishness ... from an early age they develop an understanding that functional yet beautiful design is essential to realising the good life.

In health there is freedom. Health is the first of all liberties.

Surely joy is the condition of life. —HENRY DAVID THOREAU