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The Alphabet of Happiness –“B”
Originally published on The Huffington Post – February 5, 2013 Inner happiness can be accessed no matter what your external circumstances. Because happiness is different for everyone, from cultivating...
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The Alphabet of Happiness: ‘C’
Originally published in the Huffington Post – February 20, 2013 The Alphabet of Happiness is a reminder of the many ways to access happiness in your life now. Though at times it may appear to be...
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Lessons from Valencia
In early 2013, I was invited by Rachel Allen, Professor of Humanities and Coordinator of Valencia’s Peace and Justice Initiative, to participate in the College’s 5-day annual Justice and Peace...
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The Alphabet of Happiness — the Letter ‘E’
Originally published in the Huffington Post – April 23, 2013 Happiness can be found everywhere, if you know how to look. By spending some time focusing on the ways happiness can show up in your life,...
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Teacher Appreciation Day!
“If there’s one thing we cannot say enough to our nation’s educators, it is THANK YOU.” – President Barack Obama Today, May 7, 2013, is Teacher Appreciation Day. At Project Happiness, we are so...
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Mother’s Day: Lessons From a Very Difficult Year
Originally published in the Huffington Post – May 9, 2013 As Mother’s Day comes around again, I am struck with what has changed for my mother from this year to last. Last year, my father was still...
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Congressman Tim Ryan Introduces the Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning Act
Congressman Tim Ryan has been a force for the support of mindfulness in our military and schools and now he is expanding that support with the Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning Act. The act,...
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Activities to Build Social and Emotional Skills in Elementary Students
This year, in partnership with Edutopia.org (The George Lucas Educational Foundation), we released a nine part blog series on Social and Emotional Learning for Elementary Education Students. Starting...
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Building Social and Emotional Skills in Elementary Students: The Power of...
This year, in partnership with Edutopia.org (The George Lucas Educational Foundation), we released a nine part blog series on Social and Emotional Learning for Elementary Education Students. Starting...
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Building Social and Emotional Skills in Elementary Students: Passion and...
This year, in partnership with Edutopia.org (The George Lucas Educational Foundation), we released a nine part blog series on Social and Emotional Learning for Elementary Education Students. Starting...
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Building Social and Emotional Skills in Elementary Students: The Power of...
This year, in partnership with Edutopia.org (The George Lucas Educational Foundation), we released a nine part blog series on Social and Emotional Learning for Elementary Education Students. Starting...
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Building Social and Emotional Skills in Elementary Students: Inner Meanie and...
This year, in partnership with Edutopia.org (The George Lucas Educational Foundation), we released a nine part blog series on Social and Emotional Learning for Elementary Education Students. Starting...
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Building Social and Emotional Skills in Elementary Students: Ninja Mastery or...
This year, in partnership with Edutopia.org (The George Lucas Educational Foundation), we released a nine part blog series on Social and Emotional Learning for Elementary Education Students. Starting...
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Building Social and Emotional Skills in Elementary Students: Empathy
This year, in partnership with Edutopia.org (The George Lucas Educational Foundation), we released a nine part blog series on Social and Emotional Learning for Elementary Education Students. Starting...
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The Alphabet of Happiness: The Letter ‘H’
Originally published in the Huffington Post – July 1, 2013 Even throughout the busy pace of everyday life, happiness is always close at hand. Rather than pursuing it, consider focusing in one place…...
View ArticleWhy are Resilient People Usually Happy?: Dr. Brooks on Resilience, Part 4
Here Dr. Brooks and I finally make the connection between resilience and happiness. Some of the key components of resilience — identifying and displaying your strengths, helping others, and solving...
View ArticleHow Teachers Can Tame the Elephant in the Room: Dr. Brooks on Resilience, Part 5
In this installment, Dr. Brooks helps teachers tame the elephant in the classroom: fear of making mistakes and being humiliated. This fear is so strong that it can severely interfere with learning. Dr....
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Project Happiness Launches Yearlong Program in India
Project Happiness has just launched a yearlong program for teens from the urban slums of Delhi. We are delighted to welcome Vibha, PH Director of India, and founder of Muskaan. Vibha is working with 38...
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Happiness Lost: When Kids Take Their Lives
From the Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/randy-taran/teen-suicide_b_1381062.html I visit a lot of schools and communities with a documentary I produced called Project Happiness. The idea...
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A Happy World Begins With a Happy YOU
From the Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/randy-taran/world-happiness-report_b_1449440.html My son just reminded me that it was Earth Day. This sparked a discussion of what can one person...
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Can You Teach Happiness?
A TEDx event and book inspire middle school teachers and students to test out in practice the author’s ideas for building a curriculum on happiness. By Victoria Obenchain, The Saklan School Science...
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Happiness is Spreading in Bulgaria
I love Bulgaria! Life happens in curious ways. I never dreamed that I would be visiting Bulgaria, but this weekend, I had the great pleasure of presenting a happiness speech and workshop in the capital...
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Common Ground Magazine Sings Praises of Project Happiness
When Randy Taran’s eldest daughter was a teenager, she approached her mother with a very serious concern: she was stressed out, and while she wanted to be happy, she didn’t know how. Taran,...
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Native Cry Outreach
Earlier this year, I learned that my grandmother had been keeping a family secret. Her mother, my great-grandmother, was full Cherokee but she and my great-grandfather had hidden this fact to better...
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Randy Taran Featured on Microsoft’s Daily Edventures with Anthony Salcito
This week, Project Happiness founder Randy Taran sat down with Anthony Salcito, Vice President of Microsoft Worldwide Public Sector Education to discuss her work with Project Happiness. The video is...
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7 Doors: One Student’s Journey to Happiness – Door One
Last year, students at the University of California piloted a new program from Project Happiness called 7 Doors to Happiness. The program was created as a resource for adults to access their own...
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What Makes You Happy? Students from Berkeley Answer This Question Through Film
I had the wonderful opportunity to judge some great student films from Dacher Keltner’s Course on Human Happiness at Berkeley. Here’s a blogpost about it from Jason Marsh, Editor in Chief, Greater Good...
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7 Doors: One Student’s Journey to Happiness – Door Two
Last year, students at the University of Southern California piloted a new program from Project Happiness called 7 Doors to Happiness. The program was created as a resource for adults to access their...
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7 Doors: One Student’s Journey to Happiness – Door Three
Last year, students at the University of Southern California piloted a new program from Project Happiness called 7 Doors to Happiness. The program was created as a resource for adults to access their...
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Ridgewood High School Encourages Students to Find Their Happiness
Brian and Emily from Project Happiness lead an assembly of 900 students at Norridge High School Ridgewood High School wants to see students happy. Not a day without homework happy. Not ‘we’ve got a sub...
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7 DOORS: ONE STUDENT’S JOURNEY TO HAPPINESS – DOOR FOUR
Last year, students at the University of Southern California piloted a new program from Project Happiness called 7 Doors to Happiness. The program was created as a resource for adults to access their...
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7 DOORS: ONE STUDENT’S JOURNEY TO HAPPINESS – DOOR FIVE
Last year, students at the University of Southern California piloted a new program from Project Happiness called 7 Doors to Happiness. The program was created as a resource for adults to access their...
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The Next Normal: Millennials Across the World Prioritize Happiness
Despite Significant Economic Concerns, Vast Majority of Millennials are Very Happy, According to Landmark Study of Young People Across 24 Countries LONDON and NEW YORK, November 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ —...
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7 DOORS: ONE STUDENT’S JOURNEY TO HAPPINESS – DOOR SIX
Last year, students at the University of Southern California piloted a new program from Project Happiness called 7 Doors to Happiness. The program was created as a resource for adults to access their...
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7 DOORS: ONE STUDENT’S JOURNEY TO HAPPINESS – DOOR SEVEN
Last year, students at the University of Southern California piloted a new program from Project Happiness called 7 Doors to Happiness. The program was created as a resource for adults to access their...
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Education for Liberation
Education is the foundation of any society. It is the process by which society deliberately transmits its accumulated knowledge, skills and values from one generation to another. The history of...
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The Alphabet of Happiness –“A”
Originally published on The Huffington Post – January 26, 2013 Happiness has many aspects: From quiet appreciation to living with zest and passion, it’s great to explore all the various facets...
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