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By Florence Scialom on 6th March 2017

#Happy Haiku: Getting Creative for International Day of Happiness

The General Assembly of the United Nations proclaimed 20th March as International Day of Happiness (IDH) in order to recognize, “the relevance of happiness and well-being as universal goals and aspirations in the lives of human beings around the world”. To celebrate

Your wellbeing - Happiness

By HappyActs on 1st March 2017

Happy Acts: Help to Make the World a Happier Place

Live Happy is thrilled to announce its fourth annual #HappyActs campaign! During the entire month of March, in honor of the United Nations’ International Day of Happiness, we will be sharing #HappyActs—small, simple actions you can perform to spread kindness, fun and joy

Your community - Kindness & Belonging

By Tea with Strangers on 22nd February 2017

Tea With Strangers: Breaking Down Barriers through Conversation

We’re more “connected” than ever before, but we’re also more alone. Loneliness and a sense of isolation are just two by-products of living in an age where we’re more likely to be staring at our phones than smiling at each

Your community - Inspiring Projects

By Florence Scialom on 14th February 2017

Announcing Latest Totnes Wellbeing Fund Recipients

The Totnes Wellbeing Fund aims to support individuals and community groups in and around Totnes (Devon, UK), offering small seed grants to help turn great ideas to boost wellbeing into reality. NOW is delighted to announce two of the latest

Our world - Wellbeing Together

By Kavi Jarrott on 8th February 2017

Human Kind Stories: Everyday People Working Towards a Better World

I, like many others, grew up with the belief that, “I can’t do that; I’m not good enough”. Over the years I’ve met so many amazing entrepreneurs and activists in the social change space who have experienced these same doubts,

Your wellbeing - Nature

By Alan Heeks on 29th January 2017

Grow Your Own Happiness: The Gardener’s Way

Many of us draw on nature to nourish our wellbeing. This blog will introduce you to the Gardener’s Way: a set of approaches that show the parallels between cultivating your own wellbeing, and tending an organic garden. I’ve evolved the

Our world - Wellbeing Together

By Florence Scialom on 26th January 2017

Can Happiness Change the World? Three Lessons from Bhutan

“Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing” – Arundhati Roy. Those powerful words from author Arundhati Roy have often inspired me, because they remind me that many people

Your community - Inspiring Projects

By Kate Reed on 3rd January 2017

Creating a New ‘Library of Things’: the Share Shed takes shape

Inspired by the Frome Share Shop, last year we seeded the idea of having a version here in Totnes: the Share Shed. Things soon began to take shape when Totnes Town Council granted us a space to pilot the Share Shed

Your wellbeing - Health

By Global Action Plan on 22nd December 2016

From Overwhelm to Wellbeing – Four Alternatives to Christmas Stress

In this blog, Rachel Marsh from Global Action Plan tells us how she’s ditched the Christmas stress of buy, buy, buy in favour of a more mindful approach to the holiday season, preserving not only sanity but also the planet!

Your community - Inspiring Projects

By Della Duncan on 15th December 2016

Frome’s Economy: From Blind Growth to Wellbeing

The Upstream team spent the summer in the feisty Somerset town of Frome (population approx. 25,000) where they looked at the barriers, possibilities and potential for moving the town’s economy from one that had been focused on blind growth to

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