The Happiness Paradigm and Preaching Happiness

10/28/2023

I haven't posted for a while! I'm writing a book about happiness on Lake Champlain and am creating happiness wall art! I call them "Happiness Glimmers." They will be for sale at the Maple Corner Community Center Holiday Fair, December 9th from 9:30 till 3:30.

06/12/2023

Here's a wonderful little article with some great happiness tips:https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/09/psychology-expert-from-finland-the-worlds-happiest-country-shares-the-meaning-of-life-in-5-words.html

04/21/2023

In early February, I had the honor of preaching on "Conflict Resolution as a Path to Love." This sermon is now archived, and you can check it out -- lots of helpful ideas here!

Many of us dread engaging in conflict because it is uncomfortable, frightening, and seems destructive. Yet conflict engaged in well is a crucial ingredient of building more loving relationships on the personal and community level. UCM member Ginny Sassaman, who has a Masters in Mediation ... read mo...

01/11/2023

This is a great article. Quality relationships are fundamental to our well-being. I love that this article gives tips!

Friendship is as essential to good health as eating right and getting enough sleep, experts say.

12/05/2022

Hello friends!
Any of you in Central Vermont, I'd love to have you stop by!

11/16/2022

It's gratitude time! But really, it's always gratitude time!

Eleven years ago, I began creating a monthly gratitude painting. My topics included words, yoga, pumpkins and the spectacular trees our neighbors planted on our shared property line. The beauty of …

07/04/2022

I wrote this post on the 4th of July about my own abortion experience to add to the dialogue about reproductive liberty.

With my young family, photo by Woody Neighbors. The first time I set foot in an ob/gyn’s office was two years before Roe v. Wade and a few days after my 17th birthday. I had come to this este…

01/27/2022

I admit it, my happiness levels aren't where I'd like them to be these days:

How can we be our most thriving selves when life seems more a bed of thorns than of roses? One key is awareness, not only of the outside world but also our interior landscapes. That awareness can h…

01/07/2022

https://happinessparadigm.com/2022/01/07/fireworks-and-gymnastics-the-importance-of-community/

Two nearly simultaneous events on New Year’s Eve illustrated the importance of community to individual happiness — or lack thereof. New Year’s Eve fireworks in a beach town. It wa…

12/05/2021

Excellent discussion of wellbeing on "Onbeing," featuring two of my all time favorites:

The visionary neuroscientist with the physician/public servant. Public health, fear, and love. Also, how to make your calendar a source of calm.

11/29/2021

Join me for a great discussion on Thursday Dec 2nd: https://www.ashevillewisdomexchange.org/calendar/preaching-happiness-exploring-how-we-can-use-make-changes-to-live-a-full-and-happy-life-while-also-doing-our-best-to-help-create-a-kind-and-joyful-world-ginny-sassaman?fbclid=IwAR3MXS5DI4VQrnIbYINRddknWGkintBux4gixElkW4ARNfbmpX90CAIobYQ

Ginny Sassaman is a co-founder and past president of Gross National Happiness USA. She created the Happiness Paradigm as a platform for teaching, writing about and advocating for greater personal happiness and creating systems change for maximum well-being for all. Since 2013, she has served as a l