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Dear Friends This week we want to spotlight a very special photo that comes to us from Ukraine. Oksana writes “Snowdrops in the yard are growing despite the snow….. like Ukrainian people”. Snowdrops in the yard are growing despite the snow… Thank you Oksana for sharing with us a glimmer of hope despite being surrounded […]

Dear Friends, This week we are sharing with you a video from BBC which explains the idea of Ubuntu. Ubuntu is an African philosophy which has its roots from the Nguni word of what it means to be human. It represents the idea of humans’ interrelatedness with each other and with our planet: “I am

Dear Friends Last week we talked about the importance of having good close connections to strengthen resilience (through family, friends, and community) when things go wrong. We also talked about how to be there for those we rely on – how to be a better listener and supporter. In keeping with this theme we want

Dear Friends As you know, the theme of the World Happiness Summit this year is resilience. So, what is resilience?  According to the Oxford dictionary, resilience is the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties and the ability to get back up when you fall down. Where does resilience come from? Can you build it? There

Dear Friends, Last week we announced our collaboration with WOHASU – the World Happiness Summit – in preparation for their conference in March. WOHASU’s theme this year is Resilience which seems particularly timely given that we may finally be moving towards a post pandemic life. As we begin to traverse this new reality, you may be thinking some of

Dear Friends, We are excited to announce that next month we will be participating in the World Happiness Summit, an event produced by the WOHASU organization. The event will be taking place March 18th-20th at the University of Miami in Miami, FL and the theme of this year’s summit is Resilience.  WOHASU is run by a

Dear Friends, At the beginning of  this month we asked for photographs that make you think the world is a beautiful and good place. It seems fitting to highlight this stunning photograph by Charles Andaloro to celebrate just what we find when we look for beauty in our world: “Photographed this beautiful bird grooming itself.”

Dear Friends, This week we would like to highlight four photos that come with beautiful stories: When I look at this ornament, I remember those few hot summer days in Paris and how happy I was when I flew by plane for the first time. That was the moment when I realized that I want

Dear Friends, Last week we asked you this month to pay attention to what makes you think the world is a beautiful and good place, to what makes you happy to get out of your cosy bed and head into the day. We asked you to send us a photograph and let us all share

Happy New Year to all of you and thank you for supporting us in our first year! As we begin the new year, let’s take a moment to remember an American comic icon who died just short of her 100th birthday– Betty White. Betty’s advice to all of us was, when possible, not to take

Dear Friends, New Year’s Day is no doubt a time of celebration, excitement, and anticipation. With the year coming to an end, we here at SeeingHappy can’t help but smile when looking at the beautiful archive of happy-photos that you all have documented. Thank you to everyone for being an inspiration! Today, we are excited

Dear Friends, Happy Holidays to all our subscribers! We first want to take account Bob’s jovial spirit as he wished everyone in our community a happy holiday season through one of his photo submissions: A few weeks ago we promised to highlight the communities within the SeeingHappy community and we are finally making good on

Dear Friends, Last week we asked you to send us photographs of objects that are meaningful to you and Cathy Newman sent us a beautiful photograph of her late father’s camera and lenses. This week we are going to talk about photography so it seems the ideal photo to spotlight: It was about a year

Dear Friends There are many reasons why photography is a special artform. One is the fact that we can use photographs to capture, document and remember the people, places, moments and objects that are meaningful to us.  Indeed, we naturally seek meaning. What’s more, we naturally strive to make meaning out of our surroundings and

Dear Friends, This week we are making good on our promise to highlight the communities within SeeingHappy. We are spotlighting a photo composite by Mandy Seligman and Jill Sherman titled “Hope” and the writing of Louisa, a teenager from Graz, Austria. It is an example of the power of art to connect people across time

Dear Friends, Take a look around your house, apartment, or dorm room, and look at the photographs you have on display. Now think of your friends, relatives, anyone, and reflect upon what types of photos that they have in their homes. We bet that there are a lot of family photos, especially photos of children

Dear Friends, This week’s spotlight is sure to touch everyone’s heart – we could not resist this gorgeous pup. Thank you so much to Bryah Rose for sending us the snap. Thanksgiving is just around the corner for those of us here in the US. Last year Covid kept so many families and friends apart

Dear Friends, This month we talked about awe. What could possibly be more awe inspiring than the birth of a child? So this week we are spotlighting a photo taken by Mandy Seligman of her newborn grandson being held by his dad. The baby is so new that dad still has his hospital id band

Dear Friends, This week we are spotlighting two photos because they look so good together although we love each photo separately: In continuing with our outdoor theme of the month, we thought this article might interest our readers: Why Outdoor Workouts May Be Better for You by Lisa MonroeBlue Zones It explains the myriad ways

Dear Friends, This month we talked about the benefits of being in green spaces and asked for photos of the great outdoors. We advocated taking awe walks. However, looking at the photo submissions to SeeingHappy you will notice that many photos include water – the sea, the beach, etc, and at least one of us

Dear Friends, This week we are spotlighting a photograph by Greg Wojciechowska. Take a look here: We love the simplicity of the photograph with the subtle color differences and orientations of the two boats. This week an interesting question arose at the Seligman breakfast table: Can we choose happiness? After much back and forth we

Dear Friends, It is October already and SeeingHappy is now five months old. We want to thank each and every one of you for supporting us, for subscribing to our site, and for submitting your photos. Your response has been truly awesome. Talking of awesome – whether you live in the northern hemisphere and fall

Dear Friends, Our spotlight last week encouraged us to “retain our childlike wonder at the world and to be ourselves.” This week we are continuing the theme with a photo from Ana Pimentel. We love the joy in this photo and the idea that each of us is enough just being ourselves. We all have

Dear Friends, Thank you to all who have registered on our site in the last few weeks and especially to those who have submitted photos. We have received some wonderful new images – inspiring, funny, and heart melting. All make us happy. So thank you. This week we wanted to draw your attention to the

Dear Friends, This weekend we mark the 20th anniversary of 9/11 and it seems appropriate to spotlight our gratitude to our first responders for their courage in putting their lives at risk to protect the rest of us. It also seems like a good moment to appreciate the small stuff that contributes to our everyday

Dear Friends, This week we are spotlighting Roger Irwin, our Media Manager, and his photo of Ishka. Roger’s spotlight illustrates the importance of taking notice of the everyday small things that make us happy. It just goes to show that appreciating what we have right in front of us can really turn our mood around

Dear Friends, This week we are spotlighting the best Humor photo! It was taken by Donna Irwin who just happens to be Roger’s mom. Take a look: We also wanted to let you know about an upcoming event you might want to tune into: Mandy Seligman will be a guest of the folks at the

Dear Friends, This week we are honored to be showcase photo by Algirdas Markevicius, an amateur photographer from Lithuania. He says he doesn’t have much gear but makes the most of it – we think he does a beautiful job. We are also inviting you to take a look at a new project we have

Dear Friends, This week we are spotlighting the photograph Nimpha in Arsus by Anibar Gilmore Peak. Anibar tells of discovering photography along with her grandson, Michael, as he was undergoing chemo. She describes the happiness she experienced getting to know him on a different level through taking photos together and through coming to see the

Dear Friends, This week we are spotlighting a photo taken by Liam Cohen, a very special young man. After being diagnosed with cancer at age nine, his mom and a friend decided to teach him photography to take his mind off of his treatment. Liam loved this project and derived much joy and fulfillment from