Psychology Today: The Hidden Side of Happiness

Psychology Today: The Hidden Side of Happiness: "Happiness is only one among many values in human life,' contends Laura King, a psychologist at the University of Missouri in Columbia. Compassion, wisdom, altruism, insight, creativity—sometimes only the trials of adversity can foster these qualities, because sometimes only drastic situations can force us to take on the painful process of change. To live a full human life, a tranquil, carefree existence is not enough. We also need to grow—and sometimes growing hurts."