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261. How To Dance With Life By Saleem Rana
     Fortunate, indeed, is the man who takes exactly the right measure of himself,and holds a just balance between what he can acquire and what he can use.~Peter Latham (1789-1875) In the Chinese philosophy of Taoism, right action and right living create a life of harmony and delight.When a balance occurs between opposing forces, then your life flourishes.When action is followed by rest, when initiative is followed by reflection, and when willful in…



262. Agreeing to Choose Happiness By Donna Hedley
     "This is the way I am. I’ve always been this way, and I can't change". I’ve heard this from many people who think that they have no power over their own happiness. They have been that way for so long that they think that they were just born that way. They believe they have no ability to change. But, this simply is not true. The ability to change how we think, act and feel is in all of us. We just need to become aware of our beliefs, figure…



263. 7 Gifts that Multiply Happiness By Steve Brunkhorst
     Did you know that there are gifts that will multiply your happiness when you give them away? Here are seven of those gifts. Giving these gifts will allow you to share with others your most unique treasure: your authentic self. Each gift will return to you many times.As you read about each of these gifts, think about ways that you could share that gift with someone today.1. Share appreciationTell someone how much you appreciate the faith they've…



264. The ABC's Of A Great Life: "J" Is For Joviality By Soni Pitts
     Laughter, humor, a lighthearted sense of being - all of these are an important part of a well-balanced breakfast, er, life. Without humor, there is no hope. Without laughter, no love. And with a heavy heart, we live only a life of sadness and despair. Our ability to laugh at our foibles and laugh with our friends is a key indicator for predicting how readily we'll bounce back from difficulties and how well we'll handle the curveballs that life …



265. 7 Surprising Keys to Happiness By Colin Smith
     Have you ever had one of those days where you just wish you were in a better mood? Perhaps you tried to shift your state of mind to something better but struggled to achieve it.Sometimes we get stuck in our own 'stinking thinking' and forget how easy it is to feel happier, so here are seven simple ways to lift your mood that many people have found useful and some of them may surprise you!1. Go for a walk.Most folk know that going for a short da…



266. Self Identity: Who Are You? By Steven Gillman
     Self-identity? Who are you really? We identify with many things, but this is just a process in our minds. In fact, this identification causes us to suffer.Your favorite basketball team loses, and you suffer as though YOU lost. Your car is damaged and it feels like YOU are hurt. Somebody attacks who they think you are, and it is as though they could actually reach inside and poke at your true self. Is there a way to escape this unecessary drama …



267. 10 Fun Ways To Live An Enchanted Life Today! By Claire Hunt
     I am often asked how I can live the way I do. Who pays me to be a real-life Merlin? It's not as if you can open the paper and read a want Ad for such a position. I live an enchanted life because I created it that way. Using the principles taught to me by the fey and my own stubborn refusal do anything else. You can too..."Enchantment doesn't exist in wands and candles, it lives in your heart. Open your heart to the universe and magick will foll…



268. Smile - A Look at False Happiness By Drew Vics
     Smile... You'll make your brain wonder what your face is up to.Have you ever seen a poster featuring that old saying "Smile, everyone w i ll wonder what you're up to?"Where I grew up there was a version of that poster hanging in our laundry room that had Garfield on it, his bi g cat grinwas always pretty humorous.But no matter how I tried I couldn't force myself tosmile all the time. I felt like a moron trying to walk around with a grin o n my…



269. Suffering and Happiness By Laurent Grenier
     The one feature that sets life on Earth apart from a paradise is suffering. It poses a problem for humanity and calls for a solution. This problem relates to human desires, the satisfaction of which is often difficult and uncertain, if not impossible, and always transient, in need of renewal; it is doomed to end sooner or later in death.One extreme way of solving this problem is to kill these desires by detaching oneself from their objects, whi…



270. Hanging Out By Robert Curtis
     Right off the top: What is the difference between dating and hanging out?My teens try to differentiate the two by saying that dating is what you do with someone you want to be serious with. Hanging Out is what you do with good friends.I guess perhaps age has slowed my mind up somewhat.Even though I’m not that old.To me, they seem similar. I should think that you would want to hang out with those you would be interested in dating.Isn’t that ri…



271. Happiness Versus Pleasure By Margaret Paul, Ph.D.
     We are a pleasure seeking society. Most of us spend our energy seeking pleasure and avoiding pain. We hope that by doing this, we will feel happy. Yet deep, abiding happiness and joy elude so many people.There is a huge difference between happiness and pleasure. Pleasure is a momentary feeling that comes from something external – a good meal, our stock going up, making love, and so on. Pleasure has to do with the positive experiences of our sen…



272. Design Psychology: How Our Sensory Responses to Aromas Create Happy Homes By Jeanette Joy Fisher
     Our sense of smell elicits strong emotional reactions and triggers powerful memories, whether we're consciously aware of it or not.Scents and FeelingsOur olfactory system sends a chemical message about the scents around us through the limbic part of our brain, which is the oldest part of our brain. In seconds, that message is telegraphed to our central nervous system, which, in turn, controls how our body functions and how we feel about those s…



273. Laughter By Vicki Miller
     The most wasted of all days is one without laughter." e.e.cummingsI was reading some material last week about the effects of laughter on our health. We all know how good it feels to laugh and the more humor we have in a day, the better we feel. No matter what the stressful circumstance or situation, if we can introduce some humor, it always lightens the stress. Laughing comes naturally to us; we were born to be joyful and have fun. Small …



274. 9 Tips For A Happier Life By Jane Thurnell-Read
     1. Be grateful: start or end every day by appreciating what you have rather than what you don’t have. Make a ritual of it: “I’m grateful for ..” Do this 5 times, listing a different thing each time.2. Put your fork or your sandwich down between mouthfuls. This way you are likely to eat less and enjoy your food more.3. Talk to a friend – not by email, but over the phone, or better still get together.4. Sit at the table to eat, but clear the tabl…



275. Your Perfect Partner By Susie Collins
     A woman we'll call "Jane" thought she was a great "catch" and a "perfect partner" but she wondered why her relationships always seemed to fail.Here's what she wrote to us-- "I dated men of various ages and cultures but all my relationships ended up in disaster. I constantly searched, hoping for love to come my way. Then I started reading your newsletters. I carried a lot of personal baggage from my past and set unrealistic standards and expe…



276. What Does It Take To Be Happy? By Nick Arrizza, M.D.
     What does it take to be happy? In our age of consumerism many will likely tell you that in order to be happy you have to keep up with the trends, or as they used to say in the 50's and 60's "you must keep up with the Jones's".I think it is clear that if this were a solution to your unhappiness you likely would not have been drawn to this article. You see, the fact that you are reading this at all means that you likely are still confused about t…



277. What Makes Us Happy? By Jane Thurnell-Read
     Being satisfied with your life is a good thing. That may be an obvious statement, but the more researchers look at life satisfaction and its role in our lives the more it becomes evident that it has a direct impact on how healthy we are.So, what makes us happy? In the last few years the field of positive psychology has started to produce significant answers to this important question. Dr. Nansook Park, Dr. Christopher Peterson and Dr. Martin Se…



278. Top 25 Happiness Quotations By Danielle Hollister
     "There are hundreds of languages in the world, but a smile speaks them all."--Anonymous"Happiness is a conscious choice, not an automatic response." -- Mildred Barthel"Happiness is good health and a bad memory." -- Ingrid Bergman"Celebrate the happiness that friends are always giving; make every day a holiday and celebrate just living."-- Amanda Bradley"People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they're not on y…



279. Happiness Increases Longevity...Where Do We Find This Gift of Life? By Laurie Hayes
     According to U.S. research, you can add seven and a half years to your life just by being happy!Backing this claim up is Laurie Hayes, Life Strategy Coach from Ontario, Canada who also states that genuine happiness is the key ingredient being sought after by most people who come to her.Ms. Hayes has been working with people who have recognized this missing element in their lives and want to take corrective action towards a more meaningful, bal…



280. Handling Rejection: The Real Key To Happiness! By Dr. Norm Ephraim
     Among the many clients I've helped as a psychologist over the years, handling rejection is often a major problem. Typically, they tell me how the self help books and tapes they've tried don't seem to work. As one man said recently, "They always exhort you to be positive and don't take things personally. It only makes me feel worse when I ask a woman on a date, for instance, and she refuses."What really helps us to handle rejection is to recogn…



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