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141. Acts of Kindness Benefit Everyone By Paul Jerard
     Do you really want to be happy? Everyone says yes, but the gateway to happiness makes some of us frown. The gateway to happiness, is giving to others. Think about this: "If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion." - The Dalai LamaSome of us may feel that, if we give too much, our generosity, will be taken advantage of by others. This is true, and a few very selfish individuals can poss…



142. Read This Article If You Are Rich By Lance Winslow
     Are you one of the many Americans of means and wealth and sincerely would like to stay that way? It is said that money cannot by you happiness, but it is known that being broke will not make you happy either. In fact a citizen of a nation like the United States maybe rich and happy or poor and happy. Or they might be rich and unhappy or poor and unhappy. Now then if you were to take a box drawn on a piece of paper and then section it into four …



143. Life Management Skills for Greater Happiness By Christina Winsey-Rudd
     “Circumstances are the rulers of the weak; they are but the instruments of the wise.” -Samuel LoverOne of the most common complaints people have these days is that their plate is fuller than full. The demands of modern life often leaves some people feeling dragged out and inadequate. Many people know intellectually that they can’t give 100% to everything, yet still they have unreasonable expectations for themselves. As a result “something’s g…



144. Have Fun, Make Friends, Be Happy By Debbie Friedman
     I always marvel at the way people shine when they break through a roadblock in their lives. It's brilliant and it's also incredibly attracting. There's a sense of joy and freedom that is almost palpable.Val is a great example. When she started in my workshop, she was feeling overwhelmed with financial and health lack issues. Never enough money, held back by life's circumstances, and her physical body was challenged, to say the least.As she …



145. A Model of Happiness By Kevin Eikenberry
     Everyone I've ever met considers happiness to be desirable. There is a whole wing of psychology called "positive psychology" studying things like happiness. One of the luminaries of this field is Dr. Martin Seligman, who wrote both Learned Optimism and Authentic Happiness. His group publishes a newsletter called Authentic Happiness Coaching Newsletter.The most recent issue of this newsletter discusses a Model of Happiness developed by Dr. Sonja…



146. Three Inspirations for Happiness By David Leonhardt
     The following three inspirations were adapted from A Daily Dose of Happiness, and they represent three key ways to increase our happiness.1. FORGIVING FOR HAPPINESSWe like to think we are better than our friends below us in the food chain, such as the octopus and the snail. After all, we have love. We feel happiness. We have empathy. We have a conscience. We can reason.We can also hold onto grudges.Grudges are, in fact, prickly little crea…



147. Happiness is Yours for the Taking By Chris Widener
     Happiness. The pursuit of so many. In fact, we are known in America as those who live for "Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.'But so many seem without happiness. Why is this? Is happiness truly elusive or do we simply not know how to take hold of it? It is my contention that happiness is yours for the taking. That is, anyone can be happy if the choose to be... and if they know how to get it.So what does it take to bring us to a state o…



148. Happiness as a Habit By Sonya Green
     Health and Happiness are the two things that most people will tell you they desire most. Ask a parent what they want most for their child and they will almost always say, “I really don’t care, as long as they are healthy and happy.” Sometimes people say they want love, success or wealth, but when asked why, they think for a moment and then say because these things would make them happy.Usually people desire health above all else but only when t…



149. Ten Ways to Eliminate Guilt From Your Life By Marie Roker
     1. Say “Yes” Only When You Want ToYou want to please everyone, but you end up disappointed in yourself. Don’t say “Yes” unless you absolutely want to. If someone tries to make you feel bad about it, remember that they are more concerned about their own agenda.2. Think Before You SpeakBefore you communicate, think about what you are going to say. Make sure you communicate clearly so that the other person fully understands the information you wan…



150. Sunny Days Are Here To Stay By Sonny Julius
     Yes, this is correct. Sunny Days are here to stay, that is, if you want them to be. What's that mean? Well, let me explain it this way.How do you feel when it's a "sunny day" outside? When you first awake and the sun is shining in your window doesn't that perk you up a bit? Now I realize there are days when you are not feeling well, maybe there's been a serious problem you are facing or there are any number of things that nay not be ple…



151. Who Is More Likely To Be Happy? By Lance Beggs
     Here’s a multiple choice question for you. Who is more likely to be happy?(a) Someone who lays awake for an hour or so at night, replaying the day in their mind and agonising over what could have been, and what should have been.“If only I’d said this...”“How dare they do that...”“Next time...”“If only...”or(b) The person who spends five minutes before bed feeling gratitude for all the good in their lives, and focusing on the expectation of more…



152. What Is Happiness ? By Saleem Rana
     What is it that everyone is seeking? Happiness with no sorrow. A continuous happiness with no taint whatsoever of sorrow.~Lester LevensonHappiness is our basic nature.We rarely find it because we are not in touch with our basic nature. Instead we look for happiness everywhere where it doesn’t exist.The world equates happiness with fulfilling a desire. Yet every goal achieved and every possession finally owned is a fleeting pleasure.I do a…



153. High Self Esteem Will Improve Your Happiness By Terje Ellingsen
     Most agree that we need to develop high and healthy self esteem or confidence. It should be obvious why, but nevertheless it is worth mentioning what an improved self confidence can do for your life, your well being, your relationships and your happiness. So what does self confidence or esteem mean? Confidence means more tolerance and respect for othersyou are confident enough to accept responsibility for your actionsself confidence or este…



154. Do You Love Yourelf? By Annette Colby
     Learning to love yourself isn't easy — especially if you grew up in an environment that involved abuse, neglect, shame or an emotionally dishonest atmosphere. Most people who experience self-love have had it planted as a seed by someone who accepted them unconditionally at a very early phase in their development. But even those fortunate enough to have had this experience, come to find that self-love must continue to evolve as the diversity o…



155. 10 Steps to Happily Ever After By Slade Hartwell
     Do you know what all happy and healthy marriages have in common? In every one of them you will find two people committed to making each other happy. You will find a man who cherishes his wife and puts her needs above his own, and you will find a wife who respects and trusts her man. We live in very selfish times. Pop-psychology messages are everywhere in the media encouraging us to love ourselves, do right by ourselves, and generally please our…



156. Happiness - A Matter of Focus By Petra Rankin
     Imagine for a moment you have been given a task. That task is to count the number of times five basketballs are passed between a group of people who are running around each other. Assuming that the exercise requires your full concentration, what is the chance that you would notice a gorilla walk right into the middle of the group, beat it's chest and then walk away again? Should be obvious right?Well according to a study conducted at Harv…



157. 10 Ways to Bring Meaning to Your Life By Elisha Goldstein
     My life always appears to be so hectic. It's as if I purposely overload myself with more things than I could possibly ever accomplish. As I'm going to sleep I think about all the things I need to get done And when I'm awake during the day I think about all the things that need to get done. Take a shower, make coffee, eat breakfast, brush my teeth, go to work, etc... It's almost as if at the end of the day I can truly ask myself, "where did the …



158. The Capacity for Happiness and Respectability By Laurent Grenier
     Humans are liable to experience a variety of afflictions, but they are commonly endowed with a capacity for happiness and respectability. There is no guarantee, however, that they will exercise this capacity at all times and to the maximum, whatever happens. Depression and shame remain a possibility, which increases with the severity of their afflictions and the difficulty of living up to the values that are necessary for their happiness and re…



159. Choose To Be Happy - NOW! By Teri Worten
     The older I get, the more I realize that ninety percent of life is about choices. Both the choice to be happy or unhappy is mine. Sure, unforeseeable circumstances come and rattle our cages from time to time but it’s our decision how we choose to cope with them. We can resolve to allow the situations to defeat us or we can simply count it all joy.Counting it all joy is not basically grinning through a rough circumstance. It’s much more. When we…



160. Norman Rockwell – The Man Who Created His Own Reality By Heidi Whitaker
     In preparation for a class I taught today, I spent some time this week studying the life and works of American artist Norman Rockwell. His idealistic paintings, portraying the innocence of a simpler time, were featured for decades in publications such as The Saturday Evening Post and Boy’s Life. They were and still are beloved by millions. His critics in the art world, however, are many and outspoken.Fellow artisans accused him of trying to di…



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