Tag Archive | "happiness"

We’re hard-wired for happiness!

Monday, July 12, 2010

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I’ve just been on an amazing weekend seminar here in the UK, called “The isa Experience” (http://www.isaexperience.com/). It helped me begin to see that I truly have SO many choices in my life, and that many things I have learned – habitual “how to’s” and ways of thinking – just don’t benefit me any more. [...]

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One’s destination

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

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A boat docked in a tiny Mexican village. An American tourist complimented the Mexican fisherman on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took him to catch them. “Not very long,” answered the Mexican. “But then, why didn’t you stay out longer and catch more?” asked the American. The Mexican explained that [...]

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“Act as if”

Thursday, March 25, 2010

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“… if we “act as if” we already have something we want, “act as if” something is already occurring in our lives (even if it’s not), or “act as if” we know how to do something (even if we don’t) – we create the conditions for it to manifest in our life with greater easy [...]

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Meditation : The Inner Smile

Thursday, February 11, 2010

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“Smile, going back to a moment when you felt truly happy and content. Bring that feeling up into your whole body and then use this same smile to smile at yourself. You can choose an area that is giving you trouble: is it your digestion, your back or your shoulder? It could be used step [...]

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Above The Clouds The Sun Always Shines

Monday, January 4, 2010

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A friend reminded me of this quote today (possibly from the Buddha) – and I found this short video as a visual representation: (skip the first 15 seconds if you’re in a hurry ) Above The Clouds The Sun Always Shines

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In Pursuit Of Happiness

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

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I about the French Buddhist monk, Matthieu Ricard about 6 months ago, and of course as always happens his name now keeps popping up into my awareness. He’s called “The Happiest Man On Earth” after taking part in experiments to show the positive effects of meditation on the brain.What I found most encouraging is that [...]

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Don't listen to the doom-mongers!

Thursday, March 19, 2009

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I know that the global economy is in a rickety state – but how on earth does it help anyone to show hour after hour, day after day, week after week of negative news that cannot make a difference in anyone’s world? (Unless it’s to make them even more fearful than they already are!)

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A 21-day challenge…

Friday, September 12, 2008

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You’ve heard that it takes 21 days to break or create a habit, right? Well, here is one habit worth changing: complaining and putting yourself in “victim mode”. Read Alexander Green’s

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Living every day with passion

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

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(By Jeremy Orbell) The evocative phrase: ‘Living every day with passion’ conjures up wildly different images for many people. Living is life, pure and simple, and your perception or definition of life is determined by your past experiences and your current thought patterns. What does the word passion mean to you?

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Positive thinking and health

Saturday, June 14, 2008

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Live a life that feels wonderful!! This is what Greg Hicks believes you can do, and he outlines ways of choosing such a life, in his new

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One of the keys to happiness

Wednesday, March 5, 2008

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There is an interesting article on the BBC Online website, dealing with the influence that genetics can have on a person’s predisposition to happiness.

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