From Daily Motivation When you keep chasing happiness, you let yourself believe you don’t have it. You start to think it’s something outside of yourself. But the truth is that happiness exists within ourselves. It’s all about how you perceive your life. When you appreciate what you have in your life, accept the present, andContinue reading “On the same theme”
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Why Getting Enough Sleep May Be The Key To Happiness
I am one of those people who do not seem to need more than six hours sleep a night. This is not always a good thing! Sleep is important for your health, well-being, and how alert you are. Not getting a good night sleep can impact your performance during the day. Chronic lack of sleepContinue reading “Why Getting Enough Sleep May Be The Key To Happiness”
Build A Support System of Happy People Around You
Moods are contagious. If you are around a bunch of sad and depressed people, you will start to feel down. If on the other hand you are in a group of happy people, you cannot help but start to smile. It makes sense then to surround yourself with happy people if you want your ownContinue reading “Build A Support System of Happy People Around You”
Fighting Against Our Brain’s Bias To Negativity
Have you noticed that negative comments and events stick with us much longer, and influence us more than positive ones? I am sure you have experienced this quite a few times. A positive comment by your teacher for example is appreciated, but the effects wear off quickly. A negative comment on the other hand sticksContinue reading “Fighting Against Our Brain’s Bias To Negativity”
Happiness and Exercise
Are you a member of a gym? Do you run every morning? Do you have some free weights at home? When you are having a difficult day, or are feeling down, the best way to increase your happiness, may be to exercise. There is a strong link between exercise and an improvement in mood andContinue reading “Happiness and Exercise”
Stress Kills Happiness – Easy Ways To Destress
It is hard to be happy when you are stressed. I do not have to tell you that. I am sure you have experienced it yourself. Think back on high stress situations like missing a flight to go on holiday, or when you were planning your wedding and things got overwhelming and started to fallContinue reading “Stress Kills Happiness – Easy Ways To Destress”
The Connection Between Doing Stuff And Happiness
We are hard wired for acting and getting stuff done. It only makes sense, doesn’t it? Our survival as a society depends on the actions of lots of different people. We each do our part and everything runs smoothly. It only makes sense then that we have an internal mechanism hard wired into our brainContinue reading “The Connection Between Doing Stuff And Happiness”
Dreams and Goals…
Another good one from Daily Motivation. Some of them tie in with the posts I am working on about happiness and having a good life. “Spend a few minutes a day visualizing your best possible version. Think about how you would spend your time. Try to imagine how it would feel to accomplish all your goals. ThisContinue reading “Dreams and Goals…”
Start Your Day With Gratefulness
Let us talk about Gratefulness. Gratefulness is all about appreciating the good things in our lives. Starting our day by thinking about all the things we must be grateful for is a fantastic way to set the tone. Practicing gratefulness makes us focus on all the good and pleasant things in our lives and that,Continue reading “Start Your Day With Gratefulness”
Make A Commitment To Cultivating Happiness
Happiness and habits! What does it mean to be totally committed to something? It often means that you set a goal and then dedicate yourself to do what it takes to reach that goal. We commit to a relationship when we get married, we commit to a job or a career, and we may beContinue reading “Make A Commitment To Cultivating Happiness”
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