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Don't settle for happiness?

Geoff-Allen

Geoff-Allen

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The reason we ask ‘what is happiness?’ is that most of what we call happiness is actually just the feeling adults get when we find relief from the pain and stress of living under the duress of the human condition. That condition can be described as human’s capacity for ‘good and evil’—we know that the ideals are to be cooperative and selfless, yet we humans are capable of incredible aggression and selfishness, and being unable to explain that dilemma has left the human race with a deep, subconscious sense of insecurity and even guilt.

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What is happiness? | World Transformation Movement
 
Geoff-Allen

Geoff-Allen

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Sometimes life knocks you down — there is no getting around that. What really matters for creating a happy life is how easy it is for you to get back up. Developing emotional resilience keeps those challenges and hardships from overwhelming you. You recover more quickly from difficulties, and as a result, you'll live happily more days each month and year.

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10 Skills You Need to Live a Happy Life

All the best!
 
Geoff-Allen

Geoff-Allen

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Despite what we may have been taught, happiness is as simple as just choosing to be happy. When we truly realize this—that happiness is a choice—we instantly empower ourselves in any situation, whether it’s a relationship, job, or pattern of thinking that's been creating judgments, worry, doubt, fear, or confusion. The moment we choose to perceive things differently by choosing a loving perception of ourselves, others, and our circumstances, we not only strengthen our capacity to feel happy—we also open ourselves up to limitless possibilities where there once was seemingly no solution. A creative flow reveals itself, and we're able to experience more ease and less struggle sometimes instantly.

Here's How to Be Truly Happy Right Now
 
Geoff-Allen

Geoff-Allen

Resident megalomaniac
“Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.”

~ Carl Jung

What we see in others is quite often what we see in ourselves. And what irritates us in people is may be what we don’t like in ourselves. What you judge in someone you are actually judging in yourself.

Therefore what you notice and what irritates you in others can teach you important things about yourself. Things you may not be aware of. In a way people can be like a mirror for you. A mirror that can help you to learn more about yourself, what you fear and how you may be fooling yourself.

7 of My Favorite Timeless Tips from the Last 2500 Years

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Geoff-Allen

Geoff-Allen

Resident megalomaniac
Be somebody who makes everybody feel like a somebody.

Be the reason someone smiles today.

A smile is a curve that sets everything straight.

Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning. – Gloria Steinem

Throw kindness around like confetti.

All people smile in the same language.

We tend to forget that happiness doesn’t come as a result of getting something we don’t have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have. – Frederick Keonig

No beauty shines brighter than that of a good heart.

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150 Quotes that will make you smile » Shawnee Manor
 
Geoff-Allen

Geoff-Allen

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Happiness Hack #17:

Say, “I Want to be Called a Fool!”

One of the reasons we don't feel happy is because we restrain ourselves too much. One of the reasons we restrain ourselves is because of the fear: “What if others think I am a fool?” I have already talked about the joys of facing fears earlier. But this is a bit more specific: For one day just tell yourself that you WANT to be called a fool or that you want to be thought of as a fool. Keep repeating that to yourself again and again throughout the day. Yes, it seems weird but it really works. The reason is that when you are OK with being called a fool, you become independent of others' reactions. And yes, that is the key – being independent of others' reactions.

You can't be totally independent of course. But still, detachment with respect to what others think of you makes you happier. If you are obsessed with what others think of you all the time for example, you will be very unhappy – because you can't control others and they will be thinking lots of things all the time. So, go ahead and for one day – keep repeating to yourself whenever you remember it – 'I want to be called a fool.' When you say that for the first time, you will feel it to be a very bad idea. That is OK. It is a weird idea, yes. But if you stick with it for a day, you will slowly see changes occurring inside you. You will see yourself doing things which you normally would not have done because you were afraid of others thinking you were a fool.

For example, you may go ahead and congratulate a new colleague with a hug – just because you truly feel like it – despite others thinking you to be a fool. Or you may talk playfully and in a freer way with your boss or a stranger on the street because you would be independent of others' reactions. Well, OK it is a crazy idea. But what's wrong in trying?

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An Early 20-Something's Dabblings in Personal Growth

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Geoff-Allen

Geoff-Allen

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Geoff-Allen

Geoff-Allen

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Can self-compassion contribute 2 your overall happiness? -

Change your self-talk. Notice how you talk to yourself in moments when you are experiencing negative emotion. Work to reframe your critical self-statements in a more positive, nurturing way. This new tone may sound more like a mentor or advocate, rather than a critic or judge.

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Can Self-Compassion Make You Happier?

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Geoff-Allen

Geoff-Allen

Resident megalomaniac
While some people seem to be naturally happier and some have to work harder at it, everyone can implement practices in their lives shown to elevate satisfaction and joy. Luckily, with all the focus on happiness in the past decade, we have scientific findings to draw from about how to learn the skill of happiness to raise our happiness set points permanently. You can increase your positive feelings by incorporating a few proven practices into your daily routine regularly.

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Happiness Is A Skill - The Best Brain Possible
 
Geoff-Allen

Geoff-Allen

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Here's another recent find -

The application of mindfulness to your overall health and wellness involves attending to the cues provided by your mind, intuition, and emotional experience. When you observe and accept your overall well-being with an attitude of mindfulness, it can become easier to identify what aspect of your life is out of balance. When you become mindfully attuned to potential imbalances between physical, mental, and emotional wellness, you are naturally better equipped to make informed decisions about how to take action to stabilize your health and wellness.

https://www.mindfulnessmuse.com/category/health-and-wellness

All the best!
 
Geoff-Allen

Geoff-Allen

Resident megalomaniac
Sometimes life feels especially full of responsibilities, tasks, and stressors that may contribute to an overall source of distress. Life also has the potential to bring about an abundance of joy, realization of goals, and positive life changes. Even positive life events and changes can carry with them a certain amount of tension, which is an inherent part of being alive in this world and experiencing the inevitable ebb and flow of change. It is how we choose to deal with these changes – big and small – positive and negative – that creates a subjective sense of internal distress or peace and relaxation.

Choose to Have a Better Day: 10 Simple Tips - Mindfulness Muse
 
Geoff-Allen

Geoff-Allen

Resident megalomaniac
Happiness can be a paradox: The more you reach for it, the more it seems to slip through your fingers. “Ask yourself if you’re happy, and you cease to be so,” says Darrin McMahon, PhD, author of Happiness: A History.

How could this be true? Could it be you’re looking for happiness in all the wrong places? Do you think happiness is what you get when you get what you want? Some say happiness is a little like falling in love, that you can’t make it happen. If that’s the case, then how can you become happier?

At the 2008 Happiness & Its Causes Conference in San Francisco, a wide range of people -- from scientists, doctors, and psychologists to artists, philosophers, and Tibetan Buddhists -- offered their thoughts on the topic. Here are a few of their tips for overcoming six common barriers to happiness.

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Why You’re Not Happy: Tips for Overcoming 6 Common Barriers to Happiness

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Geoff-Allen

Geoff-Allen

Resident megalomaniac
“The essence of our practice can be described as transforming suffering into happiness,” says Thich Nhat Hanh. Here, he offers five practices to nourish our happiness daily.

We all want to be happy and there are many books and teachers in the world that try to help people be happier. Yet we all continue to suffer.

Therefore, we may think that we’re “doing it wrong.” Somehow we are “failing at happiness.” That isn’t true. Being able to enjoy happiness doesn’t require that we have zero suffering. In fact, the art of happiness is also the art of suffering well. When we learn to acknowledge, embrace, and understand our suffering, we suffer much less. Not only that, but we’re also able to go further and transform our suffering into understanding, compassion, and joy for ourselves and for others.

5 Practices for Nurturing Happiness -- Thich Nhat Hanh – Lion's Roar
 
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