May 2019

via Inc.com by Jeff Haden Sometimes comparisons are useful -- but not where feelings of happiness and fulfillment are concerned. Look hard enough and you can always find someone who seems happier, especially if your yardstick is other people's carefully curated social media lives.  That's the problem with comparisons. No matter how happy...

07 May, 2019

via Psych Central by Ruth Wilson Intentionally smiling can be part of your spiritual practice. I recently played a word association game with my eight-year-old granddaughter, Kya. I said “peanut butter,” she said “jelly.” I said “dog,” she said “cat.” I said “smile,” she said “happy.”...

06 May, 2019

via Forbes by Paloma Cantero-Gomez Your smile is right for your brain, your body and those others around you. Smiling activates the release of feel-good-messengers while releasing dopamine, endorphins, and serotonin into your bloodstream, making your body relax and your mind breathe. Endorphins are natural painkillers, 100%...

06 May, 2019

via Psychology Today by Melanie Greenberg Worry can be thought of as the cognitive component of anxiety. We tend to worry when we aren't sure what's going to happen but we think that we may experience a negative event, such as a failure, loss, illness, or injury. Worry...

03 May, 2019

via the Ladders by Thomas Oppong Successful people don’t just drift off to the top. Getting there requires focused action, personal discipline and lots of energy every day to make things happen,” says American author and entrepreneur Jack Canfield. Jack couldn’t be more accurate. Don’t let old habits...

03 May, 2019

via the Ladders by Travis Bradberry There’s enough advice on happiness floating around out there to make your head spin. Yet, this is understandable, as everyone is different. What makes one person happy might make another miserable. In the face of so much contradictory, and often subjective, advice, what...

03 May, 2019