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The hidden costs of happiness (but they’re costs worth paying!)

I very much like this article from Mark Manson on the hidden costs of happiness and invite you to read and seriously consider the points he makes.  As I hope you'll see, there are costs to happiness but...

29 April, 2015

Don’t like affirmations? Try these great reminders instead!

I've always had a "love-hate" relationship with positive affirmations.  I do find that saying positive things to myself helps me enjoy more happiness and feel more confident about life; but too often the affirmations I read are unrealistic and unrelatable.  Which is why some research suggests affirmations...

28 April, 2015

Why you should try to be grateful

A guest post from Lianne O'Brian Weaver (of Beam Holistic in the UK) As a teacher and therapist, I constantly work with people who find themselves in very unhappy situations. When I talk to them, I pay a lot of attention not just to what they...

28 April, 2015

20 things to GIVE UP if you want to be truly happy

by Alex Filipovic from LifeHack The only thing standing in your way towards happiness is you; no one else is allowed to set up limits for you but you, nor there should be. No matter what kind of problems you’re dealing with, how old you are...

27 April, 2015

5 great questions to help you focus on what really matters!

In my experience, happy people know what really matters.  And more than this, to ensure they really experience happiness they make sure they really focus on what matters.  Some of us don't know at all; some of us know but let other things get in the way.  Happiness...

27 April, 2015

10 great life lessons to remember

by Kathryn Sandford via LifeHack There are so many great lessons we all learn from life. These lessons have helped me become the person I am today. Reading about other peoples’ experiences and lessons in life can give you a better understanding of how you can...

24 April, 2015

The top 20 ways to be happy!

There are so many suggestions about how to be happy that happiness can, sometimes, seem overwhelming and confusing.  But this great article cuts through the clutter and offers 20 great tips, the best of the best happiness ideas, that you can use in your life right...

23 April, 2015

Let go of self-doubt and embrace, instead, real happiness!

There's no doubt we all doubt...

22 April, 2015

7 self-defeating habits you’ll really want to stop

by Steve Bloom from PickTheBrain Happiness can be seen as a state of mind. It’s how we perceive our lives and the world around us. But our inside thoughts can be radically shaped by our actions and behavior in the outside world. Just like forcing a...

21 April, 2015

Don’t let your ego interfere with your happiness

via Elizabeth Lehl from PickTheBrain The word happiness is defined in most cases as a feeling of contentment, or as a feeling ranging from contentment to intense joy. Happiness is an innate desire of the human being, and indeed it is our birthright. The universe in...

20 April, 2015