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Happiness and Positive Vibes
Happiness and Positive Vibes In order to carry a positive action we must develop here a positive vision. ~ Dalai Lama So let’s get a little funky today, a friend recently shared with me an article from the Huffington Post … Continue reading
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The Oxford Happiness Inventory
The Oxford Happiness Inventory Happiness is not ready-made, it comes from your effort ~ Dalai Lama Below is the Oxford Happiness questionnaire developed by Michael Argyle and Peter Hills at Oxford University. No test is ever going to be completely … Continue reading
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Tagged blog, happiness, happiness inventory, happiness test, life, oxford, philosophy
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Happiness and a fresh start in the morning
Happiness and a fresh start in the morning Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony. ~Mahatma Gandhi This morning I’m going to turn to my favorite modern Taoist writer Deng Ming-Dao. … Continue reading
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Girl Scouts: Science of Happiness Badge
The Girl Scouts have recently revamped all of their badges to try to bring them into the 21st Century. This included one that for obvious reasons that caught my attention, their new Science of Happiness Badge. I think this is … Continue reading
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Happiness and taking a break
Happiness and taking a break We humans have lost the wisdom of genuinely resting and relaxing. We worry too much. We don’t allow our bodies to heal, and we don’t allow our minds and hearts to heal. ~ Thich Nhat … Continue reading
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Time for a happiness inventory
Time for a happiness inventory So as you are reading this on this wonderful Monday morning I am going to ask you to do something. Oh, not for me of course, but for you, I want you to take a … Continue reading
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Tagged blog, exercise, happiness, happy, life, personal inventory, philosophy, stress
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Happiness and Expectations
I think it is a true thing that your happiness is primarily determined by one person, you. At the end of it all, we determine how we perceive our world; we decide whether what just happened was good or bad, … Continue reading
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Tagged expectations, happiness, happy, life, philosophy, positive, smiling
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Happiness and a Plan
So recently I picked up Gretchen Rubin’s Happiness Project book, I’ve shared her website with you before. Gretchen’s basic premise is that you have to plan for your happiness, a pretty good idea. So today I’m going to share with … Continue reading
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Can America be Number One in Happiness?
Can America be Number One in Happiness? Here is an interesting piece from the NY Times about whether GDP should be the appropriate measure of our success as a nation and how/why it should be happiness. Wouldn’t it be wonderful … Continue reading
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Happiness & Being Child-like
Happiness & Being Child-like Jumping for joy is good exercise. ~ Author Unknown It’s never too late to have a happy childhood. ~Berkeley Breathed Good morning friends, first off today please read the title of this post carefully, Happiness and … Continue reading
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