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On Being Present in Your Life
So, because there is wisdom in knowing when someone has done something better than you can, I will refer you to their amazing piece on being present. And in the spirit of being present in our over stimulated, multitasking world, take a few minutes to do nothing but focus on the article and let it sink in, great way to start a shortened holiday week, here’s the link:
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Materialism and Happiness, the Dalai Lama
Material progress and a higher standard of living bring us greater comfort and health, but do not lead to a transformation of the mind, which is the only thing capable of providing lasting peace. Profound happiness, unlike fleeting pleasures, is … Continue reading
A few words from the Dalai Lama
According to my own experience, the highest level of inner calm comes from the development of love and compassion. The more concerned we are with the happiness of others, the more we increase our own well-being. Friendliness and warmth towards … Continue reading
Focus on the Good Things
And if you’re smiling at them, they’re likely to smile back and make both of your days just a little bit better. So smile sunshine things will get better.
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Tagged anger, frustration, happiness, life is hard, mother teresa, personal happiness, positivity, smile, sunshine
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Morning Wisdom from the Dalai Lama
Material progress and a higher standard of living improve comfort and health but do not lead to a transformation of the mind, the only thing capable of providing lasting peace. Profound happiness, unlike fleeting pleasures, is spiritual by nature. It … Continue reading
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Truth and Honesty Lead to Happiness
Often people attempt to live their lives backwards; they try to have more things, or more money, in order to do more of what they want, so they will be happier. The way it actually works is the reverse. You must first be who you really are, then do what you need to do, in order to have what you want. ~Margaret Young
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Happiness is Being Grateful
In searching around the web I found a site that provides ten steps to increasing your level of gratitude and by connection your happiness, the site references a study that shows that being grateful can increase your happiness. Take a look at the article it offers some great advice. Continue reading
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A Heart Warming Story to Kick off your Monday
Jorge Munoz has been nominated as a CNN Hero and he explains how although he is not paid for his effort he has a bank account full of smiles. A concrete example of how giving to others can help increase your own happiness in today’s world. Continue reading
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Another Happiness Resource
In my ongoing quest to find you additional happiness resources I came across the happiness project. Apparently a film project has morphed into a larger project to work on people’s happiness including curriculum for children. The site also contains several articles and some interesting links, enjoy.
http://www.projecthappiness.com/
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Happiness, Science and Meditation
The link I’m providing you today is an old article from Wired magazine in regards to some of the scientific work that was being done with the Dalai Lama and other Buddhist monks not just on the effects of meditation, but how meditation can increase your happiness, enjoy.
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Tagged breathing, buddhism, dalai lama, happiness, health, meditation, positivity, yoga
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