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Daily Gratitude Exercise by Alen Faljic. Practice Gratitude ExercisesTo Transform Your Life. GratitudeLog - The Happiest Place on the Internet! Practice Gratitude ExercisesTo Transform Your Life. The New Science of Happiness. A new and blossoming field of psychology – positive psychology – has begun to uncover fascinating, evidence-based answers to many questions about happiness.

The New Science of Happiness

I’ve been sizing up the most recent findings to reveal the emerging science of happiness. What are the everyday sources of happiness? Because happiness is something most of us aim for, how we define it has important implications for how we conduct our lives. To see why, compare these two competing definitions of happiness. Happiness is not just a headlong charge towards whatever makes us feel pleasure, it is about finding satisfaction in ourselves and in what we have done. How can happiness be increased? Since most of us want to be happy, what practical steps does psychological research suggest we can take to increase our happiness? Is being happy any use? Is there an optimum level of happiness and will happiness help us succeed in life? Happiness advice: ancient and modern [Image credit: Kalos Eidos] Marci Shimoff - Keynote Speaker & Author. The Gratitude Solution: Six Exercises To Improve Your Day.

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The Gratitude Solution: Six Exercises To Improve Your Day

Thanks for visiting! Spirit Signs © Nick Grimshawe When we are in that place of disharmony with the world, angry with our neighbor, discouraged by our lack of financial success, worried about our health, we get into a downward spiral where one dysfunctional mood attracts another and then another until we are in a real funk with the world and begin to believe that the solution lies in a comforting dependency like alcohol or drugs. Instinctively we know this isn’t a real solution but by then we have traveled deep into the shadows where light seems unable to shine.

In the past you know that if you persevere the mood will eventually lift, the sun will come out again and all will be well with the world. There is however a better solution: The Gratitude solution. Now before you start thinking that this is some new age mumbo jumbo I want you first to consider the words of this man, James Allen. The Body is the servant of the mind. And. The Top 5 Regrets In Life By Those About to Die.

I recently watched a compilation of SpaceX fails, and instantly came to the conclusion that the audacity of private space travel is both compelling and unsettling.

The Top 5 Regrets In Life By Those About to Die

I was a kid when the Challenger space shuttle exploded with a civilian on board and like most people at the time, I assumed space travel should be reserved for the government establishment. Elon Musk, however, views the topic quite differently. Like other forward-thinkers, he adapts to a constantly changing landscape of political, financial, and technical dynamics that would overwhelm the vast majority of humanity. That same ability to adapt and remain sharp resides in you. You may not realize it, but by applying a few tactics, you can remain sharp in your arena of influence, no matter how much it shifts and changes. Here are 5 tactics to make sure you stay sharp no matter what: 1. Every true expert in any field will tell you that failure is a major component to success. 2.

What if we instead embraced the changes? 30 Things to Start Doing for Yourself. 30 Things to Stop Doing to Yourself. TEDxSF - Louie Schwartzberg - Gratitude. 61 Ways To Find Inspiration When You're Stuck and Feeling Down. This article has a number of tips to help you find inspiration.

61 Ways To Find Inspiration When You're Stuck and Feeling Down

They are written keeping in mind everyone who’s stuck at something, doesn’t matter what it is, is looking to get inspired. Hope you find some of them useful. 1. Talk to someone you love. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.