Geoff-Allen
Resident megalomaniac
More interesting links and suggestions in this old thread -
Please keep your negativity out of this thread
Cheers!
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Simple change make you happier? -
The Simple Change That Science Says Will Make You Happier - Hey Sigmund
The Simple Change That Science Says Will Make You Happier - Hey Sigmund
Geoff-Allen
Resident megalomaniac
From a recent email -
What’s So Great About Happiness, Anyway? 5 Incredible Benefits Revealed.
It’s odd to talk about happiness in terms of benefits, isn’t it?
After all, the benefit of happiness is obvious: it’s happiness itself — the experience of joy, contentment, or positive well-being, combined with a sense that one’s life is good, meaningful, and worthwhile.
What more do we want? The experience of happiness is the ultimate aim, the ultimate benefit, the ultimate experience in life.
Still, it turns out that happiness offers even more than the primary benefit of being happy itself. According to the research, happiness improves many other aspects of life, which we'll discuss in this article.
Read the rest?
Loads on that site - look at the positive psy menu??
What’s So Great About Happiness, Anyway? 5 Incredible Benefits Revealed.
It’s odd to talk about happiness in terms of benefits, isn’t it?
After all, the benefit of happiness is obvious: it’s happiness itself — the experience of joy, contentment, or positive well-being, combined with a sense that one’s life is good, meaningful, and worthwhile.
What more do we want? The experience of happiness is the ultimate aim, the ultimate benefit, the ultimate experience in life.
Still, it turns out that happiness offers even more than the primary benefit of being happy itself. According to the research, happiness improves many other aspects of life, which we'll discuss in this article.
Read the rest?
Loads on that site - look at the positive psy menu??
Geoff-Allen
Resident megalomaniac
Geoff-Allen
Resident megalomaniac
Ultralearning by Scott H. Young teaches you how to learn things quickly and effectively, so you can improve valuable skills, acquire new knowledge, and ultimately become a better version of yourself faster.
The book starts off with fascinating examples of so-called ultralearners – people who achieved remarkable learning feats in short periods of time. It then defines what ultralearning is (in short, a strategy for aggressive, self-directed learning), tells you why it matters, and gives you nine principles for becoming an ultralearner yourself.
“Ultralearning” by Scott Young – Book Summary
Plus others at that site!
Cheers!
The book starts off with fascinating examples of so-called ultralearners – people who achieved remarkable learning feats in short periods of time. It then defines what ultralearning is (in short, a strategy for aggressive, self-directed learning), tells you why it matters, and gives you nine principles for becoming an ultralearner yourself.
“Ultralearning” by Scott Young – Book Summary
Plus others at that site!
Cheers!
Geoff-Allen
Resident megalomaniac
Numerous studies show that writing and rewriting your story can move you out of your negative mindset and into a more positive view of life. “The idea here is getting people to come to terms with who they are, where they want to go,” said James Pennebaker, a psychology professor at the University of Texas who has pioneered much of the research on expressive writing. “I think of expressive writing as a life course correction.”
How to Be Happy
Plenty more on that page ...
Very comprehensive!
Enjoy!
How to Be Happy
Plenty more on that page ...
Very comprehensive!
Enjoy!
Geoff-Allen
Resident megalomaniac
Try - writing improve mood - plus suggested searches? -
Writing has powerful mental health benefits that promote happiness, creativity, and helps build the life we want to live. You don’t have to be Mark Twain or Jane Austen to consider yourself a writer. Different forms of writing like expressive journaling, creative writing, or jotting down future goals all have proven links to happiness. The research is in. Find out five reasons writing can help you lead a happier life.
5 Reasons Writing Can Be Huge Boost for Happiness - Goodnet
Writing has powerful mental health benefits that promote happiness, creativity, and helps build the life we want to live. You don’t have to be Mark Twain or Jane Austen to consider yourself a writer. Different forms of writing like expressive journaling, creative writing, or jotting down future goals all have proven links to happiness. The research is in. Find out five reasons writing can help you lead a happier life.
5 Reasons Writing Can Be Huge Boost for Happiness - Goodnet
Geoff-Allen
Resident megalomaniac
Christina Lopes accept yourself fully -
How To Accept Yourself Fully And Avoid This Destructive Behavior! ⋆ Christina Lopes
Cos it IS one of the keys to a happy existence on this planet!
How To Accept Yourself Fully And Avoid This Destructive Behavior! ⋆ Christina Lopes
Cos it IS one of the keys to a happy existence on this planet!
Geoff-Allen
Resident megalomaniac
From "Emissary of Light" -
"True, or unconditional, love is unaware of the strange demands you impose on your relationships. Love is the same for all. Your attempts to reserve love for specific relationships and then withold it from others is the very thing that has blocked your vision of love's presence. Give as love gives - just as the sun that gives its light to all who ask, or the sparrow that sings not for the one who listens, but for the song itself. When you give love, love is your reward. When you judge some people as worthy of your giving and other people as undeserving, then it is you who is undeserving; not because you have been judged by love but because you have forgtotten love's law."
"You, in your essence are the foundation of unconditional love. The water you give refreshes the whole universe, for you are not separate from one part of the universe but are intimately linked to all. Let your gift be free, then. Let it flow from you and wash over all those you see, all those who cross your path. Do not think that you cannot still have relationships that are more involved than others. Involvement has nothing to do with love. There will always be those in your life with whom you share the deeper pulse of your thoughts and those whom you do not. But the love you give is the same for each of them. It is but the recognition of the very same life of which you are continually reborn."
"Love is a knowing, a pure understanding. It knows that all things are whole, regardless of their appearance or delusion, and it gives itself wholly, without judgement, without recognizing the difference between this relationship or that. It understands that there is only one real relationship and it is the one we all share, the Self that is beyond the thought or the idea of Love, the holy encounter of life with life. The secret of unconditional love is that we are all the same, holy beyond imagination. This is what the release of fear reveals. This is what you are all looking for. And this is what you will find when you open your heart to every element of creation."
We sat there for a very long time without saying a word. The silence was overwhelming. I looked up at Teacher and thought I noticed a change. His face began to glow, I was sure of it. The Light radiated from him and all around him. Then it extended to include all of us. We were engulfed in the Light. I cannot describe what this is like because it is beyond anything the world can understand. Several of the women and attendants stood up from their chairs. One of them started jumping up in the air and another began laughing out loud. Soon we were all laughing and dancing, moving with the energy and sharing the Light. I could no longer tell the difference between myself and the others. In that instant I understood everything. I was teacher. I was the Light. I swam in the ocean of sameness and knew I would never leave again.
Enjoy your day!
"True, or unconditional, love is unaware of the strange demands you impose on your relationships. Love is the same for all. Your attempts to reserve love for specific relationships and then withold it from others is the very thing that has blocked your vision of love's presence. Give as love gives - just as the sun that gives its light to all who ask, or the sparrow that sings not for the one who listens, but for the song itself. When you give love, love is your reward. When you judge some people as worthy of your giving and other people as undeserving, then it is you who is undeserving; not because you have been judged by love but because you have forgtotten love's law."
"You, in your essence are the foundation of unconditional love. The water you give refreshes the whole universe, for you are not separate from one part of the universe but are intimately linked to all. Let your gift be free, then. Let it flow from you and wash over all those you see, all those who cross your path. Do not think that you cannot still have relationships that are more involved than others. Involvement has nothing to do with love. There will always be those in your life with whom you share the deeper pulse of your thoughts and those whom you do not. But the love you give is the same for each of them. It is but the recognition of the very same life of which you are continually reborn."
"Love is a knowing, a pure understanding. It knows that all things are whole, regardless of their appearance or delusion, and it gives itself wholly, without judgement, without recognizing the difference between this relationship or that. It understands that there is only one real relationship and it is the one we all share, the Self that is beyond the thought or the idea of Love, the holy encounter of life with life. The secret of unconditional love is that we are all the same, holy beyond imagination. This is what the release of fear reveals. This is what you are all looking for. And this is what you will find when you open your heart to every element of creation."
We sat there for a very long time without saying a word. The silence was overwhelming. I looked up at Teacher and thought I noticed a change. His face began to glow, I was sure of it. The Light radiated from him and all around him. Then it extended to include all of us. We were engulfed in the Light. I cannot describe what this is like because it is beyond anything the world can understand. Several of the women and attendants stood up from their chairs. One of them started jumping up in the air and another began laughing out loud. Soon we were all laughing and dancing, moving with the energy and sharing the Light. I could no longer tell the difference between myself and the others. In that instant I understood everything. I was teacher. I was the Light. I swam in the ocean of sameness and knew I would never leave again.
Enjoy your day!
Geoff-Allen
Resident megalomaniac
Happiness strategies - not JUST first couple? For example -
101 Happiness Strategies
You can be happier
Good news: research emerging from the new and exciting field of positive psychology says your happiness level is neither static nor beyond your control. Not only can you boost your own ‘happiness quotient’, but doing so will bring many benefits to you and the people around you.
Stay tuned to this series to discover simple and practical strategies you can use in your own life.
101 Happiness Strategies
You can be happier
Good news: research emerging from the new and exciting field of positive psychology says your happiness level is neither static nor beyond your control. Not only can you boost your own ‘happiness quotient’, but doing so will bring many benefits to you and the people around you.
Stay tuned to this series to discover simple and practical strategies you can use in your own life.
Geoff-Allen
Resident megalomaniac
Tiny Buddha better world -
You’re 100 percent responsible for your life.
First time I heard this I got a tiny bit uncomfortable, to say the least. Did that mean I had to take responsibility for everything? Even areas in my life where I had felt mistreated, misunderstood, and clearly had my reasons as to why things weren’t ideal? Like my financial situation and why I wasn’t working with something I love.
At first, I didn’t like the idea of taking full responsibility for everything. But, then it hit me: If I want to own the solution, I have to first own the problem. This doesn’t mean that what someone else did to us was okay; it just means that we accept what happened (because, let’s face it, it did happen) and then take responsibility for how we let it affect our life onward.
7 Things You Need to Know to Live Your Best Life & Make a Better World
You’re 100 percent responsible for your life.
First time I heard this I got a tiny bit uncomfortable, to say the least. Did that mean I had to take responsibility for everything? Even areas in my life where I had felt mistreated, misunderstood, and clearly had my reasons as to why things weren’t ideal? Like my financial situation and why I wasn’t working with something I love.
At first, I didn’t like the idea of taking full responsibility for everything. But, then it hit me: If I want to own the solution, I have to first own the problem. This doesn’t mean that what someone else did to us was okay; it just means that we accept what happened (because, let’s face it, it did happen) and then take responsibility for how we let it affect our life onward.
7 Things You Need to Know to Live Your Best Life & Make a Better World
Geoff-Allen
Resident megalomaniac
Fordyce’s 14 Fundamentals Of Happiness
The effectiveness of positive psychology interventions was also proved by Michael Fordyce (1977, 1983) whose study found that some students in a happiness program derived more happiness because of the fourteen fundamentals of happiness psychology.
Fordyce’s fourteen fundamentals include:
Being more active and busy
Spending more time socializing
Being productive at work
Being more organized and well-planned
Reducing worries and negative contemplations
Fewer expectations, and having more realistic ones
Practicing positivity through optimistic thinking and reasoning
Getting more focused and mindfully aware of the present
Developing and maintaining a healthy personality
Becoming more empathetic
Being ourselves at all times
Replacing negative thoughts with positive ones
Valuing close relationships
Thinking about enhancing our happiness
Comes from this huge site -
19 Best Positive Psychology Interventions + How to Apply Them
The effectiveness of positive psychology interventions was also proved by Michael Fordyce (1977, 1983) whose study found that some students in a happiness program derived more happiness because of the fourteen fundamentals of happiness psychology.
Fordyce’s fourteen fundamentals include:
Being more active and busy
Spending more time socializing
Being productive at work
Being more organized and well-planned
Reducing worries and negative contemplations
Fewer expectations, and having more realistic ones
Practicing positivity through optimistic thinking and reasoning
Getting more focused and mindfully aware of the present
Developing and maintaining a healthy personality
Becoming more empathetic
Being ourselves at all times
Replacing negative thoughts with positive ones
Valuing close relationships
Thinking about enhancing our happiness
Comes from this huge site -
19 Best Positive Psychology Interventions + How to Apply Them
Geoff-Allen
Resident megalomaniac
What is CSV?
Character Strengths and Virtues (CSV) was a compact handbook of the critical aspects of positive psychology, the active interventions, and bits of evidence promoting happiness as a scientifically attainable state of mind.
Authors Seligman and Peterson (2004) argued that like the DSM or the ICD that encompass almost all aspects of psychopathologies, the CSV encircles all the tidbits of psychological well-being.
The research paper on Positive Psychology Progress based its explanations on the six virtues that determine how happy we feel about ourselves and the world.
Virtues Characteristics
1. Wisdom and Knowledge 1. Creativity, curiosity, flexible thinking, inquisitiveness, wide perception, quick learning.
2. Courage 2. Genuineness, bravery, high intrinsic motivation, perseverance.
3. Humanity 3. Gratitude, empathy, social intelligence, emotional intelligence.
4. Justice 4. Fairness, leadership qualities, conformity, high-performing nature.
5. Temperance 5. Humbleness, self-regulation, reasoning skills, vigilance.
6. Transcendence 6. Spirituality, appreciation, hopefulness, high spirits
Enjoy!
Character Strengths and Virtues (CSV) was a compact handbook of the critical aspects of positive psychology, the active interventions, and bits of evidence promoting happiness as a scientifically attainable state of mind.
Authors Seligman and Peterson (2004) argued that like the DSM or the ICD that encompass almost all aspects of psychopathologies, the CSV encircles all the tidbits of psychological well-being.
The research paper on Positive Psychology Progress based its explanations on the six virtues that determine how happy we feel about ourselves and the world.
Virtues Characteristics
1. Wisdom and Knowledge 1. Creativity, curiosity, flexible thinking, inquisitiveness, wide perception, quick learning.
2. Courage 2. Genuineness, bravery, high intrinsic motivation, perseverance.
3. Humanity 3. Gratitude, empathy, social intelligence, emotional intelligence.
4. Justice 4. Fairness, leadership qualities, conformity, high-performing nature.
5. Temperance 5. Humbleness, self-regulation, reasoning skills, vigilance.
6. Transcendence 6. Spirituality, appreciation, hopefulness, high spirits
Enjoy!
Geoff-Allen
Resident megalomaniac
Leads to character strengths happiness -
Find New Ways to Happiness by Using Your Character Strengths
Much more at that site!
Find New Ways to Happiness by Using Your Character Strengths
Much more at that site!
Geoff-Allen
Resident megalomaniac
Psych Central happiness -
Taking better care of your body boosts your well-being fairly fast. “[Exercising and eating well] provide nearly instant benefits, helping the body and the mind to manage most any difficulties, including anxiety and depression,” according to clinical psychologist and certified life coach John Duffy, PsyD. In fact, this is the first thing Duffy discusses with new therapy clients.
In addition to nourishing your body and participating in physical activities you enjoy, there are many other ways you can improve your mental health.
According to clinical psychologist Ryan Howes, Ph.D, “well-being is associated with balance, understanding, acceptance and constant growth.” Below you’ll find 15 ways to help you flourish and bolster your well-being.
15 Tips to Boost Your Well-Being and Happiness
Cheers!
Taking better care of your body boosts your well-being fairly fast. “[Exercising and eating well] provide nearly instant benefits, helping the body and the mind to manage most any difficulties, including anxiety and depression,” according to clinical psychologist and certified life coach John Duffy, PsyD. In fact, this is the first thing Duffy discusses with new therapy clients.
In addition to nourishing your body and participating in physical activities you enjoy, there are many other ways you can improve your mental health.
According to clinical psychologist Ryan Howes, Ph.D, “well-being is associated with balance, understanding, acceptance and constant growth.” Below you’ll find 15 ways to help you flourish and bolster your well-being.
15 Tips to Boost Your Well-Being and Happiness
Cheers!
Geoff-Allen
Resident megalomaniac
From recent reading and emails -
Leunig God bless the lost
Live life to the fullest (personal excellence) - yes - several look worthy of exploration!
Tiny Buddha stop chasing happiness
Psychology Today true happiness - more blogs than I expected!!!
Youtube happiness and its causes
Try - become a better person - leads to this variant -
How to be a happier person
Enjoy your browsing!
Leunig God bless the lost
Live life to the fullest (personal excellence) - yes - several look worthy of exploration!
Tiny Buddha stop chasing happiness
Psychology Today true happiness - more blogs than I expected!!!
Youtube happiness and its causes
Try - become a better person - leads to this variant -
How to be a happier person
Enjoy your browsing!
Geoff-Allen
Resident megalomaniac
From another Tash email -
More books - from a search for "Flourish" -
Essential Happiness Self-Help Books | Happy Brain Science
May paste more in - remind me - you know what I am like!
More books - from a search for "Flourish" -
Essential Happiness Self-Help Books | Happy Brain Science
May paste more in - remind me - you know what I am like!
Geoff-Allen
Resident megalomaniac
Almost forgot this site -
Laughing warms our hearts and bodies while adding to life satisfaction. Therefore, find ways to laugh more. This could be watching comedy, spending more time with people who make you laugh, or even just taking life less seriously.
Related: The Surprising Benefits of Laughter
18 Easy Ways to Become a Happier Person in 2018
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Laughing warms our hearts and bodies while adding to life satisfaction. Therefore, find ways to laugh more. This could be watching comedy, spending more time with people who make you laugh, or even just taking life less seriously.
Related: The Surprising Benefits of Laughter
18 Easy Ways to Become a Happier Person in 2018
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Geoff-Allen
Resident megalomaniac
For Tash?? -
TOP 25 QUOTES BY SHAWN ACHOR | A-Z Quotes
Waiting to be happy limits our brain's potential for success, whereas cultivating positive brains makes us more motivated, efficient, resilient, creative, and productive, which drives performance upward.
Cheers!
TOP 25 QUOTES BY SHAWN ACHOR | A-Z Quotes
Waiting to be happy limits our brain's potential for success, whereas cultivating positive brains makes us more motivated, efficient, resilient, creative, and productive, which drives performance upward.
Cheers!