improvemyself.info - Happiness

The Pursuit Of Happiness by Sanjiv Sahay 2007-04-10 21:00:01

The pursuit of happiness is one of the primary goals of all humans. This, along with life and liberty, was declared as an essential right in the US declaration of independence. Every religion and philosophy has offered its pathway to happiness. Happiness is a state of mind and there are many paths to it. There are common prerequisites to sustained happiness as well as common causes of unhappiness. These usually transcend all classifications of gender, age or race. There are other factors which a ...

Simple Ways To Have Happy Experiences by Snowflake 2007-04-10 16:00:01

Happiness is a ‘now you feel it, now you don’t’ emotion. I know this from personal experience and from hearing of the experiences of others. Sometimes I’m very happy, other times, sad, joyful, contented, frustrated, and sometimes very neutral. Several years ago I had no reference point for the word happy. I knew technically the meaning of the word, however the experience eluded me. Joy I could do, happy for some reason, no. One day during a workshop the word happy was demonstrated to me with ...

Overcoming Depression by Jean LeStourgeon, LM 2007-04-10 11:00:01

Identifying Depression Depression, like most mental illness runs the continuum of severity. It can be mild or major. It can last from weeks to months. It can involve anxiety symptoms as well. Depression is primarily characterized by sadness and/or loss of pleasure in nearly all activities. Additionally, there may be symptoms such as changes in appetite, sleep patterns, and psychomotor activity (changes in both mental and physical responsiveness and/or activity). A depressed person may struggle ...

Conflict Resolution Tactics Inspired By Cats & Dolphins by Dr. Laurie Moore, LM 2007-04-10 06:00:02

Enlightening PERSPECTIVES on conflict resolution have been inspired in me by sacred animals, Jessie Justin Joy , the feline teacher and dolphins. Does peace ever occur in the outer or is the idea of "peace" the ego's way of saying, my way? Perhaps peace has been here now eternally and is simply waiting for us to dissolve back into her-his arms in all circumstances." I lived in an apartment by the ocean for many years and often came home to a party of cats. Jessie the feline was very social and ...

Happy As You Want To Be by Karin Mellart 2007-04-10 01:00:02

Almost everyone have heard the hit single 'Don't Worry, Be Happy' by Bobby McFerrin. The song has a very catchy way of conveying its message of being happy to everyone. Bobby Mcferiin's simple message surely made a lot of people by telling them not to worry. Living a happy, resilient and optimistic life is wonderful, and is also good for your health. Being happy actually protects you from the stresses of life. Stress is linked to top causes of death such as heart disease, cancer and stroke. O ...

Money Can Not Buy You Happiness by blueboy 2007-04-09 20:00:01

I am sure there will be many people who read this article and will think I am rather mad. Quite frankly I do not care. In this article I write about what in my humble opinion are the most importants things in life, health and happiness. All that most of my friends talk about is money: What car do you drive? How much is your house worth? How much do you earn? How much did your suit cost? Where are you going on holiday this year? I find all of this very boring and think that they are rather ...

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