Achieving happiness is not that hard. Really!
Here a professor of psychology at U of VA Jonathan Haidt gives 5 steps. (But these are in my book as well!)
5 steps to happiness
The path to happiness actually might be a superhighway. Everybody wants to get there, and if you watch the road signs, it could be an easier route than you think. (more…)
I thought these 6 steps from a Harvard lecturer were simple and to the point!
Enjoy!
Six Tips for Happiness
Advice from Tal Ben-Shahar.
1. Give yourself permission to be human. When we accept emotions—such as
fear, sadness, or anxiety—as natural, we are more likely to overcome them.
Rejecting our emotions, positive or negative, leads to frustration and
unhappiness.
2. Happiness lies (more…)
Here is a link to a great article with lots of people giving the ways in which they are happy.
Look for the similarities in what I tell you and what they say!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/happiness_formula/4663572.stm
Have a very happy day!
Miami
I came across this interesting story from the London Sunday Times talking about happiness. It is sort of long and technical but interesting reading.
I liked this part…
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2099-1793873_1,00.html
Can scientists tell us what happiness is?
Economists accept that if people describe themselves as happy, then
they are happy. However, psychologists differentiate between levels of
happiness. The most immediate type involves a feeling; pleasure or joy.
But sometimes happiness is a judgment that life is satisfying, and does
not imply an emotional state. (more…)
How many people get to ride their horse at a major league baseball game – and see themselves up on the big screen?
I think it has something to do with attraction -because here you see my wife and son on the Braves big screen before a game last month.
Here is Shelly passing home plate on her favorite Tennessee Walker – Midnight!
Cool huh?
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9 Tips in Life that Lead to Happiness
Here is a good article with 9 tips for happiness. Although these tips are good and will help – use the book BeDoHave for the actual steps to take!
Are you truly happy? Do you even know what it means to be happy and
what it takes to achieve happiness? These are important questions for
anyone who is seeking happiness to ask themselves. I live my life to
maintain my own happiness while trying my best to not cause unhappiness
to anyone else. If you want to be happy you need to understand that you
can be happy and that you should be happy. Many people make the mistake
of believing that they don’t deserve happiness and accept their unhappy
state as their destiny. The truth of the matter is that happiness, like
anything else in life, needs to be nurtured.
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Life is a Yume! (That’s Dream in Japanese!)
We decided a long time ago it was infinitely better for us to be doing what we love doing all the time and working when we can.
Learn how this is accomplished by scrolling through the menu. There is lots of good stuff there from years and years of writing!