Happiness & Success
Achieving Happiness Through Acceptance of Life
The quest for happiness often leads to frustration, as many fail to realize that the...
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- Written by: Nick Haslam
The pandemic has posed unprecedented challenges. Many of us have lost work, gained carer responsibilities and grappled with social isolation.
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- Written by: Simon McCarthy-Jones,
Why are some humans cruel to people who don’t even pose a threat to them – sometimes even their own children? Where does this behaviour come from and what purpose does it serve?
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- Written by: Kent Nerburn
Most of us have some corner where we cannot forgive ourselves. Our hearts ache for the choices made or denied, and we bury that ache beneath a blanket of guilt or high-minded justifications.
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- Written by: Tim Ferriss, Dan Ariely & more
Most of us feel guilty or lazy when we put things off until a later date or time, but procrastination is normal and happens to everyone. The key is not to eliminate the word from your vocabulary, but to find ways to work and rest smarter so that tasks get done.
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- Written by: Caroline Brooks
Changes in personality may also lead to changes in political ideologies, researchers report.
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- Written by: Ida Eriksen
The less we know about what is expected of us in a given situation, the more likely we are to act selfishly, researchers report.
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- Written by: Marie T. Russell, InnerSelf.com
The reason I share "what works for me" is that it may work for you as well. If not exactly the way I do it, since we are all unique, some variance of the attitude or method may very well be something that will work for you.
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- Written by: Serge Beddington-Behrens
For me, being of service means working on behalf of and thus taking a stand for a cause or causes that we believe in and which are dear to our hearts, and where we feel we can make some kind of positive contribution towards a healthier world.
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- Written by: Richard OConnor
We spend so much time helping people who punish themselves and constrain their lives with an overdeveloped sense of guilt that it's easy to forget the other side of the coin.
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- Written by: Sarah Love McCoy
I know you're carrying a lot right now. In your life, in your mind, inside your emotional body, too. The load is heavy. I just want you to know, I feel you. Today, I want to send you some tender love. It won't solve everything, but it might lighten the load for just a moment or two.
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- Written by: Jude Bijou
Do you feel like you're never enough? That there's never enough time? Money? Friends? Great opportunities? Recognition? Do you believe if you had or did something else...
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- Written by: Marie T. Russell, InnerSelf.com
I love the internet. Now I know a lot of people have a lot of bad things to say about it, but I love it. Just like I love the people in my life -- they are not perfect, but I love them anyway.
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- Written by: Sarah Mane
There are many virtues appropriate to our present circumstances that are extolled in the wisdom of Sanskrit: Abhayam (?????) fearlessness; Balam (????) strength; Buddhi (??????) reason, Ksham? (?????) patience and forbearance, and so on.
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- Written by: Jude Bijou
These are indeed troubled times. Between covid19, politics, Black Lives Matter, and the upcoming election, there is not a lot of uplifting news to be had. Actually, the opposite is true. It's easy to get discouraged and freaked out.
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- Written by: Pierre Pradervand
Every day, everyone we meet can be assisted by simply our changing our attitude and our focus. We can all change the world today. On passing people in the street, on the bus, in places of work and play, bless them...
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- Written by: Judith Corvin-Blackburn
Instead of embracing change and uniqueness, we are raised to fear both. Our conditioned ego asks that we expend huge amounts of energy trying to create a false sense of security and stability. It chides us mercilessly if we attempt to break out of the dysfunctional norms that our culture has placed on us.
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- Written by: Marie T. Russell
Sometimes it seems that commitment is a four-letter word. It is a word that oftentimes brings up fear as well as insecurity and doubt. What is the underlying fear to committing ourselves to an action, project, or relationship? Is it...
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- Written by: Irene O'Garden
Our five senses, our fantastic curiosity, our exhilarating emotional capacity are just a few of our avenues to gladness. Even when headlines clamor, or life deals tough challenges, we can find numberless reasons to feel grateful and hopeful.
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- Written by: Holly Seale
People are not necessarily keeping their distance in their family home. It’s a natural thing, you let your guard down.
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- Written by: Shirley Cardenas
People who get their news from social media are more likely to have misperceptions about COVID-19, according to a new study.
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- Written by: Marie T. Russell
It's so easy for us to look to others to shoulder responsibility for occurrences in our past. We accuse our parents for our lack of self-esteem. We blame teachers or siblings for our unwillingness to express ourselves. Yet, is anyone to blame?
