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a quick reminder to laugh more

a quick reminder to laugh more

> “We don’t laugh because we are happy. We are happy because we laugh.” ― William James Laughing regularly can do wonders for our health, our creativity, our productivity, and our overall success. The good old adage, “Laughter is the best medicine,” is indeed true. A good sense of humor

your thoughts don’t define you

your thoughts don’t define you

> “You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.” – Jon Kabat-Zinn Oftentimes, we are advised to change our thoughts if we want to change our circumstances. However, getting a grip over unwanted thoughts and feelings and replacing them with positive, uplifting ones is far easier said

do not fear the ghosts of past and future

do not fear the ghosts of past and future

> “Whenever we worry about something in the past or the future, we are setting up our own little haunted house and peopling it with our own special ghosts.” – Eknath Easwaran “We are more often frightened than hurt; and we suffer more from imagination than from reality.” – Seneca Most of

the three gunas

the three gunas

According to the yogic philosophy, the entire creation is made up of five elements. And each of these five elements has three primary qualities (gunas). These are: * Sattva (clarity, harmony, righteous action), * Rajas (passion, activity, restlessness), and * Tamas (negativity, laziness, darkness). Everything in this creation, including us humans, is governed

balance helps you experience fulfillment

balance helps you experience fulfillment

In today’s world, a majority of us harbor a desire to become fulfilled. To choose a path that best aligns with us. To use our God-given gifts and live up to our maximum potential. To achieve extraordinary success and experience happiness and joy in the long term. However, most

start listing things you’re grateful for

start listing things you’re grateful for

In these days where media and news constantly bombard us with negativity and stress-inducing stories, one of the best and wisest things that we can do for ourselves is to take out our journals and write down things that we are grateful for. Over the past few years, I have

money brings comfort, not happiness

money brings comfort, not happiness

We all have a few common misunderstandings regarding money, and it’s good to consistently remind ourselves of its true purpose and importance in our lives. Having enough money is necessary for living a happy and comfortable life. However, being comfortable and being happy are not the same thing. Happiness,

how giving benefits your mental health

how giving benefits your mental health

A 2008 Harvard study found that giving money to someone else instead of spending it on ourselves lifted participants’ happiness. Sonja Lyubomirsky, a professor of psychology at the University of California, Riverside observed similar outcomes when she asked people to perform five acts of kindness each week for six weeks.

pithy insights on happiness and contentment (2/3)

pithy insights on happiness and contentment (2/3)

* Your enduring level of happiness is the sum total of your genetic set-range for happiness, the circumstances in your life, and certain variables under your control. * Simply increasing the number of transient positive feelings has no impact on your enduring level of happiness. * Each of us has a “happiness set-point”

acknowledge your negative emotions

acknowledge your negative emotions