8 Secrets to Living a Happier Life

Did you know that where you live plays heavily on you happiness of life? For example in Denmark, citizens feel cared for by their government because they understand that their health and education will be taken care of by the government. Whereas in Mexico it’s all about relationships with friends and family.

Dan Buettner,  author of  Thrive: Finding Happiness the Blue Zones Way researched four of the planet’s happiest places to live and discovered their secrets and here’s a list of eight ways he discovered that you can use to make your own life happier today.

1. Find quiet surroundings - nice quiet communities to live in
2. Avoid long commutes - people who walk to work or have short commutes are 40% happier than those who don’t
3. Find a hobby - join a group of some sort
4. Invest in experiences - go on vacation, have a life experience you’ve always wanted
5. Reduce TV screens - I think this is huge in North America.  We watch too much tv and don’t enjoy life.
6. Own a pet - In addition to the unconditional love we receive from them, they also reduce our blood presusure and stress hormones in our blood.
7. Paint your mood - color plays a vital role.  Paint your rooms in your home in colors that will soothe your soul and help the purpose of the room.
8. Find a purpose partner  - This is thought was really interesting.  This person will be the one who can wake you up to the potential of your life. He recommends reading this book, The Power of purpose by Richard Leider to learn more.

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Let go of the pointless drama…

There comes a time in life when you have to let go of all the pointless drama and the people who create it. Surround yourself with people who make you laugh so hard that you forget the bad and focus solely on the good. After all life is too short to be anything but happy.

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Handbook for Life: 52 Tips for Happiness and Productivity

Here’s a great post called the Handbook for Life: 52 Tips for Happiness and Productivity. The writer talks about slowing down, finding your passion and being present, all excellent tips to live an exceptional life.

with love and gratitude

Day 16: Gratitude Experiment

Things I am thankful for today:

1. Another day filled with endless possibilities
2. A safe and easy ride to and from work
3. People helping you without taking anything in return
4. A perfectly functioning body. Hands to hold, fingers to grab, ankles and arms to bend, eyes to see

Your turn….

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Success due to ‘good vibes’

By Andrea Milner

A Kiwi mother-of-two says a technique called “vibrating” and feeling good can improve your financial situation, and is telling how in her first book.

Lisa Folland’s The Attractive Mum looks at how using the principles of the “law of attraction” can improve self-esteem, relationships and even the financial situation of everyday mums.

Struggling to cope with a lack of sleep, motivation and “me” time, Folland says she discovered the key to turning her life around.

“I was exhausted and overwhelmed with two babies under 2 so I decided to get my life back on track.”

She says it’s about attitude, setting goals, healthy eating, exercise and looking after your finances.

Along with tips from typical Kiwi mothers, the book also has interviews with several well-known women about how they have juggled family and business success.

They include fashion designer Annah Stretton and TV presenter, business owner and designer Sally Ridge.

They embody the characteristics of an Attractive Mum, says Folland - confident, happy, healthy and fulfilled.

A former school teacher, Folland credits “the law of attraction” for helping her publish the book for less than $500 “as people and opportunities presented themselves and helped make my dream a reality”.

Having lost her mother to cancer, Folland is to donate half the profits from the sale of the first edition to charity Look Good Feel Better.

No complaints? No chance

Tomorrow is officially designated as a day for giving thanks. But despite the bipartisan efforts of two U.S. House members from Missouri, today is not officially designated as “Complaint Free Wednesday.” And despite the indisputable power of positive thinking, it would be wishful thinking to expect many Americans — or many human beings of any other nationality — to go an entire day without griping.

Yet Democrat Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, with the support of Republican colleague Sam Graves, recently made this upbeat — or is it simply naive? — written case for easing up on the rampant negativity:

“Complaining keeps people stuck on current problems, inhibiting them from thinking constructively to find solutions.”

Huh? Though we hate to complain about Rep. Cleaver’s logic, without complaints, few problems are ever solved — especially by Congress.

Rep. Cleaver hailed his notion of a “complaint free” Thanksgiving eve as a way to spread “the spirit of hope, optimism and positivity.” However, his proposal didn’t generate a positive response from his House colleagues, who last year rejected the same pitch from Rep. Graves.

Hey, if you want to avoid complaints on this or any other day, don’t go into politics.

And though we hate to complain again, while elevating “hope” and “optimism” is a fine goal, “positivity,” while technically a word, sounds as if it shouldn’t be.

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Pre-pave your day with positive energy

Having a bad day? Think positive, says author Elisabeth Fayt.

Most people spend more time worrying about what to wear in the morning, she says, than they spend thinking about what they want to accomplish.

But a happy, successful life is within reach; you just have to plan for it.

“Decide what you want,” she says.

“Prepare it. Seal the deal with gratitude. Let it go.”

Those simple changes — thinking positive, giving thanks — are enough to align the universe in your favour, Fayt says.

“Nothing can come to us until we are grateful for what we have.” Fayt knows a thing or two about achievement and the law of attraction. She’s an internationally respected motivational speaker, author and the founder of RNR Wellness, a successful national chain of spas that focus on in-room hotel service. She recently released her first book, Paving It Forward: 120 Pre-Paves That Will Put You in the Passing Lane (Spirit Seekers Publishing, spiritseekerspublishing.com,$19.95), a guide for “consciously choosing how you want to look, live and feel through every part of your day and every part of your life.” (She also offers a deck of cards with the book’s teachings in a condensed form.) The concept of “paving” and “preparing” is the idea of proactively planning one’s day — how you’ll feel, what will happen — before the day’s activities literally unfold, says Fayt, who appeared in the documentary, The Opus, a film about how to manifest change in one’s life.

Fayt, 45, says she prepares her entire day before she even opens her eyes in the morning.

“As I get in the car, I prepare safety,” she says.

“When I go on a date with my husband, I prepare that we will have a wonderful time.”

Hard to believe it’s so easy? It shouldn’t be, says Fayt, especially if you’re one of those people — and there are many of us — who wake up at precisely the same time every day, before our alarm goes off.

“The fact that we can wake our bodies at a certain time every day is living proof that we can control our subconscious minds,” she says.

“Just as you can stop biting your nails, you can stop negative thoughts.”

Fayt has been interested in the power of prayer and spirituality since she was a small child growing up in Waterloo, Ont. Part of a devout Catholic family, she went to church every day and considered becoming a nun. (She gave her first motivational speech in church at the age of eight.) She completed a degree in psychology from Wilfrid Laurier University, and then was drawn toward the knowledge of Indian mystics, in particular the work of Paramahansa Yogananda, a man who she describes as her spiritual teacher.

“That gave me the background, the philosophy that our thoughts create our reality,” she says.

She spent several years in India, but returned to Canada when she realized her life was meant to be about serving others.

These days, that means speaking at retreats and seminars around the world — often with her family in tow.

“I go where people need me,” she says.

Following that spirit, however, is what has made her so successful, she says. And now she wants to pass on what she has learned to others.

“Every dream I have ever had has come true,” she says. “And everyone can have that.”

Elisabeth Fayt — elisabethfayt.com
© Copyright (c) Canwest News Service

Life Full with Happiness Stems from Loving Yourself More.

Dr. Rick Schaefer Says That Self Love is the Key to a Magical Happy Life

Dr. Rick Schaefer, author of “Extreme Thought Makeover”, gives helpful tips on self love and the magic that it creates in your life.

Milwaukee, WI. Dr. Rick Schaefer shared a significant thought about bringing more quality into your life when he stated “It seems hard to believe that a little bit more self love every day can add up to a life filled with the magic of happiness, but it works. Once you start practicing, an abundance of magic shows up simply because of the Law of Attraction. Self love is really the key to all good things in life!

Offering self love is really easy to do once you understand what it is and then get the hang of it. So, what is it anyway? “It is making the effort to put your attention on things that please you for the simple reason of feeling that pleasure. It is not complicated and anyone can do it. It is a CHOICE. It is choice that a person makes because they value themselves and know that they deserve to make that choice. Magically enough, their sense of personal value will increase by practicing this each day,” he explained.

“The opportunity to put your attention on things that please you arises in nearly every moment of every day”, Dr. Schaefer continued. For instance, if you happen to pass by some flowers, taking a moment to stop and admire the color or the shape of the petals is an opportunity. So is delighting in the fragrance of the flower. Noticing that this creation is truly a miracle of nature is also an opportunity. By allowing yourself to fully feel this appreciation through focusing solely on those flowers, you are giving yourself a wonderful gift and committing an act of self love.

You can carve out time on a regular and frequent basis to gift yourself with something that feels good to you. Perhaps it is a chat on the phone with a dear friend, or going out for ice cream with your daughter, or having a nap on a rainy day. The idea is to do something good for yourself and acknowledge that you deserve to have it.

Another example is taking a situation when you are commonly irritated and changing your reaction so that you are not feeling that irritation. Many people find themselves in that feeling when they are driving and another driver behaves inconsiderately. If you can relate to this, the next time that this happens take a quick second before you allow yourself to become flooded with irritated emotions and find a way to think differently about the other driver. Remind yourself that they may be going through something that you are completely unaware of, such as being late for an important meeting, and allow your feeling of compassion to flow to that person. That is truly an act of self love! “It does not matter if it is the truth or not, the only thing that matters is that you find a way to help your own self feel better. This is a habit that can be easy to establish and will bring more fun and joy into your life. All it takes is being consciously aware that you deserve to feel these good feelings all of the time, and then giving yourself the experiences,” Dr. Schaefer emphasized.

He concluded by saying “Use your imagination as often as you can and it will provide you with ideas of things to do. The possibilities are endless! As you do this more and more often you will discover that your days have begun to feel the magic of feeling happy all of the time.”

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