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Are You Trading in the Old, Tired But Adequate You For a Sleeker, Newer, More Happy You?

PowerMeUp — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 04:44:07 +0000

Aristotle paved the way to our happiness today. Choosing to practice virtues he introduced 400 years before Christ that can lead us in the direction of true happiness. Check your own reality. Are you lazy, greedy or selfish? A virtue can fix that! Here are three key virtues.

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Does Money Buy Happiness? New Research Says Maybe

PowerMeUp — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 10:52:15 +0000

The common scientific answer to the question, does money buy happiness, has been no. Study after study has shown that once your basic needs are met and you are not living in poverty, more money does not make you happier. Doctors Norton (Harvard Business School), Dunn and Aknin (both at University of British Columbia) wondered if the issue was not that money couldn’t buy happiness but that people simply weren’t spending it in the right way to make themselves happier.

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Stop Focusing on the Little Things That Bug You

PowerMeUp — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 09:51:16 +0000

Success has a lot to do with what you don’t do, as well as what it is that you do. Imagine doing the right things is like driving towards a destination. If you get side-tracked by wasting time doing other things, you will take longer to get to where you want to go.

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Consequences of Living a Dream

PowerMeUp — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 05:46:48 +0000

What a strange notion; to experience consequences of living a dream. If you think this is unusual or silly, you could be wrong. Thousands of people worldwide have found this to be the case. So, what kind of strange phenomena is this that someone could actually regret living a dream that may have…

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Laugh When it Hurts – Using Humor to Cope With the Downturn

PowerMeUp — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:44:09 +0000

Humor isn’t just for those lighthearted times when things are going well. It’s an essential part of a good tool box for coping with the difficulties life sometimes brings. As we face the hard times and bad news of this economic roller coaster ride, use humor to help keep yourself centered. That’s best done by laughing AT yourself and WITH others. And include some silliness if you can.

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Are You Making Time For Joy in Your Life?

PowerMeUp — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 05:21:26 +0000

It’s important to make time for joy, because you are JOY! When you do things that express who you truly are, it reflects in everything you do. When it’s all work and no play, there doesn’t seem to be much time for fun, laughter, friends, family, but mostly, you! Even if you’re passionate about your work, or home life, it can become the focus instead of an extension of who you truly are.

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Look at and Accept Your Current Reality to Find Your Place of Peace

PowerMeUp — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 21:15:41 +0000

In Deepak Chopra’s book, “The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success,” he writes that when you struggle against the moment, you’re actually struggling against the entire universe. In other words, where you are currently is the sum of all that has occurred. It can’t be any different. Accepting what is, fully, completely, and unconditionally, is essential to moving on to create what you want.

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How to Be Happy Your Way in 3 Simple Steps

PowerMeUp — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 23:31:24 +0000

Forget rainbows and lollipops! How can you be happy now at a level of comfort for you? Many seek happiness from others or from things – all so unpredictable. But realizing how much control you can have over your own happiness – your own life – can be exhilarating!

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There Are No Detours on the Path to Be Happier

PowerMeUp — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 09:07:45 +0000

The path through life meanders. And there are no detours along the way. Everything happens the way it is supposed to happen.

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My Secret to Happiness

PowerMeUp — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:46:29 +0000

Most people are unhappy to a greater or lesser degree. They are unhappy because they don’t know how to achieve happiness. Worse, they do things that they think will lead to happiness and instead achieve the opposite result.

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