If money can’t buy you happiness, what beliefs, values and feelings might contribute to a feeling of contentment? As communism, psychiatry, philosophy, medicine and prosperity portray their failings in providing any sign of lasting happiness, we need, the author concludes, to look elsewhere. And where better to look for an abiding sense of being thankful to be alive than in the Easter story, itself? This DIY article will help you to achieve the joy you yearn for.
Posts Tagged ‘Feelings’
Mindfulness and Happiness – Waking Up to Life
Thursday, June 25th, 2009Neuroscience and spiritual traditions tell us that human beings go through life “sleepwalking” – a state of being in which we are not fully present to life. Most of our ways of thinking, feeling, speaking and acting are automatic. We don’t have thoughts – thoughts have us; we don’t have feelings – feelings have us. This is a source of unhappiness. Our attention is focused on the past or the future. Where life occurs is in the moment. Developing a practice of mindfulness, in which we observe ourselves, others and circumstances without judgment is a valuable process in accessing happiness.
Be Thankful, Happy and Grateful
Thursday, June 25th, 2009Be thankful for your life and each day in it. Have an open heart and fill it with feelings of gratefulness. Live life with gratitude and you will truly be blessed!
RX – Forgiveness
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009We all know what it feels like to be hurt or betrayed by someone. It doesn’t matter who or if its a group or someone you hardly knew or if its yourself. Feelings of anger, resentment and hurt can be all consuming.
Prosperity Affirmations – The ABC’s of Affirmations – Part V of V
Thursday, June 18th, 2009As we learned in Parts I through IV, it’s never too late to change what you experience in life. Of course, for things to change, changes need to be made; thoughts, feelings, decisions and actions all need to be modified. And a great way to start deliberately making those changes is by listening to or saying prosperity affirmations and affirmations in general. But what many people ask is what exactly do you affirm? That all depends on what you would like to experience in life. Still, these ABC’s of Affirmations provide a positive starting point for you to work with. As you ponder these ABC’s, try turning them into affirmations that capture the nature of what you desire to experience in life…
