Meditation seems to be going through a resurgence in popularity currently, but it has been practiced for hundreds of years. Meditation trains the mind, just like working out trains the body. While mindfulness meditation is perhaps the most well-known type of meditation today, concentration meditation is another popular form. Are […]
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When you were little, you probably wrote down your thoughts, dreams and ideas in a small journal. Whether they are used to help keep track of plot points in books or to express heartbreak, journals are excellent ways to boost your personal happiness. Through keeping a journal, I’ve learned these […]
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With the tumultuous world around us, hectic personal lives and seemingly endless demands on our attention, how can we find any time for happiness? A trick I have used recently to increase my personal happiness is changing my perspective. Whether or not you realize it, the way that you feel […]
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When it comes to finding true happiness in life, it comes in not only earning your happiness, but appreciating the process of earning it. We value what we earn more than what is given freely to us, or what comes easily. This is true for people of all ages, even […]
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In my personal pursuit of happiness, one of the things that I read about that was effective in helping people to be happier was to count their blessings. I had heard from time to time that this is something that people should do and even in church my pastor would […]
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I used to be terrible with money. I can remember living from paycheck to paycheck and paying bills when I had the money to. At one point I got laid off from my job and I was collecting severance pay. I found another job before my severance package ran out […]
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