Did you know that success is a product of happiness – not the other way ‘round? According to former Harvard professor and author Shawn Achor, we’ve been thinking about success and happiness backward for millennia; that hard work and success will lead to happiness. As he explains in his book The Happiness Advantage, and this […]
5 Tips For Success In Your New Year’s Resolution
February 1, 2015 By Leave a Comment
Often, coping with stress is about not setting yourself up for failure. For example, setting goals for yourself that you know you’re unlikely to reach can make every day more stressful. As we head into a New Year, this becomes more problematic, especially if your New Year’s Resolution centers on something you’re fairly certain you […]
Fall Is For Reflection – Not Depression
October 13, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Fall is a time of reflection for many; a time for looking inward and taking stock. For some however, it’s can also be a gloomy time of year, leading to depression. For some mothers in particular, once the hectic pace of the back-to-school season comes to an end, and life begins to settle down a […]
How To Be A Better Role Model For Your Children
May 13, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Many years ago NBA All Star Charles Barkley was famously quoted as say, “I am not a role model.” Of course we all knew at the time, as did Mr. Barkley I’m sure, that what he’d said was incorrect, for sports stars and other celebrities are indeed role models to children whether we, or they, […]
The Law Of Identity
April 8, 2014 By Leave a Comment
In the world of the politically correct, the Law of Identity has become passé, if not completely meaningless. Yet, without it, we could never understand the world in which we live. While it’s certainly true that the names we apply to things is somewhat arbitrary, those things do possess a unique identity, in and of […]
How Humour Generates A Positive Mindset
April 9, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The Healing Power of Laughter series Part 2 of 2 How Humour Generates a Positive Mindset In the first post on Humour and Stress, I explained how the latest research has shown that laughter has powerful, positive physical effects on the body. However, that is not the only way that a good sense of […]
The Joke’s On Us – Laughter Reduces Stress
March 26, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The Healing Power of Laughter series Part 1 of 2 The Joke’s on Us – Laughter Reduces Stress While working on the Happiness Series recently I came across a quotation that made me grin and gave me pause, causing me to consider the role of laughter and humour in stress relief – and in […]
Finding Happiness Vs. Being Happy
December 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment
For many, the goal of life is to “Be happy.” This begs the question, is “being happy” even possible? Is happiness, as an end in itself, even possible? Is it a worthy, achievable goal, or is it pie-in-the sky thinking? Is happiness a state of mind, or of the heart, or of the spirit? Or […]
Is Happiness A Journey Or A Destination?
December 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment
“Happiness is a journey, not a destination,” said Father Alfred D. Souza, an Australian writer/philosopher. But, what does this mean? Today we begin a series of posts about happiness, in which we will try to discover the answer to this question. It might be helpful to examine the quotation from Fr. Souza in full… “For […]
How To Create An Emotional Safety Net – And Reduce Stress
June 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Emotional turmoil seems to be a constant in modern society. This can lead to greatly increased stress, not to mention anxiety and depression. Creating an emotional safety net may be the solution you are looking for to reduce stress in your life, and increase your happiness quotient. Detach yourself emotionally from stressors The emotional attachment […]
