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Yesterday's happiness
April 23
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Sometimes, we don’t need big speeches or entire books to make us open our eyes and to inspire us to make changes in our attitude, way of thinking and behaviour. A few simple but powerful words said at the right moment can have much more weight. These are 10 of our most liked motivational phrases […]
If you take a moment to reflect on our lifestyle, you’ll notice that we live in a period which only a few years ago (not to mention decades or centuries) would have been perceived as total science fiction. Think about the internet, smartphones, transportation, augmented reality, the growth of the digital world and the big […]
There are many good and effective methods to improve our lives, but there is one which is unique in its simplicity, and it’s known as The Four Agreements. The Four Agreements is a concept created by Mexican Doctor Don Miguel Ruiz. Ruiz began his professional career as a conventional doctor, stepping away from his family’s […]
If I spend more than half of my waking hours doing something that causes more pain than joy, can the rest of the day compensate enough to still have the potential of making me a happy person? We could discuss the answer, but most probably it would be no. Now, can I still be happy […]
Being able to recognize a feeling and identify a problem is the first step towards solving it. What usually happens is that there comes a moment when you start feeling a bit uncomfortable with something in your life. This discomfort grows until you can no longer ignore it, and finally you start reflecting on it […]
A few days ago, I stumbled upon a New York Times article titled “How To Breathe”. The articled featured some wise words from an 80-year-old Argentine-born Israeli clarinet player who offered his advice on using the breathing process as a method to gain peace of mind and overall well being. Reading this article drew me […]
Our social connections are a key factor in our well-being. It is proven that family and friends have a huge impact on our happiness, and the more quality time we spend with them, the higher our spirits are. Feeling close to and valued by other people is a fundamental human need, and our well-being is […]
Being happy is pretty simple if we focus on it. We said it before: 40% of our happiness depends on us, on our own actions and attitude. It’s our own habits that play the biggest role, and not the people we have around or our environment, as we would tend to think. You should always […]
A few days ago, someone told me that there was a documentary on Netflix about a tribe or a community in Africa that is ranked as the happiest in the world. Apparently, the reason for their happiness was the simple fact that when lunch time arrives, the whole community gathers around a big table and […]