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6 Ways To Feel Happy

February 10, 2011
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This is a guest post by Dia Thabet.
Dia Thabet has been studying personal development for over 10 years. He coaches people on how to achieve their goals, think positively, and have healthy relationships. For further information, please visit 2achieveyourgoals.
“Nothing has to happen for me to feel good!  I feel good because I’m alive!  Life is a gift, and I revel in it.”  ~ Tony Robbins
You probably know that your health gets affected by your thoughts and emotions.  If you control your thoughts, then you can control your emotions and start feeling happier and healthier.

1.  Expect the positive
In [...]

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What Makes You Happy?

January 20, 2011
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What makes you happy?
The week’s been filled with bad news.
In the United Kingdom:

Fuel prices have gone up
An increase in the rate of inflation
The number of unemployed has risen to 2.5 million.(Office Of National Statistics)
Cuts have been made in the National Health Service.
Politicians are breaking their promises

I must admit, things are tough and slightly worrying. It’s really difficult to see a ray of hope in the midst of the despair and gloom; however this post attempts to find out what makes you happy, create a bit of fun, brighten your day, possibly make you smile, relax and remind you of your [...]

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The Benefits Of Flexible Optimism

October 27, 2010
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Pop Quiz: Can you spot two facial expressions in this picture?
I read an article today by Holly Gilbert on the CNN Money Blog titled ‘Women are more optimistic than men about finances.’ Once again, I feel this research is subjective but :
A telephone survey carried out by Citigroup shows that 56% of women believe that business conditions will improve next year compared to 50% of men.
66% of women were hopeful that their own personal financial situations would improve, compared with 62% of men.
Lisa Caputo, CEO of Citibank’s Women & Co. business, believes that the optimism is borne out of measures [...]

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The Development Of The Intimate Relationship

August 12, 2010
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This is a guest post by Clearly Composed. It also featured on this months edition of The Life Skills Magazine.
Clearly Composed is the pen name of an avid blogger, freelance writer, daydreamer, domestic goddess, budding athlete and eternal soul dedicated to sharing the development of a healthy and balanced life filled with wellness, personal fulfillment, beauty and joy. Her passions include living in the forest, taking care of the world’s most adorable dogs, fiction writing, yoga and making soup. Check out more of her work on her site Graceful Balance. “Amazingly enough at around forty years old I discovered who [...]

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40 Benefits Of Happiness

April 21, 2010
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A report published on the BBC website today shows a research carried out by scientists at the University of Edinburgh analysing celebrity Twitter messages in a bid to find out how happy the senders are.
The researchers believed the study could provide insights into the emotional well-being of the general population as they looked at word patterns in the tweets of 13 celebrities.
Basketball player Shaquille O’Neale ( woo hoo!!! I love Shaq) was said to be the happiest tweeter, followed by cyclist Lance Armstrong and television presenter Jonathan Ross (one of my favourites although the Andrew Sachs episode can’t be easily [...]

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