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7 Simple Ways to Thrive in Tough Times

A guest post by Henri Junttila of Wake Up Cloud. We all go through tough times that frustrate, anger, and depress us. Some people seem to cope with these times better than others. Why is that? I’ve worked for myself my whole adult life, which has allowed me to get very good at dealing with [...]

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Is Flexible Optimism a Key to Happiness?

By Mary Jaksch Is optimism always the best strategy? Or has pessimism also got its place? There are times when it’s natural to feel low: you don’t get the job you want or lose the one you love; you’re forced to sell your home; you lose a loved one; you let go of a dream. [...]

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Synchronicity: How to Decode Life’s Secret Messages

Photo by malias Has this ever happened to you? You start thinking about someone you haven’t seen in years. Next moment you see them walking towards you. Or you remember a long-lost friend. Then the phone rings and you find that it’s her or him on the line! . Carl Jung called such experiences synchronicity. [...]

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Are you an ALL OR NOTHING person? Here’s How to Change

Photo by Nexus Some of us lack a couple of gears; it’s either full power ahead or nothing. Do you suffer from that? I do. My All or Nothing mode was forged a long ago. I come from a family of high achievers and my mother’s way of responding to achievement was — well, see [...]

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17 Sure-fire Ways to Lift Your Spirits

Photo by Nicholasf Do you sometimes feel grumpy? I do. It’s a mood that happens to all of us at times.Grumpiness is an important warning sign that our life is out of balance. There are some simple things you can do to bring your life back into line so that you don’t make a habit [...]

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How Meditation Can Slow the Ageing Process

Photo by artct45 Research has shown that our brain changes if we practise meditation. These changes trigger a more positive frame of mind, and may even slow the ageing process.In his book Destructive Emotions, Daniel Goleman describes a very interesting collaboration between Professor Richard Davidson, a leading brain science, and an experienced Tibetan Buddhist meditator [...]

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Can Meditation Make Us Happier?

Photo E. Carton We all have an emotional thermostat. There is an emotional ‘set-point’ around which our daily mood swings. For some people, the setting is low and they experience mostly darker moods. Others have a higher set-point that allows them to experience sunnier moods. I’m lucky because my set-point is in the ‘happy’ range. [...]

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