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Happiness is Contagious

Guest post by Silvia Mordini In 1948, scientists and doctors began the most comprehensive study on heart disease ever conducted. Over 60 years later, the Framingham Heart Study still continues. Because the study involves so many people and spans such a long time period, there are many different aspects that scientists continue to study. One of their key findings relates to the happiness theory. Scientists found that we experience happiness through social connections. Therefore, the … [Read more...] about Happiness is Contagious

3 Ways to Overcome Self-Sabotage

Don’t you just love all the positive "SELF" compound words: Self-Love, Self-Confidence, Self-Awareness, Self-Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Self-Worth, Self-Care and so on. I appreciate these because of the experience I've had with that other self-word. Self-Sabotage. New York Times #1 best selling author Debbie Ford writes,"Overcoming self-sabotage…is one of the most important conversations you'll ever have with yourself. Honor it and know that it will change your life." The question is, are … [Read more...] about 3 Ways to Overcome Self-Sabotage

5 Steps to Unleashing Joy, Opening Up, & Being More Yourself

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” – Albert Einstein How much of the time is the authentic YOU showing up in the world? Do you have a different persona for your work, home life, friends, strangers, and the check-in person at the airport? Stress, grief, past or current pain or trauma, illness, or anxiety can cause us to retreat inward. Just like preparing a house to survive the impact of a … [Read more...] about 5 Steps to Unleashing Joy, Opening Up, & Being More Yourself

Three Powerful Ways to Hit The “Pause” Button

For many of us, life seems to dash by at breakneck speed. Like a game character jumping through hoops, solving puzzles and facing challenges, it can sometimes feel as if we are being propelled forward with little agency or control, thoughtlessly rushing from one thing to the next; then realising that months have disappeared and we’re not entirely sure what we’ve done with them. Luckily, however, we don’t have to rely on someone else to press pause and give us some much-needed breathing space - … [Read more...] about Three Powerful Ways to Hit The “Pause” Button

Is Information Overload Making it Harder to be Happy?

Dissatisfaction, discontentment, and out-and-out unhappiness are a surprisingly ubiquitous feature of modern life. Mental health issues are a growing public health concern, rates of stress, anxiety and depression are rising sharply among the UK’s teenage girls and the United States has become 5% unhappier over the past 10 years. All this comes despite the fact that, objectively speaking, modern humans in wealthy countries are probably some of the luckiest people that have ever lived. There are … [Read more...] about Is Information Overload Making it Harder to be Happy?

The Transformational Power of Journaling

After surviving an emotionally and physically abusive stepfather, multiple arrests, six years in high school, and time in drug rehab, I managed to become a lawyer and business owner. In order for me to continue on the right track and cope with the trauma I endured I needed tools to help me become the best version of myself. To that end, I created a morning routine that would set me up to be able to blaze my own path to true fulfillment. After my morning meditation, I would … [Read more...] about The Transformational Power of Journaling