How To Grow Faster Emotionally, Psychologically, Socially and Spiritually

October 10, 2010

Life today is faster than ever before.  There’s very little space for thought.  And so we can easily get swept away by a tidal wave and find ourselves lost without ever realising what happened.  Yet, ultimately, what will define our life is the choices we make as to how we will invest the time we [...]

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The Recipe For Happiness

September 26, 2010

When Judy Garland was filming the scene in which she has to slap the Cowardly Lion, in ‘The Wizard of Oz’ she couldn’t stop giggling.  Which wasn’t a lot of fun for the Actor playing the Lion.  So to motivate Judy, the Director took her aside and slapped her.  They shot the scene perfectly on [...]

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How Impatience Could Kill Your Dreams… And Harry Potter

September 7, 2010

Harry Potter is a hugely successful franchise.  It’s creation made JK Rowling into the first billionaire author and runner up for Time Magazine’s 2007 Person of the Year.  The final book, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” was released on July 21, 2007, and sold 11 million copies on the first day of its release, [...]

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How To Love Your Life

August 30, 2010

Last week’s post argued that love was the path to happiness.  I wrote the post, sent out the link… and then kicked myself. I’d left out a key part.  The obvious next question is, how do you love? And the answer is that the path to love is paved with joy.  For love is the [...]

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Why Love Is The Path To Happiness

August 23, 2010

Someone asked me the other day what the difference is between love and infatuation and with that at the back of my mind, as I watched a Steve Jobs speech (posted below), it made me think.   What struck me was that the answer is really the difference between real lasting happiness and hedonic pleasure. [...]

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Emotional Healing Through Learning To Love (OK, Like a Little) Pain And Discomfort

August 17, 2010

When I first started this website, I wanted to share some of the quotes, stories and poems that I found most inspiring. My favourite among these was a poem that has since become fairly famous, The Invitation by Oriah Mountain Dreamer.  I loved the cold, bluntness that speaks of the challenge to living authentically. Recently [...]

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Why Are Some People Selfish And Others Selfless?

July 4, 2010

Our biggest problems and main source of stress is other people. Every day we see people acting thoughtlessly or without care for others. Parents who go on holiday, or to a bar, and leave their young kids alone. Drivers that endanger others. Workers that take all the credit for other people’s ideas. Financial Speculators that [...]

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The Formula For Stress And Contentment

February 27, 2010

There is a formula that can reliably predict how stressed or content you will be.  Essentially it boils down to how insistent you are that the world lives up to your personal ideals and expectations. Almost all of us bemoan the circumstances of our lives.  We get frustrated that our loved ones do not live [...]

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Authenticity Or Suffering.

June 19, 2009

I had an idea for a post I wanted to write.  Then before I had a chance to write it I received this email, which gave the perfect setting for the idea.

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Happiness Newsletter

March 9, 2009

“Do You Ever Wonder How You Could Possibly Be Happy Now?”   I know, your circumstances are different… You couldn’t possibly be happy with everything that’s going on in your life.   But perhaps there is a way… for you to be happy without changing your job… your spouse.. or your circumstances. Perhaps there is [...]

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