yada “Don’t look for faults. Look for the lessons in everything that has happened to you. Look for the good in the bad, look for the beautiful in the ugly… Take the best out of every experience. Allow your challenges to make you better not bitter.”~ Luminita D. Saviuc, 15 Things You Should Give Up to […]
A Natural Inclination to Compassion
March 5, 2016 by Leave a Comment
tata Buddha vs. Hobbes I think everybody has a natural inclination to compassion. It gets covered over by frustration, ignorance, bad experiences, bad karma, but underneath it, as they say, everybody has a Buddha-nature which is compassionate. This is exactly the opposite of the Hobbesian view, which is that underneath everybody is a snarling animal. […]
Are We Our Own Worst Enemies?
March 4, 2016 by Leave a Comment
tata Making History Here World history is a record of the effects of the negative and positive thoughts of human beings. This, I think, is quite clear. By reflecting on these past occurrences, we can see that if we want to have a better and happier future, now is the time to examine the mindset […]
Great Compassion
March 3, 2016 by Leave a Comment
yada The Mindlessness of Aggression In the eyes of Great Compassion, there is no separation between subject and object, no separate self. If a cruel and violent person disembowels you, you can smile and look at him with love. It is his upbringing, his situation, and his ignorance that cause him to act so mindlessly. […]
Finding Goals
March 3, 2016 by Leave a Comment
yada “Crocker isn’t the only researcher who has investigated the benefits of taking a tend-and-befriend approach to achieving personal goals. Dave Yeager… has shown that helping students find their bigger-than-self goals improves academic motivation and performance. In one study, college students were given a twenty-minute ‘beyond-the-self’ mindset intervention that included this exercise: Take a moment […]
Harvard researchers discovered the one thing everyone needs for happier, healthier lives – The Washington Post
March 3, 2016 by Leave a Comment
And it has nothing to do with work or money. Source: Harvard researchers discovered the one thing everyone needs for happier, healthier lives – The Washington Post
Cultivating Self-Love and Self-Acceptance
March 3, 2016 by Leave a Comment
yada “To love yourself right now, just as you are, is to give yourself heaven. Don’t wait until you die. If you wait, you die now. If you love, you live now.” ~ Alan Cohen REMINDER: Today’s happiness theme is “self-love and self-acceptance.” When I was younger, it was hard for me to accept myself. How could […]
Forgiveness Exercise
March 3, 2016 by
This forgiveness exercise is part of a 21-day Happiness Challenge from Luminita Saviuc, also known as the Purpose Ferry. Forgiveness is a theme that has appeared frequently in these pages. You may recall the article I wrote called A Prayer of Forgiveness in which I told the story of forgiving my brother after many years […]
A Walk in Nature Can Improve Memory
March 2, 2016 by
In a recent study at the University of Michigan, researchers found that a walk in nature can improve memory. The study was reported in a book by Michael Gelb and Kelly Howell called Brain Power: Improve Your Mind as You Age. They reported, “Poets and philosophers have always counseled people regarding the benefits of being […]
Gratitude and Interbeing
March 1, 2016 by Leave a Comment
yada “A Chinese proverb says that those who drink the water must remember those who dug the well. Everything we do, every accomplishment we have, every milestone we pass has come in part because of the efforts of others. There are no self-made men or women. If we can remember that, we can be grateful. […]
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