Here we have more words of wisdom from Robert Emmons. This lesson is on how to transform suffering into an opportunity for growth. He quotes Abraham Maslow, who we heard from recently in The Creative Spirit Of The Self-Actualizer last month. It continues on the gratitude theme from A Gratitude Practice to Increase Happiness from […]
Jon Kabat-Zinn On Mindfulness In Healing
June 17, 2015 by
Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn spoke last year (in 2011) at Dartmouth College. The topic of his speech is “The Healing Power of Mindfulness.” Some of the ways we use our minds includes worry about things that haven’t happened yet and planning what will happen next. He said, “In this moment, your life is just like this!” Recent […]
A Gratitude Practice to Increase Happiness
June 16, 2015 by
Robert Emmons has been investigating the psychological effects gratitude on happiness. One of his studies utilized a gratitude practice to increase happiness and health. Emmons divided the participants into three groups. The group called the gratitude condition kept a weekly journal about five things they were grateful for. The group called the hassles condition wrote […]
Give Back to Your Community
June 15, 2015 by
One of the Seven Principles of Mindfulness in Healing is to give back to your community when you are ready. This is important for two reasons. The first reason is that a gift of service to your community has the benefit of getting you out of yourself long enough to serve others. This releases tension […]
Discover the Purpose of Your Life with Jean Houston
June 14, 2015 by
“The 3 Keys To Discovering & Living Your Life’s Purpose” with Dr. Jean Houston Thursday, June 18th, 2015 at 5pm Pacific Time Special Bonus Below Do you ever feel like there must be…more? Regardless of how happy you are with your life, do you wish you felt more fulfilled and had a greater sense of […]
Discovering Your Life’s Purpose FREE Online Training with Dr. Jean Houston
June 13, 2015 by
“The 3 Keys To Discovering & Living Your Life’s Purpose” with Dr. Jean Houston Thursday, June 18th, 2015 at 5pm Pacific Time Special Bonus Below Join one of the most respected spiritual luminaries of our time, bestselling author Dr. Jean Houston, as she reveals her powerful process for truly discovering your purpose, and then integrating […]
15 Powerful Lessons for a Happy Marriage – Purpose Fairy
June 12, 2015 by Leave a Comment
15 Powerful Lessons for a Happy Marriage. “Most people get married believing a myth that marriage is beautiful box full of all the things they have longed for; Companionship, intimacy, friendship etc … The truth is, that marriage at the start is an empty box, you must put something in before you can take anything […]
How to Recover from Failure
June 12, 2015 by
Dr. Alex Lickerman provides us with these words of wisdom today on how to recover from failure with determination. These are teachings from the Pure Land tradition of Nichiren Buddhism. This form of Japanese Buddhist practices focuses on the Lotus Sutra and relies on the Gohonzon – the chanting of Namu Myoho Renge Kyo. The […]
How to Believe in Yourself Again – Purpose Fairy
June 11, 2015 by Leave a Comment
How to Believe in Yourself Again. There are times in life when things don’t go our way. Times when we meet with failure, defeat, fear and insecurity. And when that happens, because we are so used to taking our sense of worth from the things we do, from our worldly successes and daily accomplishments, we […]
Should we be Afraid of Emptiness?
June 11, 2015 by
Should we be afraid of emptiness? If you think so, you may be incorrect. Just think about it. Pick up any piece of paper. It could be a newspaper or a piece of paper that you use to take notes on. What do you see in this piece of paper? Some people will say, “It […]
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