Posts Tagged ‘Emotions’

Is there a science to happiness?  According to the girl Scouts, the answer is a resounding “yes”.

Recently the Girl Scouts merit badges underwent a major overhaul.  One of the merit badges in particular was very controversial.  Girl Scouts can now earn a Science of Happiness badge.  The thought process is that happiness can be scientifically analyzed.

How do the Scouts earn this badge?  They follow a scientific method to study their own happiness and that of others.  The involve themselves in a variety of activities.  They help others.  They learn to forgive.  They keep journals. Read the rest of this entry »

How much fun are you having in your life?

Successful people have fun doing what they “do”.  From the outside it may appear as if the super achievers are super disciplined and self-sacrificing.  However, their success is actually attributable to what really drives them — FUN!  Yes, they actually have more fun in their work than others.

Research shows that these individuals took the time to select a career that would incorporate their natural talents and abilities.  And, most notably,  these individuals chose a path that encompassed something they were passionate about. Read the rest of this entry »

Have you ever considered that wanting something to make you happy is a sure way to make yourself miserable? Can happiness be created by something outside of you?  Does happiness exist in the car, the house, the job, the spouse? The idea that happiness can be created outside of you is an ill conceived notion.   But, can you be without want?  Consider Mooji’s way of looking at “want” and the “wanting” of happiness…a few short minutes that may change the way you look at life.

There’s been a long debate as to whether or not listening to music helps you improve what you’re doing or is merely a distraction. As the medical research on this topic deepens, so does the evidence that the kids in school begging to turn the radio on were right all along. Music is shown to have a positive effect on grades and produce positive emotional and physical effects as well. It’s the unconscious mind at work.

We go through various emotional phases throughout the day. The music we listen to varies according to the mood that we’re in. The right song can cheer us up, break us down, or start a mosh pit. Sometimes it’s the song in it’s entirety that gets us going and at other times just the tune can spark the imagination and the emotions like nothing else. Music with energy encourages us to work faster and harder, increasing our output potential. Strong, steady beats can increase perseverance, boost determination, increase motivation and distract us from Read the rest of this entry »

Many of us crucify ourselves between two thieves – regret for the past and fear of the future. – Fulton Ousler

If guilt is the most useless emotion, worry has to slide in as the second. The only reason we call guilt useless before worry is because it’s already in the past, where we are not. Worry is equally if not more pointless and detrimental to our lives. It can hold us back, scare us and can even have negative physical effects on us. Let’s take a look at worry and why we’re better off without it.

Worry likes to think of all the worst possible “what-if’s” about things that we have no control over and makes us believe we are subject to their outcome. It always looks to the negative side of things. While guilt tells us in the past we were totally in control and have messed up, worry plays the opposite hand and tries to show us that we are and will be Read the rest of this entry »