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The Art Of Happiness At Work
"The art of happiness at work" offers a number of different perspectives from which to look at the job we do, and deals with relevant aspects of our modern job, such as motivation or fulfillment.
The other day I found this video, which shows the performance of Nathan "Flutebox" Lee and Beardyman at the Google offices in London.
These two guys are beatboxers, that is, they make sounds with their mouths like a beatbox... to top it up, the one guy also plays the flute while he beatboxes (!!)
Whether you like this kind of music/rhythm or not, check this video: because the guys are great performers, and because they distill high energy. Make sure you watch their performance together, towards the end of the video.
My Mother
I am forever grateful to have a mother who has always stuck by me, and done whatever she could to give me what I wanted and gave me that strength to
This short movie from Life-with-success.com reminds us of a few principles to enjoy life. Relax into the now and let yourself be inspired for the next three minutes:
On how feeling good with ourselves contributes to creating a better reality
Feeling good with ourselves is probably more important than we think... I get the feeling that we wouldn't have as much conflict as we do if we truly felt good with ourselves the majority of time.
Let me explain...
For instance, you get into a disagreement with someone (a friend, your spouse, a work colleague). Somehow it feels important to be right about whatever the issue.
Say a conflict develops from the disagreement, because both parties want to be right. Taken to an extreme, it may cause a heavy argument with the other person.
Now, if you think about it, even if you "win" the argument, it does not feel that good to be right. You may have sacrificed (temporarily) a good relationship, what it could have been a great time between two people.
Let's put that you weren't as concerned with being right as you were with feeling good with yourself. Look at it closely: you do feel better with yourself when you contribute to creating a good relationship rather than an argument.
So you enter the discussion with a different attitude: with an attitude of feeling good about whatever it is you're creating, because it's your life that you're creating. Thus you may then be more interested in understanding, achieving good communication, and creating a pleasurable time out of that interaction.
See how this approach would completely change the way we interact, and what we create in relationships?
Like this example, I can think of many other instances when feeling good with ourselves would only but create a nicer reality for us all.
I invite you to find out which behaviours of yours make you feel good with yourself. Discover how much of a difference you can make!
The 30 Day Challenge
Find out how "Inspiration Now! The 30 Day Challenge" can help you to live in inspiration. The tools it offers are yours for life.
Since I discovered this live web cam to a nest of eagles in British Columbia I have been following these eagles' life with passion.
The two adult eagles have three baby eagles. In the span of about two weeks I have seen them being fed, peck at each other and I have even witnessed the change in their feathers.
The nest has a number of watchers throughout the globe. At peaks I have seen about 1200 people watching the eagles at a time.
Here is a great video from Abraham-Hicks that explains why we may not be getting what we are asking for. Welcome to vibrations explained:
More Inspiration
Danny Freedman is the creator of "Inspiration Now! The 30 Day Challenge" - a 30-day email series designed to bring you inspiration. I took the Challenge about a month ago and I really liked it - I'll be writing a review shortly.
Danny has also created a short inspirational movie which gives us a glimpse of our greatness. Check it out at www.chooseinspirationmovie.com.
Find out more about this movie by following the link.www.chooseinspirationmovie.com
I came across this short inspirational video. Awesome images of Nature and heart-touching quotes - only four minutes of your time, which will be well spent as you relax with these images...
Replenishing our internal energy
If you spend a lot of time focusing your attention on the external world (from TV to gossip magazines to what this person does or what that person says...) you'll eventually find yourself tired, as if depleted from your energy.
In fact that's exactly what happens: you put so much attention and focus on irrelevant things that your energy goes away. Because of the nature of the things you focus on, your energy does not get renewed, but rather it is simply spent.
There is an easy way to recover your energy, however. When you find yourself empty of your own energy and lacking motivation or enthusiasm to do anything, follow these steps:
-Take five to ten minutes away from everything, in a place where you won't be disturbed.
-Sit on a chair with both feet on the floor to help grounding, and clasp your hands together, as if forming a bowl with them.
-Focus on your breathing. Your mind may start wandering, but you'll already do a good thing for yourself if you can keep focused on a cycle of just 8 breaths.
You'll find yourself more and more relaxed, yet aware and energetic. Now you're ready to go!
Happiness...
I wake up every morning and am thankful that I am healthy. I am thankful for having a loving and supportive husband who lets me be me. I am thankful
Sometimes I have found myself looking at what others do and either judging whether that's good or not, or comparing myself to them.
Yet it's not our place to judge others, for we never know what's going on with that person, not to compare ourselves, for we are all different and in that sense we cannot be compared.
At those times I have found that it is in my benefit to care about what I do. Am I living my mission? Am I working on my goals?
So my tip today is: care not for what others do, but for what you do. What gifts are you bringing foward?
Helping somebody else with our experience
I value the tough times I go through for many reasons. Yes, I may not like them that much when I'm going through them - who likes suffering. Yet I get a few good things out of tough times...
I get to grow stronger. I get to see at the mistakes I've made and to face who I really am, the good and the not-so-good in me, and the results of my actions. And I get to learn from them and I extract the lesson.
I also get to have the chance to help somebody else going through similar tough times. For instance, I went through a rough patch a few days ago. This morning I received an email from a friend who described an array of feelings which were just the same as what I had experience through the rough patch.
I wrote back to him offering all the compassion and support I would have liked to receive. I so understood how he felt, and I expressed it to him.
He has just replied to me, and his words have touched me, for I have been able to use my own experience of difficult times to make somebody else feel understood and feel better.
So that is already a good use of having gone through tough times. And just for that, I'm thankful.
Make a difference
We all have the power of making a difference in somebody's life.
When you read "make a difference" you might think that it involves doing something great, something amazing perhaps beyond of your capabilities.
In fact, we can make a difference with small actions that don't take that much time - and they don't have to cost money either.
For instance...
-When you see that couple looking at a map in the street and looking lost, you can stop and ask them if you can help.
-When you travel in public transport you could keep aware of the passengers who come in so that you can give up your seat to whoever needs it.
-When the old lady mistakes you for the shop assistant and asks you about where a product is, you could help her anyway.
-When somebody at your job asks for your attention, you could stop what you are doing and give them your undivided attention.
-You could leave what you are doing at home for a few minutes and go hug your partner, kids, siblings, or whoever you live with.
See, there are plenty of opportunities daily for each of us to make a difference and expand in love and sharing. Today I invite you to be aware of the opportunities that will come to you to make a difference in somebody's life - and act on them.
Now, here's all of us making this a better world :-)
No money - having a blast!!
This is a true story. As the morning waned towards lunchtime there was an individual by the name of Richard and he was trying to get money to
Sometimes, although at a conscious level we may feel fine, there is an underlying current of stress which goes unnoticed but contributes to our being tense and anxious.
This stress may be created by the belief that "we've got to get somewhere" in life, or that "we should be doing something different", or whatever have you.
It is easy though to spot this underlying current of stress, if you so want.
You can at any moment stop what you are doing and check yourself: Are you fully relaxed? I mean fully - no worries about anything, no need to do or be, simply happily living the moment.
You can bring in full relaxation on the spot. The best way to start is to breathe deeply and slowly, not in a harsh way but rather smoothly, so as not to damage your nose.
Then, repeat a calming affirmation a few times. For instance, you could use "I relax", "All is well", "I let go", "I am at peace".
In just a few seconds you'll start feeling how your body expands, how your stomach stops gripping and your chest lets go. You'll start feeling relaxed and lighthearted.
Keep going for a minute or so, and then continue with whatever you were busy with. You'll be more aware of your internal state, and thus more able to dive into relaxation whenever you want.
17 seconds to start creating what you want
I had read in one of the Abraham-Hicks books that it takes only 17 seconds of focused thought to start attracting that which you are thinking about; and it takes only 68 seconds to gather the necessary energy to make that thought very powerful.
I found today this video (five minutes only) which explains exactly that. Here I'm sharing it with you:
"The Optimist Conspectus"
I was led to "The Optimist Conspectus" today through my friend Deb. The site is a compendium of optimism shared by people from every corner of the world.
Have a look, and specially read the post from Jessica Berta. I love how she puts it, "Too much has gone wrong in this world not to raise an eyebrow. But I’ve got hope aplenty."
With the busyness of our lives, it is easy to get entangled in our minds and our thoughts and see the days flying by without even realizing that we are living life.
Take a moment. Sit back and relax. Reflect upon how blessed you are. You have had food today, you have a home, you will sleep in a comfortable bed tonight. Not to talk about the fact that you have clothes to wear, you can see, and you are loved by a bunch of cool people.
Give Thanks for all that you enjoy, for the comfort you have every day. Give it a heart-full Thank You, or a bunch of Thanks.
Yeah, baby, being alive rocks!
Shaheen Jafargholi
This 12-year-old boy singing will raise your spirit, no doubt...
Positive imagination for tough times
You know when you have one of those days... you may have argued with your partner, received some bad news, dealt with difficult people at your day job, and found frustration in almost every thing you have dedicated your attention to...
What do you do when you feel you're about to explode? How do you keep on dealing with the world successfully when you feel like just walking out from it all?
Bring in your positive imagination: an easy way to help you take one more step. Picture someone who really matters to you: perhaps the friend who has always supported you, perhaps the parent who has always encouraged you, or the grandparent who has always believed in you no matter what.
Imagine that person being there, next to you. Imagine how they would lovingly look at you, understanding your frustration. Know that they only want the best for you, and imagine them encouraging you to simply take the next small step. "You can", they tell you with a smile.
Let the imagined scene bring you sufficient strength to take the next step. Know that the loved person is there supporting you, whether you can see them or not.
Know that you are loved, and that You Can.
Fantastic tip to calm down
Too many things in your mind? Worried almost constantly about a specific issue? Then try this easy way to calm your mind down and get rid of stress, no matter the situation.
It's as easy as turning back to what gives us life: our breath. Pay attention to your breath. Start breathing slowly and deeply. Be with your breath as you keep on moving and doing whatever you have to do.
With each breath in, say or picture in your mind the word "In". With each breath out, say or picture in your mind the word "Out".
Imagine and feel that your stress and your worry go away with the word "Out".
Keep on breathing slowly and deeply. Make being with your breath the most important thing, over anything else.
After a few minutes you'll start feeling more relaxed and calm. If you then continue being with your breath you will gaining increased energy and focus.
Being with your breath works for any situation. Give it a go and you'll see it for yourself.
Affirmations For Women
For all women: use these affirmations for women and use them to become your greatest!
The other day I came across this video to practice a few easy qigong exercises. Not only do they feel really gentle and soothing, but they are also energizing and bring about a positive state of mind. Check it out!
This woman will surprise you...
...and I sign up for having her vitality when I get to be her age :-)
Positive Finances
Find out how you can use positive thinking to experience positive finances.
Laughing is contagious! Take a couple of minutes of your time to listen to this laugh track. I specially like the second one, with echo. See how this laugh track brings a smile to your face...
In this beautiful sunny Friday (at least in London) I urge you to open your heart to what you already have in your life, to express your gratitude for it all, and to live the day of today to the fullest, completely in love with your life.
You see, everything changes. What it is today will not be anymore at some point. I'm not saying that this is good or bad; changes are natural. What matters, though, is that this moment is unique and it won't come again.
So have a look at what you do have in your life, as of now: perhaps your family is well, you have an amazing partner with whom to spend time, you are healthy, and you have no major problems in your life... and all that is sufficient to feel truly blessed at this moment.
Wishing you an even more blessed weekend!
Talking to the voice - Message to Women
Being a woman and going through the experience of hormonal changes every month I have learned a few things... first thing is, do not take any important decisions when you're feeling wobbly! :-)
Serious, so there you are, and everything is alright, yet your thoughts are going as if by themselves on the line of "I'm not good enough", "I don't look nice", "Why is everybody so unhelpful?", and so on...
And you know that if you just listen to the voice long enough, you'll feel really bad and really down. Yet by now you know that that's not the real "you" - only the temporarily distraught woman through hormonal changes. And you don't particularly feel like interrupting the good flow of your life by feeling down.
So how do you deal with that sabotaging voice?
I have found that this works very well: when you start noticing your own negative thoughts (the voice telling you that something is wrong - perhaps insisting that something is wrong with you), tell her to shut up.
Yeah, that simple.
You're the master. You're the Queen. You rule. You tell the negative voice to shut up and then focus on doing something that makes you feel good, or focus on the things you're grateful for. If the voice even dares to show up again, show her where the door is. Do it again and again whenever the voice turns up, and it will come to a point when the voice will turn up but will have almost zero power, because she knows your answer: "Bye bye, I've got nicer things to do than listening to you".
You're the Queen, remember that.
Thank You Life
I appreciate life, and everything in it... this helps me achieve all of my goals, one by one, until I will achieve them all :) Thank
I came across this quote the other day, and I find it reflects very well the fact that our point of power is always in the Now:
"The expectation that something bad will happen stems from the belief that something bad has happened, neither of which, on the most fundamental level, is true."
-Alan Cohen
Infinite Possibilities
Discover the gifts that the 12-hour audio set "Infinite Possibilities" has: this is the real manual to start building the life you want today.
Check out this video where Louis C.K. talks about the amazing life we have nowadays and how people are not happy, with a large dose of humour. Laughing and realizations guaranteed!
My wife and my boys
I am so thankful for my wife and my boys. They are the joy of my life. I feel so blessed when we are together. I am also highly thankful because God
"50 ways to change your mind and change the world" by Chuck Spezzano offers us a complete manual to live a happier and more peaceful life, covering all principles which may be an issue in our lives.
