Six Tips for Happiness

Six Tips for Happiness
Advice from Tal Ben-Shahar.

1. Give yourself permission to be human. When we accept emotions -- such as fear, sadness, or anxiety -- as natural, we are more likely to overcome them. Rejecting our emotions, positive or negative, leads to frustration and unhappiness.

2. Happiness lies at the intersection between pleasure and meaning. Whether at work or at home, the goal is to engage in activities that are both personally significant and enjoyable. When this is not feasible, make sure you have happiness boosters, moments throughout the week that provide you with both pleasure and meaning.

3. Keep in mind that happiness is mostly dependent on our state of mind, not on our status or the state of our bank account. Barring extreme circumstances, our level of well being is determined by what we choose to focus on (the full or the empty part of the glass) and by our interpretation of external events. For example, do we view failure as catastrophic, or do we see it as a learning opportunity?

4. Simplify! We are, generally, too busy, trying to squeeze in more and more activities into less and less time. Quantity influences quality, and we compromise on our happiness by trying to do too much.

5. Remember the mind-body connection. What we do -- or don't do -- with our bodies influences our mind. Regular exercise, adequate sleep, and healthy eating habits lead to both physical and mental health.

6. Express gratitude, whenever possible. We too often take our lives for granted. Learn to appreciate and savor the wonderful things in life, from people to food, from nature to a smile.

The Wonders of Nature.

08:39 03/28/2007

I came into work today and saw a crow flying about all crazy like. I looked closer and noticed the crow had not suffered from dementia, but rather was attempting to protect a nest(?) from being attacked by a band of marauding squirrels! It was pretty neat. The crow was sitting on a limb of the tree and an instant later, he leaned forward and fell off the limb head first and dove to what I assume was a ground attack of some kind.

It was like something you would see on National Geographic on eagles only I was watching it for real, in the wilderness next to my office. How cool is nature?

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Stars Raise Money for Obama

Wednesday, February 21, 2007
BY: WENN

A galaxy of stars including George Clooney, STEVEN SPIELBERG and Eddie Murphy helped raise $1.3 million at a fundraiser for Democrat US Presidential hopeful BARACK OBAMA last night (20FEB07).

The event at a hotel in Beverly Hills, California was organised by Spielberg and his Dreamworks studio co-founders JEFFREY KATZENBERG and DAVID GEFFEN.

Other celebrities in attendance included singer/songwriter JACKSON BROWNE.
Obama told the audience, "Don't sell yourselves short; you are the storytellers of our age."