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September: A Whole Month of Happiness and Wellbeing

September: A Whole Month of Happiness and Wellbeing

Posted on 01. Sep, 2011 by .

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September is the ninth month of the year, yet is named after the word septem, meaning seven as it was originally the seventh month of the year in the Roman calendar. This month a new season begins, whether it is spring in the southern hemisphere or autumn for the north. This month we will consider [...]

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April: A Whole Month of Happiness and Wellbeing

April: A Whole Month of Happiness and Wellbeing

Posted on 01. Apr, 2011 by .

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April is the fourth month of the year and may have been named after the goddess Aphrodite. Celebrated this month are World Creativity Week, World Health Day and International Dance Day. This month I will consider how everybody can be creative and how using your creativity skills can be a great mood booster. In recognition [...]

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On Being Yourself

On Being Yourself

Posted on 24. Jun, 2010 by .

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How easy is it for you to be yourself? Do you ever pretend to be someone you are not, just to fit in? It is not always easy being yourself, especially if you know it goes against popular opinion. However if you have the  to be yourself, you will invariably see yourself in higher esteem. [...]

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10 Time Saving Strategies That Will Also Increase Happiness

10 Time Saving Strategies That Will Also Increase Happiness

Posted on 25. May, 2010 by .

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We all hope to get more time from our day. Most of us, I imagine also want to be happier. This article discusses ways to better manage your time that will help increase your overall mood. 1 Limit television watching to one hour a day By setting this time restriction on your  habit, you have [...]

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Work and leisure

Work and leisure

Posted on 13. Apr, 2010 by .

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Having a so-called passive , has an impact on how active a person is in their leisure time. But only if you are a man, according to a study conducted by researchers at University College London. A passive job was defined as one where the worker had little  and not much . Over 6,000 civil [...]

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Experiencing social flow

Experiencing social flow

Posted on 16. Mar, 2010 by .

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Having a  can boost happiness levels. You are actively involved in a task that is challenging (but achievable) and goal-oriented. Afterwards you feel great. New research suggests that you can feel even better afterwards if you carry out your task with other people. A survey and two experiments conducted by Walker of Bonaventure University in [...]

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Make Time for a Music Bath

Make Time for a Music Bath

Posted on 23. Sep, 2009 by .

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‘Take a music bath once or twice a week for a few seasons, and you will find that it is to the soul what the water bath is to the body.’ Oliver Wendell Holmes I love finding easy, simple things that people can do to boost their health, happiness and overall wellbeing. And listening to [...]

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Emotional Eating: Don’t Let Food Control Your Life

Emotional Eating: Don’t Let Food Control Your Life

Posted on 06. Aug, 2009 by .

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“Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are.” Anthelme Brillat-Savarin What is emotional eating? Food glorious . If you are reading this then you are one of the fortunate people that has access to plentiful amounts of food. You can go to your cupboard or fridge and find something to [...]

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Getting in Touch With Your Creative Side

Getting in Touch With Your Creative Side

Posted on 23. Jun, 2009 by .

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Put aside the belief that you’re not the creative type. Given time and space we can all be more creative.  It is not just about creating artwork. It could be a creative solution to your filing crisis at work. It is about finding novel ways of doing things. Creativity can assist problem solving and help [...]

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Positive Psychology and Counselling

Positive Psychology and Counselling

Posted on 23. Jun, 2009 by .

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 is an ever growing branch of psychology and since its ethos is about getting the most out of life, I believe it can be readily used in counselling. For many years psychology has focused on looking at problems and seeing if anything can be done about this. As a result so much focus seems to [...]

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