How To Promote Instant Feelings Of Satisfaction?

cup of coffee

By using every opportunity to feel happy, you awaken positive feelings that can buoy your spirits. Here are just a few possibilities:

In the morning, become aware of the rising sun; at breakfast deeply inhale the fragrance of your coffee. Read the rest of this entry »

Creative Advertising Idea: Use Your Countries Mascot Or Symbol

New Zealand for example has actually quite a few mascots and symbols such as the fern and the most popular Kiwi. But what about the lesser known and yet super cute Pukeko??? An electricity company is behind the video presented here and I like it. How can you not like a bird with funny looking XXL sized claws?

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Art’n Projects: Maori Kete Harakeke

Maori weaving is full of symbolism and hidden meanings, embodied with the spiritual values and beliefs of the Maori people. I always loved those traditional feather ketes and couldn’t resist trying to create my own. Here is the result:

maori kete bag

You can buy a basic kete and decorate it with found objects such as shells.

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Food For Happiness: Creamy Herb And Garlic Chicken With Gnocchi

gnocchi

Very simple and delicious:

Prep time: 5 minutes

Cook time: 20 minutes

Serves 4

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Expand Your Imagination

 woman smelling flower

Read the following visualizations, then close your eyes and invoke a vivid impression in your mind:

Imagine the SOUND of:

A church bell tolling on Sunday morning

A cricket, chirping outside your window at night

A coyote howling at the moon

Imagine the TOUCH sensation of:

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11 Secrets For A Better Life

sunflower

  1. Accept your flaws and don’t dwell on them.
  2. Adopt an optimistic outlook, which is different from positive thinking.
  3. Be a realist – don’t live through your fantasies.
  4. Show some gratitude for what you have.
  5. Don’t prejudge people or situations. Read the rest of this entry »

Funny Picture: Now That’s A Good Dog

How To Set Goals

pair of glasses on calendar

Seven steps need to be followed to obtain the optimum results from goal setting. (Locke and Latham, 1984, pp.27-37)

  1. Specify the general objective and tasks to be done.
  2. Specify how performance will be measured.
  3. Specify the standard or target to be reached.
  4. Specify the time span involved.
  5. Prioritize goals.
  6. Rate goals according to their difficulty and importance.
  7. Determine coordination requirements.

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Turn Yourself Into A Dancing Christmas Scrooge

dancing scrooge

That’s a christmas greeting with a difference. Load your picture and transform yourself into a dancing scrooge. Have Fun:-)

SCROOGE ME

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Positive Psychology: Feel-Good Factors That Work

smiling cartoon face

Combining a feel-good state of mind and good physical health – that is the art of living and, indeed, you can acquire this art:

Pamper yourself. Enjoy the things you desire, including sweets and wine. Enjoy, but keep control.

Seek more body contact (loving touches, massages, erotic ones too).

Allow yourself to daydream (consciously looking at and observing nature).

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