I had the privilege of presenting the first of four interactive laughter classes at a retirement community in Chicago. 85 residents came to the event and all participated to their comfort level and all seemed to have a wonderful time. I saw it on their faces, heard it...
Habits and Happiness “Habits and Happiness importantly reminds us that, scientifically, happiness can be a choice if we change our behavior.”- Shawn Achor Before Taking Positive Psychology my thoughts about the course were: I thought Positive Psychology would focus on...
“Count your age by friends not years. Count your life by smiles not tears” John Lennon I was at an Open Heart Meditation class recently, which is different from a traditional meditation class in that the meditation is done through the heart and not the head. A...
The Science of happiness The founding father of positive psychology Martin Seligman (1998) advocated fellow psychologist to contemplate the reasons for why people were happy? He furthermore stated that “psychology was half-baked……. the side of strength, the side of...
When is it time to remove yourself from a group or quit a job? How about when you’re in a volunteer group or an organization you joined for fun? You join a group or organisation for fun then something happens along the way and you get that feeling in your gut that...
In my last blog, I talked about happiness and a life worth living. So coming back to positive emotion and inevitably happiness. Positive emotion is “any emotion which leads to growth”. So for me, this brings happiness into question because like any emotion it can lead...
“Don’t worry, be happy!” or so the song goes. A few more songs come to mind like “Oh happy days”, “Sha-la-la (Make me happy)” (Al Green), “Happy birthday” but my favourite has to be “Happiness” (Ken Dodd). “Happiness, happiness, the greatest gift that I possess” other...
In every aspect of daily life there are many different choices and decisions to be made and constantly trying to make the ‘right choice’ can be a source of stress. Whilst we might think that having more choices in life must be better, research suggests that this is...
It all depends on what you decide to look at, hear, enjoy, and focus on. It was a bumpy ride with delays, bad weather, deplaning, more delays, and more bad weather. Although we had clear skies in Memphis, storms were at full force in Chicago. And, so, we were forced...