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“I read in today’s paper that a Columbia University study spent ten-years rating the health impact of happiness on more that 1,700 people. The researchers concluded that happy people are more likely to have less heart disease than grumpy people. So this suggested consulting wikiHow to find some of the causes happiness, which is the subject of today’s post.”

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This is another well written article about how people can, if they choose, reap the benefits of maintaining a happy and optimistic outlook on life.  Almost every published article I have read about happiness carries the same message, which to many people may sound like self-help.  But this goes beyond your everyday self-help stuff.  The author of this article clearly has done their homework on the science of happiness, and the research he refers to is real and available to anyone who chooses to find it.  You will find several links on the Kids Can Do Anything website to this research.

I have read thousands of pages of literature and listened to hours of lectures and seminars from some of the top scholars on the planet in the field of Positive Psychology, Emotional Development, Personal Growth, Quantum Physics and Neuroscience and the scientific evidence is overwhelming that not only can we choose to experience more happiness in our daily lives than unhappiness, but it is actually a lot easier than you might think.  Replacing any habit can be challenging, and changing the habits we have in terms of how we think also poses a great challenge to many people because of years and years of the same pattern of negative thinking.  But the really good news is that the human brain is built for change.  We can, if we choose, change our way of thinking to a more productive and positive way of thinking in 30 days or less of consciously doing what it takes. This article has simple techniques anyone can start using today to begin the process of living a happier life.

Instilling positive thinking, and acting, habits in our children is crucial to their future happiness and successes in all aspects of their lives, not to mention they will be healthier too.

An Exercise in Happiness is a tool for children to use that will help instill these habits.  My children and I have been doing An Exercise in Happiness for a lot longer than 30 days, and the results I see and feel in myself and my kids is truly wonderful.  We FEEL great, and grateful together everyday for the once in a lifetime opportunity to have a lifetime, and to live it to it absolute fullest every moment of every day.

Living life “in the moment” seems to make time slow down.  Another wonderful benefit of BEING HAPPY NOW!

When we changed our beliefs that being successful at something, be it sports, academics or whatever, will lead to our being happier, to being happier will lead to those successes,  everything changed.

Being happy now became our daily priority and everything else has effortlessly followed.

Both boys had their best report cards ever this past semester, and they both noticed how easy it was when their focus was on feeling good in order to do well, and that is exactly what happened.

UPCOMING SPECIAL EVENTS:

I will be a guest on two different radio shows next week (March 8th and March 11th) where I will go into detail about An Exercise in Happiness.  Both shows are available to listen to on-line.

I will post a blog with the time and links to the shows so plase check back, or follow me on twitter, join the Kids Can Do Anything Group on Facebook, or become a friend on Facebook.

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Posted by The Independent

• Wednesday, 6 January 2010 at 09:28 am

Be careful what you wish for, you might just get it. For now that both government and opposition have embraced the happiness agenda, sceptical voices are warning that this marks a disturbing intrusion of the state into the private lives of citizens, and that, far from being benign, attempts to regulate the subjective states of citizens could have sinister implications. Well-being, once absent from political discourse, has become a contested issue at the very heart of it. Continue reading

By: Carol McGarrahan, Associate Editor, Carolina Parent

Smile and the world smiles back at you, the saying goes, and now a growing body of research supports the theory that positive attitudes and behaviors not only improve your sense of satisfaction with the world, but also have concrete and measurable effects on your health and well-being. And the good news: You don’t have to be a born optimist to reap these benefits. Continue reading

“Whether you are coping with a major loss or you are just fearful that one will come your way, there is no time better than the holidays to ponder the aspects of your life for which you are grateful. When we truly feel gratitude throughout our entire being, the world looks a little brighter and things tend to turn in our favor.” Continue reading

“Many struggle with situations at work or home that cannot be altered or avoided. You may find yourself talking with friends and family about increasing levels of stress. It can feel like happiness is more illusive than ever before.

Happiness is different things to different people. To some, it is a life without doubt, anger or sadness. To others, it is the ability to receive pleasant things or to focus on what is good rather than fixing what is wrong. In finding the route to happiness, I am defining happiness as an internal state, usually positive, based on your feelings, traits and strengths. According to Martin Seligman, founder of Positive Psychology and author of Authentic Happiness (2002), there are three levels of happiness: Continue reading

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“If you need to be manifesting more happiness in your life, simply decide to be happy and do it today! The secret to finding happiness is to infuse happiness into all of your activities throughout the day.”

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Every person has the right to live a life of joy, abundance and happiness though so many people don’t realize that they can choose happiness instead of falling victim to the circumstances of life.  It’s really not as complicated as we tend to make it out to be either.  Its about choosing happiness and doing what it takes to find it within yourself, right here, right now. Continue reading

Tal Ben-Shahar, New York Times best selling author and Positive Psychology Professor at Harvard writes six tips that when implemented into our daily life will boost levels of happiness and overall satisfaction with life.  Tal’s first tip is about accepting and acknowledging our emotion.

“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” Continue reading

A recent article by Emily Sohn in Science News for Kids captured my attention.  She speaks of  current research in Positive Psychology  Here is an excerpt:

“If you ask people what they want for their children, most say, ‘I want them to be happy,’” says psychologist and happiness researcher Sonja Lyubomirsky of the University of California, Riverside.

“Not that long ago, however, joy wasn’t considered serious enough for psychologists to study. These scientists traditionally helped people with depression or other mental illnesses.” Continue reading

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Hello, I’m Patrick McMillan. I’m the creator of Kidscandoanything.com and the author of An Exercise in Happiness—an emotional growth in character education program for kids in 3rd to 5th grade.

I want to thank you for being here for our first in an ongoing series of video articles designed to give you some valuable information and some tips as to how to instill emotional intelligence into your kids, both at home and in the classroom. Continue reading