What
things make me feel the happiest and most fulfilled?
I can't deal with all the pithy catchphrases and «Be Gretchen» slogans, but I would probably benefit from a simplified version of her approach: just observing what
things make me feel happy, not in the short term, but in my life over time.
Not exact matches
Thinking about
things you enjoy can be almost as effective as actually doing the activity which
makes you
happy: «the part of the brain responsible for
feeling pleasure, the mesolimbic dopamine system, can be activated when merely thinking about something pleasurable, such as drinking one's favorite brand of beer or driving one's favorite type of sports car.
Some
things are definitely worth the extra expense if it
makes your product better, your customers
happier and your employees
feel more appreciated and more productive.
True happiness comes from your inner landscape —
things like loving yourself, providing for your family, having
happy moments with friends and
feeling proud of how you are
making a living.
One word that
makes us
happy: Progress [21:21] We grow because that helps us give more — share it with someone you love, it magnifies it [22:04] More excited about feeding one billion people than any material
thing, so much more meaning when it's not just about you [22:19] The challenge is our brain: it's looking for what's wrong, because that helps you survive [22:30] Peak state = high energy,
feel extraordinary, producing results is easy [22:46] Low energy state = say
things and do
things that hurt your relationship [23:39] Peak State = Beautiful state, Low - energy state = suffering state [24:08] Over achievers don't suffer, right?
Trying to be someone else and trying to live up to expectations put on you by a Pastor or church moral police is what leads people to sneak to do
things and
feel guilty about doing the
things that
make them
happy.
And just so you know, the fact that more and more people like you
feel the need to speak up with your hatred of all
things biblical or Christian,
makes people like me very
happy because it tells us that the very book, the Bible, that you diss, is absolutely right because it has been warning us for hundreds of years that thoughts like yours will increase.
The next
thing I remember was waking up, I got out of bed and it dawned on me I had been asleep, I
felt strangely
happy, I
made breakfast and turned on the radio, the usual stuff, no problem.
i can
feel love for him throughout my heart and soul... i want to grow old with this man... i am 47 and he is 45... he has never been married... he said there is not a chance of getting back together again regardless of how we
feel towards each other because we committed adultery and God will never forgive us and it will be wrong to do so... so am i supposed to go on living my life being so deeply in love with this man i can never have... why would God put him in my life to
make me
feel so spiritually
happy, so wonderful, so at peace with myself and someone I can finally worship Him with just to take him away from me... I've never been with someone who was so religious and i thought this was it... i finally have someone to read the bible with and go to church with and put God first and share
things with my self and my daughter as a loving relationship would be....
Borysenko agrees that the first step in any case is to take time to journal — what you think the problem is, how you're
feeling — and then take inventory of the
things that
make you
happy and bring you joy.
The only
thing he has to worry about are his own
feelings and what
makes him
happy.
But the
feeling is not only that, God
made the women body to adapt to the men body, like a puzzle, if you force a piece to enter it will distort the image right it is the same
things for your body, sex does not only mean baby, but it is only when you join with a compatible body that it is not a sin, God is the best doctor because he
made your body, only he know the result in your body and he is also your Father, who's father do not want this child healthy or
happy, or better the night thinks even if it is not your fault «why does my child as to suffer all this, and walk in the difficult road».
Sometimes I worry what I would do to
make myself
happy if I was
feeling too unwell to do
things to take my mind off being unwell.
I know it's a massive cliche, but
things like yoga now
make me so
happy, and I find it a lot less isolating to think that I'm leaving a party earlier than I would would have done in another life to go to bed but I» l wake up
feeling well and that means I get to go to a class I love in the morning.
When I started my blog and instagram account last year I started following way too many people, some because of their food, some for their lifestyle or creativity, some for the aesthetics... but recently I realized that I spend so much time scrolling through my feed, comparing,
feeling bad about my work, my life or simply not good enough that I decided to unfollow quite a few of those accounts, keep only the ones that
make me
feel good and positive and to focus more on creating, shooting, baking, styling so basically all those
things that
make me
happy and fulfilled and being the reason why I started doing this in the first place!
I'm struggling to find the words to express how I
feel, so today I'm just going to share what's going on in our lives and some
things that
make me
happy and have inspired me.
Without a doubt, fall is my absolute favorite season - college football, cooler weather, soup and stew for dinner, back to school, and pumpkin bread - all of these
things make me so
happy and provide such a
feeling of warmth, security, friends and family.
You are so lucky to have your brother, it must be fantabulous to have that bond, I
feel very envious, and just thinking on it
makes me smile, so it is a
happy thing.
«Once you learn how to be
happy, you won't tolerate being around people or
things that
make you
feel anything less»
I actually agree ama yang haha ok watever he's name is not worth 65 # million he's nearly 30 I get that side
things and unproven in league ya he tears up German league but that league is fadeing every good player gets bought by Europe or Munich I think we keep Giroud and go buy mahrez or zaha either 2 do but I'm getting
feeling miki is in for Sanchez and we mite get Evans but that's it I think it's all arsenal fc
making fans
happy I no we went for ambangyang but did we really pr stunt again just
feels that way 55 # tops for me he's worth like nobody wants him u Gota worry with that bad apple maybe but mahrez or zaha for me keep mr Giroud and get Evans I'm like him good solid experience which we need with kos and mustafi who can be bit mad at times?
every gooner us frustrated and want change why u writing transfer articles and the transfer is so far away surely, an article with a hopeless title like ibra
make anitwenger
happy seriously admin how r we supposed to respond to such an article.there are no antiwenger its desperate fans who love.the club and know if wenger stays we might see the same
thing nxt year as for comments, we all love just arsenal coz its where we can say our
feelings but luks like u not
happy with that to me I hve no problem with the so called antiwenger.why r we calling them this?
Is more painful is the fact that when I started supporting in 2002, chelsea are not even
making top4 and we always win simply against them, look at how
things change, most people are trying to find positives or
feel a bit
happy that we were not demolished, come on WENGER time is running faster no more mediocre
Today, let's
make Arsene and the lads
feel they are divine (yeah,
make Arsene
feel heaven), the last
thing you want is a
happy MAUREEN celebrating over Arsenal (us).
Money aside, you are going to get a good
feeling from winning
things,
making fans
happy and all.
Many Arsenal fans out there, including me, appreciate Wenger's effort and commitment in
making the squad grow but it currently
feels like the club is more concerned about
making a profit than winning
things,
happy to qualify for the Champions League, and and bringing in funds to The Emirates.
Order your list by fun factor — what lights you up and
makes you
happy should go first, and then
things that
feel obligatory or fill you with grumpiness or dread go on the bottom of the list.
Research conducted with parents and children and in conjunction with NHS doctor and expert in child development Dr Ranj Singh tells us that there are many benefits in children having a
thing, including
happier and more confident,
making them
feel unique and helping to develop their identity, connect with others and
make friends.
Some moms have lots of family and friends surround them, others go all out decorating with flowers and other
things that
make them
happy or
feel like celebrating.
I'll just wrap up by saying that I am glad that 83 % of people seem to realize that
making your partner
happy is important, and that it sometimes means doing
things you don't
feel like doing.
«Tell me about one
thing that was challenging for you and one
thing you
felt very accomplished at,» and «What is one
thing that
made you
feel happy today?»
My baby was born 12 weeks early and he spent a total of 48 days in hospital and now at 7 months he sleeps with me and he uses me as a pacifier as well but to be honest i really don't mind at all if it keeps him settle and
feeling safe im
happy as well you just have to do what you think is best for your baby and what your baby is comfortable with i wouldn't do anything to
make him uncomfortable and its good to know that theres other moms out there with the same
thing happening take care all you moms xx
Having a good old rant about Leo's bad behaviour, talking about
things that are stressing me out or reading posts from
happier days really
makes me
feel more positive.
Then have your child draw pictures, or cut out pictures from magazines, of
things that
make him or her
feel happy.
So here's the tool: at night when you put your head on your pillow think of three
things you did that day that
made you laugh or
feel happy, proud or positive.
You can say, «That
makes me have a
happy face,» when
things feel good and «a sad face» when the emotions are negative.
Leslie is a lot of
things, including an expert at
making our guests
feel truly
happy.
No, I wear my baby because it
makes her
happy like nothing else in the world (except maybe nursing) and when baby is
happy, I can
feel that she is sorted out and I can focus on other
things.
While parents have been
happy about learning
things they can do differently to
make life better for their children and themselves, they have also
felt frustrated and guilty (as did I) that they didn't have this information before they had their children.
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Feeling Hurt?
Following the magic of giving birth,
feeling those
happy -
making endorphins, and taking a much needed maternity leave, some unspeakable
things take place.
When I'm done with my routine, I'm
happy because I've done the
things that
make me
feel good.
Healthy and
happy people know the most important
thing is how they
feel, so naturally they don't do anything that
makes them
feel uncomfortable, nor do they force anything.
Because at the end of the day, we all want the same
thing: to eat in a way that
makes us
feel good, so that we can live
happier, healthier lives.
Rinzler reminds us that we need to take breaks during the week, too, and enjoy the
things that
make us
feel relaxed and
happy.
When we
make a commitment to seek out only those
things that
feel good and
make us
happy, we slowly weed out those people and types of behaviors that drag us down.
I have an autoimmune condition, and avoiding these
things makes helps me
feel healthier and
happier.
But it's all too easy to get caught up in the day - to - day grind — work 9 to 5, buy groceries,
make dinner, pay bills, watch TV — and let the
things that
make us
feel truly
happy slide off our priority list.
The great
thing about working out and eating better is its ability to
make us
feel happier, healthier, more confident and full of life.