GPS to Happiness
Posted on March 29th, 2010 by Frank Clayton
To be Happy, or not to be Happy: that IS the question. You have it within you to decide.
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Assertiveness and Its Relationship to Happiness
Posted on March 26th, 2010 by Frank Clayton
The goal of true assertiveness is not to assert your will upon another – which is more the “I win, you lose” scenario (aggression), but to look for the win/win solution.
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Your NOT To-Do List
Posted on March 23rd, 2010 by Frank Clayton
In today’s busy world, many of us have to-do lists (myself included) – but what about a NOT to-do list? On the top of my NOT to-do list: Do NOT complain. The average person complains SEVENTY times a day! Do NOT blame. Do NOT shame self Do NOT shame others Do NOT guilt self Do [...]
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Student Becomes Teacher of Happiness 101
Posted on March 20th, 2010 by Frank Clayton
I just was told a story by one of my long-time Happiness 101 students. In fact, her attendance record is unblemished. She has been there more than *I* have (I was absent once). She shared with me that she was in the hospital this past week due to fainting spells. The doctors ran many tests [...]
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Count Blessings, Not Sheep
Posted on March 19th, 2010 by Frank Clayton
‘Can’t sleep due to worry? May I suggest the posts “Sleep Your Way to Happiness” and “Worry Efficiently“? Here’s a new technique, instead of laying there, worrying: count your blessings! This employs a number of techniques: First, you are interrupting your negative downward spiral by actively occupying your mind with positives. Contemplating the positives in [...]
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Building Your Positive Muscles
Posted on March 17th, 2010 by Frank Clayton
Many people are quick to see what is wrong, rather than what is right. I’ve come to think of people who are quick to see the negative as having strong negative muscles. This is not to say they do not have positive muscles, they are just under-developed. So, the exercises to follow are designed to [...]
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Savoring: Black and White
Posted on March 14th, 2010 by Frank Clayton
Exercising the Happiness Habit of Savoring Life’s Joys with my cat.
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Diary of a Happy Therapist: I was Wrong and I am Hopeless
Posted on March 11th, 2010 by Frank Clayton
The Happy Therapist is a closet pessimist! Can this be?
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Be Right or Be Happy?
Posted on March 9th, 2010 by Frank Clayton
Would you rather be right or be happy? Or something in between?
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Pessimist vs. Realist
Posted on March 7th, 2010 by Frank Clayton
Are you a true realist or are you a pessimist in disguise? Here you will find out the difference.
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