Happy New Year 2010
by Happiester on Jan.02, 2010, under Uncategorized
Happiness is your Birthright!
Newness is your Creativity!
Happy New Year to all of you.
The pen to draw your fortune is the elevated actions (karma) that you perform for the benefit of the self and others.
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Horoscope for Happiness
by Happiester on Dec.13, 2009, under Method for Happiness
Have you read your today’s Horoscope?
Are you one who is kind of obedient to the ritual of reading your horoscope (and may be together with comics) in the morning?
Generally, the future forecasts on the Web or in newspapers are often referred to as a “horoscope”.
A real horoscope is a MAP of Space-Time – an “image of the hour” as its Greek root words imply. It is a chart of where the Sun and Moon and Planets are located in Space and in relation to each other, and to a particular place on Earth, at a particular instant in Time. If that instant in Time is the time of birth of an individual and the Space is his birth place, then that horoscope is called a “natal horoscope” or “natal chart” or “birth chart”.
To prepare a horoscope three types of information are mainly required, viz.,
- Date of birth
- Time of birth
- Place of birth
Is Horoscope and Astrology one and the same? Astrology is a group of systems, traditions, and beliefs which hold that the relative positions of celestial bodies and related details can provide information about personality, human affairs, and other terrestrial matters. A practitioner of astrology is called an astrologer.
Through a horoscope, an astrologer is able to interpret the past and predict the future of an individual. These forecasts could be either favorable or unfavorable to that particular individual. Some predictions could be of an impending disaster in the individuals’ life and this would elicit fear or worries in him/her.
Skeptics of astrology firmly believe that there is no any benefit in those predictions for the human development. Their slogan is : “Take life as it comes”
However, there is a Horoscope that’s only meant for Happiness and it’s known as Virtuescope.
VirtueScope is a simple and fun way to explore your virtues. You can enter your name, pick a month, and the VirtueScope engine will build a calendar of virtues for you to focus on and bring you guidance throughout the year.
In your VirtueScope, six VirtueReality cards hold key positions. They are significant during the whole year and particularly in the month for which they are selected.
The Brahma Kumaris, the founder of VirtueScope, has made it available online at http://www.bkwsu.org/virtuescope#11 and once you reach this page you can see an image of VirtueScope there. All you have to do is to click on a particular month, and your respective virtue will be automatically picked for you. This works very much on “Probability basis”. But as far as Astrology is concerned, nothing is “Probable”. Everything has got to do with one’s own Account of Karma.
After the frist click and getting the respective virtue, then click on the deck to the left to deal with your virtue for the subsequent months until you complete them and your VirtueScope is ready.
You don’t need any astrologer to forecasts your future because you are the astrologer for this —scope. Each day spend some time in self reflection and bring the virtue for that month into your awareness.
As the new year is approaching, get your VirtueScope done and make it as your resolution. Virtues are the natural power of good within each of us and they are our reality. The VirtueScope is a way for you to get in touch with your true virtues. It offers a map to develop these positive energies during the coming year. It is about re-establishing the very best in yourself so you can improve the quality of your life and the quality of your relationships.
Go to http://www.bkwsu.org/virtuescope#11 and get your VirtueScope done. But bear in mind “No Effort, No Luck”. Make use of it and increase your happiness. Good Luck.
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Now or Never Chemistry!
by Happiester on Jul.15, 2009, under Facts of Life
Recently I received an e-mail from my friend. And it goes like this…
We convince ourselves that life will be better after…
we get married, have a baby, then another.
Then we are frustrated that the kids aren’t old enough and we’ll be more content when they are…
After that, we’re frustrated that we have teenagers to deal with. We will certainly be happy when they are out of that stage…
We tell ourselves that our life will be complete when our spouse gets his or her act together…
when we get a nicer car…
when we are able to go on a nice vacation or when we retire…
The truth is there’s no better time to be happy than right now.
If not now, when?
Your life will always be filled with challenges.
It’s best to admit this to yourself and decide to be happy anyway. Happiness is the way.
I guess some of us are likely to postpone our happiness, porbably hoping to get more happiness in the future. But we can’t really postpone happiness. If I am happy today then the probability of me being happy (if not happier) tomorrow is higher and vice versa. Now or Never!
Life is a precious gift. Live it Happily!
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Laugh Your Way to Health and Happiness
by Happiester on Jun.26, 2009, under Laughter and Joy
He was debilitated with deadly ankylosing spondilytis (a degenerative disease causing the breakdown of collagen tissues) and sentenced to live only a few months. One day he decided to check out his hospital and ended up in a hotel room. Took high amount of Vitamin C and lots and lots of Laughter. For what? To at least enjoy the last moments of his life? No! Not at all! To Defy Death!
In 1965, Norman Cousins, longtime editor of the Saturday Review was facing last few months of his mortal existence with life threatening ankylosing spondilitis. Cousins developed a recovery program incorporating megadoses of Vitamin C, along with a positive attitude, love, faith, hope, and laughter induced by Marx Brothers films. “I made the joyous discovery that ten minutes of genuine belly laughter had an anesthetic effect and would give me at least two hours of pain-free sleep,” he reported. “When the pain-killing effect of the laughter wore off, we would switch on the motion picture projector again and not infrequently, it would lead to another pain-free interval.”
The Outcome?
His condition steadily improved and he regained the use of his limbs until he was able to return to his full-time job at the Saturday Review.
Many of us are kind of familiar with the phrase “Laughter the Best Medicine” but we could not have thought of it as a saviour for severe physical diseases or conditions. Thanks to Norman Cousins!
Forget about diseases. What benefit laughter has for you and me, the normal laymen? Indeed, laughter has many benefits. In short terms, it promotes many physiological changes – it stabilses blood pressure, massages your inner organs, stimulate circulation, facilitates digestion, increases oxygen supply to muscles, decreases muscle tension and promotes an overall sense of well being. Tears produced by laughter, unlike tears of sorrow, is found to contain toxins the body tries to release throughout the laughter response. The most profound effect of laughter is the release of neuropeptides, including beta endorphin, which are body’s natural pain killers, and suppression of levels of epinephrine, the stress hormone.
It’s also found that positive thoughts and feelings increases the effectivenss of T-cells (belong to a group of White blood cells known as lymphocites, and play a central role in cell-meidated immunity) and thereby strengthen the ability of our immune system to operate against illnesses. Thus laughter will contribute to the strength and integrity of the immune system. Therefore, it’s apparent that daily encounters with humor is beneficial to total well-being.
Now, how are you going to tickle yourself to laughter? Well, it’s kind of individual… You can try films, comics, funny commericals or bloopers at youtube or clipser (like the one below), etc. And something to take note : Laughter researchers noticed that Laughter is 30 times more frequent in social situation than solitary situations.
And last but not least, Psychologist William James says, “We don’t laugh because we’re happy. We’re happy because we laugh.”
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Eight Steps Towards a Happiest Life
by Happiester on Jun.17, 2009, under Health and Happiness
Peace and Happiness are the two main qualities or values that each and every one of us want to experience. Yet at times, we get caught up in storms of life and lost in the quagmire. For long period of time many of us compromised our happiness whilst enduring hardship in life. Now it’s time to regain our strength and march towards a happiest life. The following practical suggestions by psychologist Sonja Lyubomirsky from University California are sure things for a guaranteed happy life.
1. Count your blessings
Keep a “gratitude journal” and write down three to five things for which you
are thankful. They can be mundane (a hearty meal) to magnificent (manage to control your anger despite the most annoying situation). Do this once a week, probably on Sunday night. Make it interesting by varying your entries.
2. Do some good karma (actions)
This can be done at random (let the harried motorist behind to overtake) and systematic (visiting hospitalised neighbours or friends). Being kind to friends or even strangers, triggers a cascade of positive effects – it makes one feel generous and capable, gives one a greater sense of connection with others and wins you smiles, approval and reciporated kindness – these will boost your happiness.
3. Take “mental photographs”
Pay close attention to momentary pleasures and wonders. Focus on the sweetness of a ripe Mango or the soothing feeling of a cool breeze. Some psychologists suggest taking “mental photographs” of pleasurable moments to review in trying times.
4. Thank a mentor
Be free to express your appreciation to someone who has guided you from darkness (confusion, doubt, worry, etc.) to light (clarity, confidence, enthusiasm, etc.).
5. Learn to forgive
Resentment is associated with persistent rumination or dwelling on revenge. Forgiveness, on the contrary, bolster positive feeling about the past and gives peace of mind. Let go of you anger and resentment by finding some practical means to express your forgiveness to someone who has hurt or wronged you.
6. Build strong personal relationships
You may be surprised to find out that where you live, how much money you make, your job title and even your health have smal effects on your satisfaction of life. The biggest factor appears to be strong personal relationships.
7. Pay attention to “Your Keeping”
Plenty of sleep, stretching, strength training, cardio, smiling and laughing can all enhance your mood in the short term. Practice them regularly and they can make your daily life more satisfying.
8. Develop strategies to face hard times
Hard times is inevitable in life. What matters most are the strategies you develop to cope pressures and stress. Religious faith and secular belief has been shown to help people cope stress and hard times. Keep some simple slogans in your awareness at trying times. “God helps those who help themselves”, “Success is Guaranteed for the one who aint give up” are some of them. All you need to do is to believe them completely.
Let’s get started!
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