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A new study has found that during the difficult changes of later life -- moving into residential care and losing a certain level of independence -- an acceptance of what can't be changed is a major predictor of life satisfaction. Researchers at Deakin University in Australia found that when it comes to life satisfaction in one's later years, the ability to accept what cannot be changed is equally important to the feeling of being able to exert control over one's life. Via Brenda M. Bomgardner 
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Without realising it, many of our thought habits get in the way of our happiness and cause us to get stuck into negative patterns of thinkin
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The past has no power over the present moment. Eckhart Tolle
There is great value in every act of forgiveness. You can forgive yourself, you can forgive others, and you can forgive even when you don’t know exactly who to forgive, because forgiveness is not about who is to blame or who is at fault. It is about letting go, completely and permanently within yourself. Via Ivo Nový, Tony Kent, Content Fan, Bobby Dillard
Tony Kent's curator insight,
July 10, 2013 11:17 PM
Whatever way to helps you forgive and move on...use it. Forgiveness is one of the 7 secrets of Making a Magical Life!
"Forgiveness refreshingly cleans the slate and enables you to step forward. Here are five unique ways to make this step possible:" http://buff.ly/15xyJYQ
Nebiyu Hailemichael's curator insight,
July 11, 2013 6:51 AM
Forgiveness is the key to cure and restore our inner peace. Through forgiveness we can get rid of any wrong doing and get the wisdom to love others. Forgiveness helps us to maintain good relationship with people around us. Without forgiveness we never be loved by people and our creature.
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The Alphabet of Spiritual Literacy spiritual practices from all traditions . . . the letters to know to read the world spiritually and to spell meaning in daily life
Dr. Amy Fuller's curator insight,
July 12, 2013 12:34 AM
This is a really cool resource! The Alphabet of Spiritual Literacycreated by Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat is a list of beautiful words which are actually spiritual practices from A to Z from all traditions. In the right column, each word has its own explanation with quotations, stories, books, book excerpts, film, music, art, spiritual exercises, etc. Blessings! Amy Fuller PhD
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Jungian analyst, Dr. Bud Harris talks about his book, Sacred Selfishness: A Guide to Living a Life of Substance. He defines Sacred Selfishness as valuing our...
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A book about what it means to live and be fully human. The first chapter of Bud Harris's new book, Sacred Selfishness, from http://thecsr.org/resource-directory/bud-harris-ph-d/ is available online at The Center for Spiritual Resources HT Hugh N Blair
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The main purpose of meditation isn't just to relax. If you want to do that, best have a beer and put your feet up or have a hot bath. Meditation is about cultivating present-moment awareness and Via American Institute Health Care Professionals, Bobby Dillard
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June 27, 2013 3:12 PM
#guidetomeditation #aboutmeditation #mentaltraining Not every article about meditation has be to a guide to meditation. This article states that relaxation and peace is not the main purpose of why we meditate. It goes on to state that meditation is mental training. It helps us not react to daily life. It helps with our body's natural healing powers and helps us make more conscious choices throughout the day.
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Emotional Self-Help Toolkit: Bring Your Life Into Balance Do you feel overwhelmed by stress and responsibilities? Do you struggle with depression, anxiety, or worry? Are mood swings interfering with your relationships at home and work? Or do you feel trapped in a negative cycle, repeating the same mistakes over and over? Then it’s time to make a change. By learning how to harness stress and manage your emotions, you can become healthier, happier, and have a more positive effect on those around you Via Jennifer Hoffmaster Christian
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www.helpguide.org This is a rich and resourseful website with all sorts of tools for managing stress and creating calm. Enjoy! www.AmyFullerPhd.com www.fullerlifefamilytherapy.org
Jennifer Hoffmaster Christian's curator insight,
July 10, 2013 1:36 PM
Great tools videos and exercises about befriending emotions and self-care techniques for stress.
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Most people I know wish they were able to give more. To that end, there are a number of simple steps that we can take to make generosity more intentional in our lives.
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Blog post at Too Darn Happy :
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It often seems that many people out there have forgotten what a huge impact small acts of kindness have.
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"There is no way to happiness, Beautiful poem about happiness and living in the present moment.
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Many of us practice daily habits in order to maintain our health. We brush our teeth every day as an essential step of oral and heart health. Many of us engage in some form of daily exercise to mai... Via Jennifer Hoffmaster Christian
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July 9, 2013 4:25 PM
Time spent in nature and beauty increases both physical and mental well-being.
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‘What you need now is emotional intelligence,’ was what China’s new president told a graduating class last month at their top tech school.Now Bloomberg’s Businessweek tells us Via Ivon Prefontaine, PhD
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Daniel Goleman, a guru or emotional intelligence, provides questions for self-reflection. I've read his book on Emotional intelligence and he reports emotional intelligence, or what some of us call "soft skills," as the main indicator of success in the workplace.
According to these 10 questions, intended for self-reflection, emotional intellegence includes self-awareness, acknowledgement of personal limitations and strengths, emotional regulation, adaptation to change, negotiation, empathy, persuasion, ability to focus and being a team player.
And the good news: emotional intelligence competencies can be upgraded. Dr. Amy Fuller
Jennifer Hoffmaster Christian's curator insight,
July 9, 2013 4:38 PM
A great emotional intelligence checklist to see areas of strengths and areas that can grow.
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Calm.com offers beautiful live digital scenes which you can choose from and a 2 minute guided meditation to set your mind, body and soul at ease. It has a great app for your smart phone to do on the go. This 2 minute mediation could be a great resource in those moments when we become emotionally highjacked and so full of negative emotion that it feels like we can't even breathe. There is a great app for smartphones. May you be at ease and calm. Amy Fuller Phd
Jennifer Hoffmaster Christian's curator insight,
July 9, 2013 11:27 AM
LOVE this! What a great way to destress and do a little self-care!
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By Headspace We all have ideas about what a healthy, happy body looks like but do we know what makes up the components of a healthy and happy mind?
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We are all aware of what makes up a beautiful body, but what does a beautiful mind look like? It is calm, grateful, clear, spontaneous, and caring. This article outlines these concepts and their relationship to meditation.
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Harvard psychologist Christopher Germer, in his book The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion, suggests that there are five ways to bring self-compassion into your life: via physical, mental, emotional, relational, and spiritual methods. He and other experts have proposed a variety of ways to foster self-compassion. Here are a few:
Comfort your body. Eat something healthy. Lie down and rest your body. Massage your own neck, feet, or hands. Take a walk. Anything you can do to improve how you feel physically gives you a dose of self-compassion.
Write a letter to yourself. Describe a situation that caused you to feel pain (a breakup with a lover, a job loss, a poorly received presentation). Write a letter to yourself describing the situation without blaming anyone. Acknowledge your feelings.
Give yourself encouragement. If something bad or painful happens to you, think of what you would say to a good friend if the same thing happened to him or her. Direct these compassionate responses toward yourself.
Practice mindfulness. This is the nonjudgmental observation of your own thoughts, feelings, and actions, without trying to suppress or deny them. When you look in the mirror and don't like what you see, accept the bad with the good with a compassionate attitude. Via Edwin Rutsch, Jone Johnson Lewis
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June 29, 2013 9:43 AM
Forgiving and nurturing yourself can set the stage for better health, relationships, and general well-being. Self-compassion yields a number of benefits, including lower levels of anxiety and depression. Self-compassionate people recognize when they are suffering and are kind to themselves at these times, which reduces their anxiety and related depression.
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The breath prayer is simply taking a prayer/scripture phrase and praying it in rhythm with our breathing. I remember taking a phrase from the writing of St. Anthony the Desert Father: "I walk in the presence of the Lord in the land of the living" As I walk, I breathe in "I walk in the Presences of the Lord", and breathing out, "in the land of the living". This practice is based on the wisdom that as the phrase becomes more part of me, it is erasing or purifying some of the recurring thoughts that happen as I am going about the business of life. It really helps us put on the mind of Christ by eliminating some of the other chatter that goes on in us as a constant commentary.
Dr. Amy Fuller's insight:
A Jesuit priest explains what the breath prayer is and how to do it. ...The breath prayer is simply taking a prayer/scripture phrase and praying it in rhythm with our breathing.
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LISTENING Listen to the Wind Listen to the Stars
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A beautiful poem on listening in quietness
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Not sure what to make of this, but there is now a Mindfulness Movie! http://t.co/FQ0uX3oOPg Via Brenda M. Bomgardner
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New movie on Mindfulness coming out Fall 2013...check out the preview!
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Annette Schmeling's curator insight,
June 20, 2013 8:46 AM
Greenberg provides basic concepts of mindfulness. A mindfulness practice fosters a deeper connection to self and grounds your very being in the present moment. In the Christian tradition centering prayer opens oneself to the presence of God within and deeply into the experience of the sacrament of the present moment. Learning to say 'Yes!' is an invitation to living beyond words, emotions, and thoughts and leading from within. 
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June 20, 2013 12:42 PM
No need to add.. Read Annette Schmeling's insight. For those that have read Melanie's blog post, it is a good reminder and also a good piece to share with others inquiring about Mindfulness. Thomas Aquinas said when asked how do you explain the world. Explain the world in terms of God. The follow on question flowed quite naturally: How do you explain God. He said: You explain God in terms of complete and absolute Mystery. Lee Thayer's next book in process is on Mental Hygiene. All that we address and talk about are human explanations and interpretations. What we speak of as reality is something that we will never know as it is always seen through the eyes of the beholder. We say: I learn from my experience. What we mean is: I learn from my interpretations of my experience. I realize I may have the same near death experience as you and our interpretations of that experience may be polar opposite. 
Peter L Wiltshire's curator insight,
August 22, 2013 8:23 AM
Mindfulness is a way of being present to yourself and the present moment. It is also a process of becoming your true self.
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Practical Tips for Productive Living Today I want to honor and discuss seven ways I’ve changed my thinking, based on the principles I’ve read about, that has undoubtedly made me a happier person.
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“Happiness is when what you think, what you say,
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We all hold the ideals of “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness” dear to our hearts. The hope of a long life, freedom and the potential of “feeling” happy motivates many to achieve more, ove...
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Compassion involves observing the suffering of another and feeling a desire to help alleviate the suffering. Compassion in a counseling setting is by nature non-judgmental, accepting, and gr...
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New study explains why babies calm down when they are carried.
Dr. Amy Fuller's curator insight,
July 15, 2013 12:52 AM
According to this study, when a baby is held a calming response is experienced in the parasympatheic nervous system and a part of the brain called the cerebellum. The cerebellum sits at the very back and bottom of our brains and manages things like breathing, heart rate, balance and movement.
I would like to know what happens in the adult brain when a baby is held and calmed...most likely the same thing. The Neuroscience of Calming a Baby
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New research suggests that reading books, writing and participating in brain-stimulating activities at any age may preserve memory.
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This article tells about how being mentally active affects the brain. Reading, thinking and talking are good for the brain according to a recently released study. 10.1212/WNL.0b013e31829c5e8a
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