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Mary Kay Morgan, MS CPT
Twice the results in half the time
by Mary Kay Morgan, MS CPT
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Are you challenged to find the time to exercise? Who isn't these days! But if a strong, lean, healthy body is valuable to you, then exercise is a must. Most days I don't have much more than 30 to 40 minutes that I can spare for my exercise, sometimes less, and I want the time I spend to bring results. The secret to twice the results in half the time is grounded intention. When I had a private personal... 10/22/2007 7:00:00 AM
Dr. Timothy Sharp
Should happiness come naturally?
by Dr. Timothy Sharp
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I'm often asked this simple but profound question or struck by the believe held by many that the answer to this question should be yes. In reality, the answer to this question is yes, if you're extremly lucky but no, if you're like most people. That is, for some people happiness does come naturally and easily in the same way that for some people, other skills or abilities (such as athletics and sports,... 10/21/2007 7:00:00 AM
Nina Atwood, M.Ed., LPC
Building Your EIQ (Part 2)
by Nina Atwood, M.Ed., LPC
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Would you like to have a higher EIQ? If so, you can, but it is a process over time that requires your commitment to growth. If you languish in your comfort zone, you won't grow and your EIQ will not grow. If you want to develop your EIQ, do the thing that stretches you rather than the thing that feels safe and comfortable. If you have an opportunity to meet new people, jump all over it. Make yourself... 10/20/2007 7:00:00 AM
Dr. Timothy Sharp
Taking risks for happiness
by Dr. Timothy Sharp
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Once again I bring you something based on a personal experience and as has happened so many times before, some lessons learned while playing with my children. Not that long ago I took my kids to a local playground that had recently been re-built. Not surprisingly, the "new" playground looked very nice and colourful and as a result, was quite attractive on the eye. My children happily sauntered in to... 10/20/2007 7:00:00 AM
Dr. Timothy Sharp
Happiness - altruism, selfishness and wise compassion
by Dr. Timothy Sharp
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In response to one of my recent postings, "ewilson" asked whether it was in our nature to be more giving or selfish. Well I think it's both! We are inherently social animals but we're also built for survival. The reality is, we need to both look after ourselves and be cognisant of the group. If we don't take care of ourselves we can't ever really be healthy and happy. But if we're selfishly individual... 10/19/2007 7:00:00 AM
Dr. Timothy Sharp
Happiness and Having Fun!
by Dr. Timothy Sharp
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At The Happiness Institute, we're looking to do some "pro bono" work with a wonderful charity called Camp Quality (www.campquality.org.au). Camp Quality is a non profit organization that is committed to bringing hope and happiness to every child living with cancer, their families and communities through ongoing quality recreational, educational, hospital and financial support programs. One of their... 10/18/2007 7:00:00 AM
Dr. Timothy Sharp
Happiness and giving thanks
by Dr. Timothy Sharp
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Last night I was at a wedding and after taking a photo of my table the wedding photographer came up and said hello, reminding me that she'd taken photos at my wedding, or my brother's wedding. The only problem was my wife and brother were sitting next to me and none of us recognized her as taking photos at either of our weddings! Some time later in the evening she came back and asked what I did...explaining... 10/18/2007 7:00:00 AM
Mary Kay Morgan, MS CPT
Are You Choosing Obesity?
by Mary Kay Morgan, MS CPT
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Silly question. Of course you are! But not intentionally of course - it's all because of your food programming. Convenient or not, our brains and every other cell in our body are programmed just like a computer. Taste buds are a great example. Did you know that it takes about 10 contacts with a new taste before the brain registers the new taste as pleasurable? 10 contacts! That's a lot of "YUCKs!"... 10/17/2007 7:00:00 AM
Mary Kay Morgan, MS CPT
Are you eating a chemically balanced diet?
by Mary Kay Morgan, MS CPT
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Today's blog topic is food fundamentals. In spite of the millions of published pages on the subject, it really does come down to Michael Pollan's brilliant summation in his NY Times Sunday Magazine article titled Unhappy Meals: "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." If your goal is to lose weight, increase your energy levels, think more clearly, improve your skin, alkalize your blood, detoxify, or... 10/16/2007 7:00:00 AM
Diana Lang
Can't Sleep? Meditation as an Antidote for Insomnia
by Diana Lang
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One of my students called me the other day from Paris asking me to please send a copy of my meditation CD to her as quickly as possible. She asked if I would send it overnight or whatever way was fastest to get it to her seven-year-old son. It was an emergency, she told me. They had forgotten it at home here in Los Angeles and her son just doesn't go to sleep without it. I mailed it out, smiling to... 10/15/2007 7:00:00 AM
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