City Happiness Articles, Tips and Resources
Busy people sometimes feel bereft of themselves; sliced and diced between people, roles and the duties of life. Sensations of being squashed or pulled from pillar to post – that’s their lot. Their greatest enemy is the void-of-space. They take their responsibilities seriously, perhaps too sincerely. But if they don’t, who will? Who will take over these great works that are their lives, foisted of critical accountabilities?
In everything we do, we do it for happiness. We seek out love to be happy. We seek out food to be happy. And we seek out company to be happy. Others might think that they are happy with what they have reached in life but the truth is, they are still seeking what truly makes them happy.
Stress has become the most important root cause of diseases in our times. It harms our health, triggers diseases and makes life miserable in myriad ways. Stress in moderate doses is indispensable in our life, but too much of it is dangerous. Stress needs to be managed and put under control by learning what it is, what its symptoms are and what changes in behavior are required, to deal with it.
Happiness is a feeling or a state of mind characterized by contentment, joy, love, pleasure, or satisfaction. Many people, organizations and religions have tried to define happiness over the ages, and have striven to identify it’s sources.
A good belly laugh is one of life’s greatest physical pleasures. Your whole body shakes and vibrates, and your breathing rhythms are profoundly altered. Deep inhales occur reflexively and exhales are often loudly vocalized. Whether it”s a high-pitched tee-hee-hee-hee or a deep ha-ha-ha-ha, or a scream, or a howl, your entire body is actively engaged in energetically expressing glee.
We all have something special we can share and it doesn’t cost a thing. Using it ourselves is a powerful mood-booster. The physical act of doing it actually sends a message to the brain that you are feeling great. What is it?
There are many ways to raise your emotional state or vibration. Here we are discussing few which may help you.
I am resolved to be more selfish, and I’m inviting you to join me! “Why on earth would I want to do that!” you ask? Because even a little self-awareness, self-care, self-respect and self-love – what I call healthy and responsible selfishness — can bring a lot of powerfully positive experiences into your life! Of course, I’m talking about capital S selfishness – as in tuning into and being in relationship with our higher Selves.
Lots of folks say that life ends at 50. Or maybe it’s 60 nowadays. However, the point is that people think of middle age as the peak of life, with everything after it being downhill. But it turns out people over the age of 50 are really happier than the younger folks.
If we sit down to pen our thoughts, how many of us can fill a page full of events that have made us happy? Happiness means different things to different people. A car can make some happy, a great job can make others happy, the TYPE EVENTS. But for some it’s not these events, it’s the moments in the day that make them happy, the TYPE MOMENTS. I for one was the type EVENTS.
