Cick here for the ThinkHappyThoughts.com podcast entitled “Aristotle and Happiness”.
 
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I finished Mattheiu Ricard’s book about Happiness today. The book was very enjoyable and was of high quality. In one of the last chapters there was a great metaphor that I would like to share, below is an adaptation.
Imagine that you are a pirate on the sea looking for gold. In the distance you spot an […]

Og Mandino once said, “To surpass the deeds of others is unimportant; to surpass your own deeds isall”. 
It is very important to limit comparative thinking. While comparative thinking is good in moderation, in excess it is like a mental disease. Comparative thinking is the cause of great unhappiness in the world.
It is better to […]

What you resist persists, the old saying goes. This is true on many levels in the world of positive thinking too. Sometimes conscious negativity can help you get some momentum to stay on the positive thinking track.
Imagine that you are wearing imaginary thinking hats, one yellow (positive) and one black (negative). Put the black thinking hat on […]

Plato used the idea of an aviary as a way to explain his theory of knowledge. With a little modification the aviary is a great metaphor for people who desire to think more positively.
Imagine you are at the zoo and you visit the aviary. The aviary is a large steel structure that contains birds of […]