AndrewB presents Biggest Productivity Tip posted at Personal Hack, saying, “Productivity tips are everywhere. Anywhere from productivity videos to productivity blogs to productivity books. Everyone wants to be more productive yet I rarely ever hear this big productivity tip mentioned.”

AndrewB presents Desire Without Attachment To Outcome posted at Personal Hack, saying, “Desire without attachment to outcome might sound like a paradox at first. How can you desire or want something and yet not care about whether you get it or not? While desire without attachment is an old personal development concept, I myself haven’t came across any great explanations of it, and therefore it took me a while to understand it.”

Ella Moss presents 2008 August ? Zodiac Times posted at Zodiac Times, saying, “inspirational poetry of Of God and Her is truly worth reading”

Rebecca Newburn presents August Thriving in the Burbs Newsletter posted at Thriving in the ‘Burbs, saying, “Thriving in the ‘Burbs has a downloadable, customizable monthly newsletter that you can tailor to your community and locale. It’ll help you support your community in going green by organizing people to make sustainable lifestyle choices, such as installing clotheslines. Learn how to thrive in challenging times and do it in community.”

Jennifer Johnson presents Surviving the PTO posted at MommyABCs.com, saying, “PTO, Kids school, be nice”

AndrewB presents Can’t Stop Eating? 3 Tips To Get Your Eating Under Control | Stop Binge Eating posted at test, saying, “Ever feel helpless around food? Maybe it’s a certain food. Maybe You can’t stop eating your favorite junk food. Maybe you can’t stop eating your favorite fast food. Maybe you are just eating too much and want to get your eating under control. Either way these tips will help you get your eating under control.”

Chris Edgar presents Too Smart To Be Happy: How We Get Attached To Negativity posted at Purpose Power Coaching, saying, “Although most people wouldn’t admit to wanting to feel unhappy, many of us have adopted patterns of thinking and behavior seemingly designed to keep unhappiness in our lives. When someone makes us aware of the ways we’re bringing negativity into our lives, often just having that awareness is enough to start loosening the grip our habitual patterns have on us. In the interest of fostering this kind of awareness, I describe several common ways of acting and thinking we use, often unconsciously, to keep unhappiness in our lives.”

Stephanie Bryant presents Road Rage: Going on the road got rid of my anger posted at U.S. Travel, saying, “My happiness was always hampered by an undercurrent of anger.”

texasdave presents Tournament Holdem posted at Tournament Holdem.

Dr Martin W. Russell presents Working Through A Problem posted at Dr Martin W. Russell.

AndrewB presents Hard Work or a Secret Formula? posted at Personal Hack, saying, “Ever wonder if success is a result of consistent hard work or a secret formula? This article sheds light on what really is behind success. Please give it a quick read and leave a comment, thank you =D”

AndrewB presents 5 Instant Energy Tips posted at Personal Hack, saying, “Want instant energy? You know when you have one of those days where you get so much done, and feel energetic all day? Well these tips will help feel more energetic and productive right away.”

Kevin/Keira presents How to Eat Out Without Feeling Guilty posted at Weight Ladder.

David B Bohl presents Is Enough Ever Enough? posted at Slow Down Fast Today!, saying, “Do you ever find yourself complaining that you need more or want more of something? Time, money, love, space, material possessions, happiness-what’s your “never enough”?”

Great Management presents All Managers Are Customers Too posted at The GreatManagement Blog, saying, “Whatever business you are in, you will find that there is one key cause of your success.”

AndrewB presents Success Secret Revealed posted at Personal Hack, saying, “Ever hear how many of today’s millionaires claim to having stumbled upon their business idea, were lucky and got rich? Well in this article I explain how you can stubmle on such great ideas to sky-rocket your success =D”

Nara presents Why Some People Choose Divorce After Infidelity posted at Surviving Infidelity, saying, “If you’ve recently been the victim of an unfaithful spouse,you’ve probably been inundated with stories of couples who have reconciled and moved on with their lives.”

David B Bohl presents 5 Steps To Move From Concern to Content posted at Slow Down Fast Today!, saying, “Here are some strategies I’ve discovered over my years of coaching that can help you experience more contentment in all areas of your life.”

AndrewB presents From Lame To Fame - 5 Steps posted at Personal Hack, saying, “Most of us are born with average resources yet a very few of us manage to become great. In this post I give you 5 steps to go from lame to fame Please give it a quick read and leave a comment, thanks.”

Sandra Ahten presents The Reasonable Diet posted at Sandra Ahten, saying, “Learn How can we make healthier dieting and weight control a source of pleasure instead of duty? How can we, as Thoreau suggests, take it upon ourselves and bring happiness to this area of our lives?”

Heather Johnson presents Guest Blogger Post, by Heather Johnson of Nursing School Search posted at Chrysalis Angel.

mediamonkey presents How to improve your Health: Healthy tips and tricks posted at How to: tips, tricks & recipes, saying, “Small changes to your lifestyle will benefit your overall health in the long term. Once you begin to feel the benefits of your lifestyle changes, you will want to include even more healthy habits. Here are 5 easy steps you can take towards leading a healthier lifestyle.”

Alfa Mercado presents Moving Boxes for our Troops posted at Moving Day.

Ben Shewmaker presents Taking the Time Out to Plan the Day posted at Life Begins @ 26.

Jose DeJesus MD presents Clearing Your Mind and Getting Things Done posted at Physician Entrepreneur, saying, “Many people complain that they don’t have the time to effectively get all the things done in a day that they are being challenged to accomplish.”

Chris Edgar presents The World Is In Your Stomach posted at Purpose Power Coaching, saying, “As psychologists are increasingly recognizing, our perceptions of the world greatly depend on the sensations we’re experiencing in our bodies. The quality of what we’re feeling — whether it’s pain, tightness, relaxation, or something else — shapes how we see the world. This article is about how we can work with our bodies — through breathing, movement, relaxation and so on — to change our beliefs.”

MSC presents Persuasion, Harvard, and Happiness posted at Subliminal Persuasion, saying, “Highlights what happiness is and how to get more of it- includes a great video of Dan Gilbert, author of Stumbling on Happiness.”

Mike Wheeler presents Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation posted at Brain Stimulant, saying, “Not sure if this is relevent as the post covers neurotechnology called transcranial magnetic stimulation to alter mood.”

TheLifeLessTraveled presents DonnaLyn Uses Cancer As An Opportunity To Help Others posted at The Life Less Traveled, saying, “Learn how dynamo DonnaLyn, who was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer in 2006, combined her energy, humor, knowledge of fitness and enthusiasm for people to become a professional speaker–reaching out to inspire and empower “folks that face chronic illnesses with more hope, more passion and more pleasure even during adversity.”"

Shamelle presents 7 Career Advancing Tips To build An Impeccable Relationship With Your Boss posted at Enhance Life.

Marsha Hudnall presents Accepting What Is posted at A Weight Lifted, saying, “Accepting What Is I just kissed my high school senior as he left for his first day of his last year of school (next year, it’s college, not ’school’!). That’s after putting my daughter on a plane last weekend, off to her second year of college. And we’re taking our Belgian ’son’ (my daughter stayed with him and his family for a year in high school) to send him back to Europe for his first year of college (or whatever they call it in Belgium). It is definitely a week for endings and beginnings. And, for me, the best way to weather the change is to accept it and make the best of it. I could find a lot of things to be sad about, but instead, I’m looking at the positive — how I choose to look at life as much as possible. This time mirrors the ups and downs we all go through in life, with just about everything. Certainly, with how we do in taking care of ourselves, trying to live a healthy lifestyle and be the best we can. When it comes to healthy weights, if we can take a step back and be more accepting — loving ourselves and our bodies for what they are instead of aiming for unrealistic goals and taking care of ourselves in that manner — we’d surely find healthy weight loss if it’s in our cards (that is, if we are indeed at unhealthy weights) and we’d definitely find greater peace with eating and physical activity and life. It mirrors, too, the change of seasons we’re facing right now in Vermont. Fall has come early, it seems. Cool mornings, moderate days, cool evenings foreshadow the time most of us kinda dread until it’s here — winter. But when it gets here, I for one find it lovely. It’s just getting there — the change — that hurts a bit. Accepting what is would help me get rid of the hurt, I am sure. Karin Kratina, a consultant for our healthy lifestyle program, and a great thinker in this area, has sent in one of her periodic e-letters a list of quotes that help us with acceptance. I share a few here, and encourage you to visit Karin’s website for more great insight into healthy living. “Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.” ~Dr. Seuss “Each individual woman’s body demands to be accepted on its own terms.” ~Gloria Steinem “To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting.” ~E.E. Cummings “It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.” ~E.E. Cummings “Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves.” ~Friedrich Nietzsche “Once conform, once do what others do because they do it, and a kind of lethargy steals over all the finer senses of the soul.” ~Michel Eyquem de Montaigne”

Caroline Middlebrook presents You Should Never Worry About Anything - Ever! posted at Life Should Feel GOOD!.

Brain Blogger presents Is Seeing Into the Future More Than an Optical Illusion? posted at Brain Blogger, saying, “Most humans do not have the power to predict the future, but we can see it. At least we can see one-tenth of a second of it.”

Indian presents 5 Marriage Compatibility Essentials posted at DecisionCare, saying, “Marriage Compatibility is viewed essential for happy marriage life. There are five essentials that every love match and soul mate must know and follow.”

Alaia Williams presents Shift your attitude. What you say to yourself matters. posted at One Organized Life Blog, saying, “Don’t let negative self-talk hold you back. Changing the way you think and opening yourself up to the possibilities can (and will) improve your life.”

Shaula presents Lost Days posted at Your Mileage May Vary, saying, “One of the keys to happiness is letting lost days be good days.”

Mike Solara presents Improved Listening = Improved Self posted at Mike Solara.

mcbrewster presents livelifeblessedblog.com: August 2008 Archives posted at livelifeblessedblog.com, saying, “Offer guidance and spiritual advice on how to live your best life now!”

Lexi Sundell presents Wildest Party Shoes Ever Created! posted at Energies of Creation, saying, “Have you ever been surprised by a pair of neon red trout shoes?”

Donald Latumahina presents How to Become a True Friend posted at Life Optimizer.

Stefanie Hutson presents 25 Incredibly Simple & Creative Ways to Act Charitably posted at Vat19.com slash Blog.

Peter Murphy presents How to Kick a Lack of Motivation Forever posted at Get Motivated Stay Motivated.

Applying the Law of Attraction presents 3 Steps to Know What You REALLY Want posted at Applying the Law of Attraction Membership Library, saying, “One of the very first steps in working with the Law of Attraction is getting clear about what you want. It sounds simple enough, doesn’t it? Yet, millions of…”

Ms. Cheevious presents How to Deal with Flaky People posted at Ms. Cheevious, saying, “Ever get frustrated with how flaky people are these days? Even Ms. Cheevious falls victim to the Flakes of LA - but she is no worse for it! In fact, she finds her luck only gets better as people flake out! The Moral: Don’t let the flakes get you down, and simply enjoy every moment!”

AndrewB presents Get Off Your Butt posted at Personal Hack, saying, “In this post I share the methods I used to shed 50 lbs of fat, create powerful business connections, attract clients into my business, and build traffic to my website.”

Stacey Hoffer Weckstein presents Arriving at the Moment of Your Dream posted at createabalance.com, saying, “Can you capture that moment when you knew you had arrived at one of your dreams?”

Stephen presents Your Imaginary Boundaries are Making You Unhappy posted at Balanced Existence, saying, “Your imaginary boundaries are the reasons why you feel hate, greed and jealousy. Why you think everyone is stupid as if you were perfectly incapable of your own special brand of stupidity. Why all you see is bits of straw in everyone else’s eyes while you are blinded by the rafter in your own eye.”

Kim Greenblatt presents profitable ? Rett Syndrome Moment - Arianna Speaks posted at profitable, saying, “In Rett Syndrome, girls lose the ability to talk as one of their symptoms. Sometimes if you are a parent of a child with Rett Syndrome, the neurological components are in place, the universe seems to open up and miracles seems to happen. See Arianna Greenblatt talk at Kim Greenblatt’s blog, profitable.”

Alvaro Fernandez presents Resources for Brain Health Across the Lifespan posted at SharpBrains, saying, “Needed for happiness: to maintain brain health.”

Bill Urell presents Social Drinker, Alcohol Abuse, or Alcoholic: Where Do You Fit In? posted at Addiction Recovery Basics, saying, “Do you know the differences and a social drinker, alcohol abuser and alcoholic? Do you possibly fit in? You will know after reading this article.”

Erin Pavlina presents Are You Afraid to Be Rich? posted at Erin Pavlina’s Blog, saying, “I thought that rich people were all greedy, and that most of them had probably sold their soul to the devil in order to attain their wealth. I had some pretty negative and limiting beliefs about wealth.”

David B Bohl presents Beating The Culture of Fear posted at Slow Down Fast Today!, saying, “You hear it on the news every day, the list of things you’re supposed to be afraid of today. Whether it’s killer cholesterol in your food, hidden terrorist cells or menacing muggers on the street, it seems that you can hardly draw a breath these days without the risk of inhaling a fatal dose of fear. But is there, really, all that much to be afraid of?”

Great Management presents Enhance Your Chance Of Success posted at The GreatManagement Blog, saying, “GPS usually stands for “Global Positioning System” But better still it should stand for “Growth Plan for Success.” You need a plan to reach any stage of success, and success usually is a result of personal growth. So what should you consider for your plan?”

Britannica Blog presents Why Men Cheat: Is It Really All About Sex? | Britannica Blog posted at Britannica Blog, saying, “The question of fidelity in marriage has now become forefront in the minds and writings of many journalists, clergymen, and psychologists alike. Is sexual impulse really the driving force behind men who have extramarital affairs?”

That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of happiness carnival using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.

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I know that I need to work a little smarter with my own schedule. Keep that passion and excitement level high by doing what you love.

http://passiotive.com/2008/08/27/2-steps-to-happiness/

It is nice to know that I live in a country that is relatively happy. It seems that a smile is contagious, even on a national level.

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Success Soul ? Warren Buffett’s 7 Secrets for Living a Happy and Simple Life

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Stress Remedies

In case you feel any stress… these are good remedies.

Stress Management

A lecturer, when explaining stress management to an audience, raised a glass of water and asked,

how heavy is this glass of water?

Answers called out ranged from 20g to 500g.

The lecturer replied:

The absolute weight doesn’t matter. It depends on how long you try to hold it. If I hold it for a minute, that’s not a problem. If I hold it for an hour, I’ll have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, you’ll have to call an ambulance. In each case, it’s the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes.

He continued:

And that’s the way it is with stress management. If we carry our burdens all the time, sooner or later, as the burden becomes increasingly heavy, we won’t be able to carry on. As with the glass of water, you have to put it down for a while and rest before holding it again. When we’re refreshed, we can carry on with the burden.”

So, before you return home tonight, put the burden of work down. Don’t carry it home. You can pick it up tomorrow. Whatever burdens you’re carrying now, let them down for a moment if you can.

Relax; pick them up later after you’ve rested. Life is short. Enjoy it!

Stress Remedies

The balance, or approximately 40% is due to behavior and therefore within our personal ability to add to, or enhance.

Professor Lyubornirsky maintains that happy people share certain traits, They value and nurture relationship with family and friends. They tend to be optimists instead of pessimists. They tend to be more active physically, will exercise, and remain fit.

Because of being more physically fit, they are better equipped to deal with life’s problems. Many studies show that exercise is a mood booster due to the increased release of serotonin in the brain, which elevates our mood.

It is interesting to note that many people confuse joy for happiness. Joy is temporary. For example, if you won a big lottery, you would be filled with joy at the moment of winning.

Happiness is longer lasting. For example, a mother with five children and twenty grandchildren would be in an ongoing state of happiness if all her children and grandchildren are healthy and all are doing well in life.

Research in the US has found that people who identify themselves as ‘conservative’ are more likely to be happy, or very happy compared to those who consider themselves ‘liberal.’

Parents are more likely to report being happy than non-parents, and religious belief also appears to be positively correlated with happiness.

Gerry Hopman is a Humorist, Motivational Speaker and Author, who believes that humor and laughter are essential to finding and maintaining balance in life and career. To find out more about Gerry, visit his website at:

http://www.humor-laughter.com

Welcome to the July 27, 2008 edition of happiness carnival.

Lovelyn presents Gratitude: The Secret to a Happy Life posted at The Art of Balanced Living.

Chris presents What Makes Kids Happy? posted at financial reflections, saying, “What makes kids happy? The answer might surprise you.”

Joshua Seth presents How To Double Your Weight Loss posted at Joshua Seth Blog, saying, “A study came out yesterday that discovered a key difference between people who are successful at losing weight and those who are not. The simple act of keeping a…”

David B. Bohl presents Does Guilt Have a Message for You? posted at Slow Down Fast Today!, saying, “Are you someone who, no matter how many right things you do today, there will always be that one other item that got away from you - and so you feel guilty that you didn’t accomplish all you set out to?”

Gary Evans presents Abundance Is Natural posted at Good To Feel Good.

Madeleine Begun Kane presents Bugged posted at Mad Kane’s Humor Blog, saying, “humor”

Mike King presents Better Communication: Listening for Improvement posted at Learn This, saying, “Improve your communication skills by better listening!”

Rigdha presents 5 Things You Can Do Today To Get More out of Your life posted at Get Your Success Now.

GP presents Can?t Curb my Enthusiasm posted at Innstyle Montana- Come on Inn, saying, “Kufe Lessons from our horses”

fitnchic presents Dress Size - just another number :: FitNChic.com - Get in Shape Fashionably :: posted at FitNChic.com - Get in Shape, Fashionably!.

Dereck presents A guide for increasing your creativity posted at I Will Not Die.

Jerome Ryan presents A Simple Question About Insanity posted at Dating Tips, Fitness Tips, Daily Blog of the TheFitnessPersonals.com.

Louise Manning presents Strength or weakness? posted at The Human Imprint.

Frederic Premji presents Discovering Your Life’s Purpose posted at BlogMotivation.com.

Toni presents Pockets of happiness posted at Happy Nest, saying, “Having something you can easily turn to when in need of serenity is a good thing.”

Anand presents Giving Your Power Away posted at Anand Dhillon . com, saying, “When we give our power away, we limit our ability to create the life we desire. Learn how you might be giving your power away and what you can do about it to take back control of your life.”

Dr. Joe Capista presents Key Behaviors for Success posted at The Success Triangle, saying, “Learn to talk to yourself. No, it does not mean that you have gone crazy. Instead by talking to yourself, you are giving commands to your subconscious mind to carry out orders efficiently and effectively”

Fiona Lohrenz presents Going Organic.Why We Should! posted at Child Care Only.

Jacob Share presents 67 Lists of Life Tips | JobMob posted at JobMob, saying, “Litemind’s Lists group writing project had a nice turnout. Here below is a selection of the most useful and most enjoyable entries.”

swiper presents What is Bacterial Vaginosis? posted at Bacterial Vaginosis, saying, “Important information about BV and how to get rid of it so you can be happy again.”

Shaula presents Free Range Hugs make my day posted at Your Mileage May Vary, saying, “Getting free range hugs makes my day. When was the last time you got one or gave one?”

Shamelle presents 10 Vital Actions To Inspire Others And Gain Respect posted at Enhance Life, saying, “There is a reason why people cheer at football matches, cry at funerals and laugh at jokes; we are all affected by each other. Your actions make a difference in my life and my actions make a difference in your life. As a result, certain vital actions CAN inspire and motivate others.”

gamy presents Train Your Brain To Work For You, Not Against You posted at Mind Think Success, saying, “I didn’t know why and what was the missing link when I was going through those bolts of depression. I thought I was the most positive person around, because I love reading and listening to positive stuffs. Nothing wrong with those positive stuffs, but what I didn’t know was.there is a missing link in my brain !”

Toni presents When was the last time you did something new with your spouse? posted at Wifely Steps, saying, “One way of keeping the happiness flowing is to continue experiencing new things with your spouse. Settling down doesn’t have to be routine!”

Peter Murphy presents How To Build Lasting Self-Confidence posted at Communication Skills Power.

Donald Latumahina presents What is Happiness? Definition of Happiness posted at Life Optimizer.

axel presents Playing Is Happiness posted at axel g.

Health Blogger presents Healing My Chronic Shoulder and Neck Pain Through Diet and Exercise posted at Health and Fitness Blog.

Raymond presents Is My FDIC Insured Checking Or Savings Account Safe If My Bank Fails? posted at Money Blue Book.

Lane Wright presents 9 Best Foods To Fight Aging posted at Vegan Bits.

Astrid Lee presents Healing Box posted at World Healing, saying, “Sure fast way to be happy is to surrender all your worries and fears to a surrender box. Learn what it is about and how to use it, in this article. Happy manifesting.”

David B. Bohl presents Sometimes Slowing Down Takes Work posted at Slow Down Fast Today!, saying, “For those who have come to understand that the rat race is not all it has been cracked up to be, and have finally made the decision to slow down and get some enjoyment out of life, there also comes with it the realization that certain planning needs to take place in order to be able to realize your goals of greater happiness and fulfillment.”

Lana presents How to Understand Relationship Problems posted at Conscious Life Conscious Relationship, saying, “The bottom line is we’ll always have problems. Deal with it! Learn from it! Laugh at it! Make problems your ally! Change your perception of the problems. Don’t fear them: fear creates resistance. What we resist will persist. Love them. Love transforms. To love is to understand and accept.”

That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of happiness carnival using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.

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In a car you really just need a comfortable and reliable way to go from point A to point B. Do you really need that Mustang or the Prius? Do you really need that new house, or do you simply want the feelings you get from owning such a house?

The feelings we feel when we buy stuff are fleeting. No sooner than we buy that new pair of shoes, we are out at the shopping mall again looking for our next fix.

Confusing objects and outcomes with feelings is very common, and this confusion is exacerbated by television marketing.

If you want a certain feeling, there are more direct paths to obtaining these feelings. For example, visualization, role-playing, acting, and various forms of thinking control.

Usually we just want to distract ourselves from feeling sad or angry. Yet we forget that it is our own dysfunctional thinking that causes this emotional pain. Better to attack the root of the problem and cure our thinking errors, rather than buy the new house and put our finances in jeopardy.