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    Happiness and Dung

    Is it really true that people can live in an area with no running water or electricity and dwell in huts made out of dung and be equally as happy as those listed on the Forbes richest 400 Americans? According to leading happiness researcher Ed Diener it is true. He conducted a study of the Forbes richest...
    Posted to elishagoldstein (Weblog) by Elisha Goldstein on 08-11-2008
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    What makes you happy?

    What makes you happy? Latest research suggests science is catching up with the mystics Family and Friends Meaning in Life Long term Goals According to psychologist Professor Ed Diener there is no one key to happiness but a set of ingredients that are vital. First, family and friends are crucial - the...
    Posted to Skip (Weblog) by Skip on 08-08-2008
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    1 poem that may just change our life!

    Mary Oliver makes us go hmmmm..... Read this one twice...feel free to click on 'tools' and briefly write down your reaction in your journal. Who made the world? Who made the swan, and the black bear? Who made the grasshopper? This grasshopper, I mean-the one who the one who has flung herself...
    Posted to elishagoldstein (Weblog) by Elisha Goldstein on 08-06-2008
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    Can our brains be mindful?

    There has been a tremendous amount of research that has come out in the last 5 years studying the effects of mindfulness on the brain. Everything from linking mindfulness to the area of the brain that promotes positive emotion to increased memory. There continues to be research that links it to reduced...
    Posted to elishagoldstein (Weblog) by Elisha Goldstein on 07-31-2008
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    Job and life giving you ADD? Some resources to try today!

    When having trouble juggling all our responsibilities at home and work, many people will try and pull it together by focusing on tried and true time management techniques. While time management can be helpful, in this day and age we need to also really consider attention management. Yes, it's our...
    Posted to elishagoldstein (Weblog) by Elisha Goldstein on 07-28-2008
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    Is the Blackberry/Internet infringing on your life? 3 Ways to get control now!

    In an age where business is supposed to be available 24/7, many of us have become really attached to our internet-enabled extensions that keep us connected at all times. As a Psychologist in Los Angeles and co-author of Mindful Solutions for Addiction and Relapse Prevention , I hear about couples getting...
    Posted to elishagoldstein (Weblog) by Elisha Goldstein on 07-25-2008
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    Work ranks as #1 stressor for people, tips on what you can do now!

    A recent poll conducted by Elizabeth Scott,, M.S., Stress Management Consultant, found that the top stressor for people is found at work! So what can we do? Here are some more tips from Mindful Healing on how to practice to reduce stress through the workday: As the workday begins, slightly slow down...
    Posted to elishagoldstein (Weblog) by Elisha Goldstein on 07-24-2008
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    3 Ways to Beat our Mood Food Addiction

    3 Ways to Beat our Mood Food Addiction How many times have you caught yourself either stressed, anxious, or uncomfortable, chowin' down only to realize that not only have you not even tasted what you were eating, but you've eaten it to excess. We can think of cookies, pretzels, nuts, ice cream...
    Posted to elishagoldstein (Weblog) by Elisha Goldstein on 07-22-2008
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    21 days to creat a habit and our Email plight!

    ....how about the habits that we've created over a life time that we'd rather not have. In our lives we have habits of the mind that we're aware of and some that we're not aware of. Mindfulness gives us the unique ability to step out of a habit simply by noticing it. How about at work...
    Posted to elishagoldstein (Weblog) by Elisha Goldstein on 07-19-2008
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    If you don't want to look back on life and say where did it go....

    ...become aware of where you are. How do know where we are and how do we know if we're making the most of it? Throughout the day we are ingesting all kinds of energy and mostly unaware of it. Whether this energy makes for good nutrition is good to start to be aware of. What do I mean by this? Because...
    Posted to elishagoldstein (Weblog) by Elisha Goldstein on 07-17-2008
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