Happiness Workouts
Aerobic Action with the Gratitude Journal
Any Happiness Trainer worth her salt keeps an eye on performance. I am indebted to a New York Times article for information which supports two points which I recognise as valid from my own experience of keeping a Gratitude Journal. How frequently are you recording in your Journal? While Three Good Things needs to be [...]
Too hot for a workout?
Exert yourself cool without leaving your post. Brother David Steindl-Rast is a Benedictine monk. His take on designing a good day is for those of all faiths, and those of none.
Trying out the Gratitude Journal
This is what I’m adding to the gym’s exercise workouts for November. I’m going to keep a gratitude journal. (This one’s big given that I can’t even type gratitude journal without wincing.) The inspiration came from an article, Pay It Forward, Dr Robert Emmons’ account of his research, with Mike McCullough, into the benefits of [...]
Now for your Bonsella
In my native country, a bonsella is the “something extra” you receive: usually something pleasant, like a surprise gift or a tip. (While we’re on the semantics, it is occasionally used as a euphemism for a bribe.) This particular refinement comes from the Scottish Centre for Confidence and Well-being where I have now come across [...]
Not Just One Good Thing
These workouts are about raising your levels of happiness. Not about positive thinking, optimism or self-esteem. There is a difference, but I’ll slip that in another time. Let’s get started. Time for our warm-ups I’m not messing you round by saving the best for last here. In many ways this one is The Biz. Why [...]