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Lynne Hand	Happiness		Lead	[-]
Super Member Posts: 38321 19/11/11 5:22 PM Your Teacher	Tags : None Remove this ad Homework is very rare in my sessions. We will be starting a new topic this Monday - happiness. (Maybe, you could think about what makes you happy.)
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shikhady		#1	[url]	[-]
Moderator Super Member Posts: 1565 20/11/11 12:12 PM	There are many things which can make me happy. In fact, there are a huge list of things. -------------------- ... there is a huge list ... ... there are many things on my list ... Last Edited By: hekner 20/11/11 2:25 PM. Edited 1 time.
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Lynne Hand		#2	[url]	[-]
Super Member Posts: 38321 20/11/11 6:41 PM Your Teacher	There is a long list. I can't wait to hear about them.
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shikhady		#3	[url]	[-]
Moderator Super Member Posts: 1565 21/11/11 1:50 PM	1. Delicious food 2. Exotic landscapes 3. Birds 4. Flowers 5. Prayers 6. Soothing music 7. Walking alone on the streets in the morning 8. Reading classic novels 9. Cooking 10. When someone smile because of me 11. To help others 12. When I make a new friend 13. To hang out with friends 14. When someone appreciates me 15. When the guests leave my house 16,..........17.............18................Phew, now I am tired of typing all these...............
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hekner		#4	[url]	[-]
Moderator Super Member Posts: 10160 21/11/11 7:17 PM Moderator	shikhady wrote: 7. Walking alone on the streets in the morning 15. When the guests leave my house
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Lynne Hand		#5	[url]	[-]
Super Member Posts: 38321 21/11/11 7:20 PM Your Teacher	Nice list Shikha:- I would add "When guests arrive at my house." (It kind of goes with #15) "When someone smiles because of me." (He / She / Smiles) "When guests leave my house " Here are the links to the readings from today's session. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/h...ness_formula/4783836.stm Test your happiness:- http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/h...ness_formula/4785402.stm Here is the song we listened to:- http://youtu.be/xoOjtNs9EOk This song makes me happy:- http://youtu.be/bpHYhVqT3ks
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Lynne Hand		#6	[url]	[-]
Super Member Posts: 38321 21/11/11 7:27 PM Your Teacher	Happiness Happiness Lyrics:- Happiness, happiness, The greatest gift that I possess, I thank the Lord that I've been blessed With more than my share of happiness. Happiness to me is a wonderful place, I'm the happiest human in the human race I've got no silver and I've got no gold But I've got happiness in my soul Happiness to me is an ocean tide Or a sunset fading on a mountain side. A big old heaven full of stars up above When I'm in the arms of the one I love. Oh, Happiness, happiness, the greatest gift that I possess I thank the Lord that I've been blessed, With more than my share of happiness. By Jove! Happiness to me is a field of grain Lifting its face in the falling rain I see it in the sunshine, I breathe it in the air, Happiness happiness everywhere. A wise man said to me one time, Happiness is a frame of mind. When you go to measuring my success, Don't count my money count happiness. Oh! Happiness, happiness, The greatest gift that I possess I thank the Lord I've been blessed With more than my share of happiness Oh! Happiness, happiness, The greatest gift that I possess I thank the Lord I've been blessed With more than my share of happiness. More than my share of happiness.
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hekner		#7	[url]	[-]
Moderator Super Member Posts: 10160 21/11/11 7:35 PM Moderator	Lynne Hand wrote: This song makes me happy:- http://youtu.be/bpHYhVqT3ks This song makes me happy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7QL46cK7B8 What a glorious feeling, I'm happy again!
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Lynne Hand		#8	[url]	[-]
Super Member Posts: 38321 22/11/11 10:08 AM Your Teacher
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amatsuforhealth		#9	[url]	[-]
Moderator Super Member Posts: 3446 22/11/11 3:23 PM Mentor	My new little grandson makes me happy!! xx
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maltar7		#10	[url]	[-]
Super Member Posts: 148 22/11/11 11:39 PM	Remove this ad The feeling of happiness, makes me feel happy. LOL
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apr		#11	[url]	[-]
Moderator Super Member Posts: 1005 23/11/11 3:03 AM	They didn't look very happy, the Freddy Mercury and Ken Dodd.
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Lynne Hand		#12	[url]	[-]
Super Member Posts: 38321 23/11/11 6:43 PM Your Teacher	Good point Apr. Maybe they were just trying to make us happy. Hi Maltar, That is very logical. Hi Amatsu, Congratulations.
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apr		#13	[url]	[-]
Moderator Super Member Posts: 1005 23/11/11 8:51 PM	Here is a true story about happiness. - From now on we can get Google Street view in Belgium. It is a program of Google maps where you can see the picture of the street itself. “So what”, that’s maybe your reaction and that was also my first reaction until I saw on TV what effect this possibility could have to some people. - An old lady who lives in a retirement centre was reminiscing about her childhood and about the house she used to live in. She was homesick. She couldn’t get there anymore because she was not able to travel, but she would like to see her old house again. A staff member found her house on Google Street view and showed her this. By seeing this, the old lady just radiated with happiness! She was so excited! Touching; how a small thing can make a person so happy. -------------------------------------------- Here is a true story about happiness. We can get Google Street view in Belgium. It is a program like Google maps, but you can see a picture of the street itself. “So what?" That maybe your reaction and that was also my first reaction, until I saw on TV what effect this possibility can have for some people. An old lady who lives in a retirement home was reminiscing about her childhood and about the house she used to live in. She was homesick. She couldn’t go there because she was not able to travel anymore, but she would have liked to see her old house again. A staff member found her house on Google Street view and showed her, on seeing this, the old lady just radiated with happiness! She was so excited! Touching; how such a small thing can make a person so happy. Last Edited By: Lynne Hand 08/12/11 8:46 AM. Edited 1 time.
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hekner		#14	[url]	[-]
Moderator Super Member Posts: 10160 23/11/11 9:15 PM Moderator	apr wrote: Here is a true story about happiness. - From now on we can get Google Street view in Belgium. It is a program of Google maps where you can see the picture of the street itself. “So what”, that’s maybe your reaction and that was also my first reaction until I saw on TV what effect this possibility could have to some people. - An old lady who lives in a retirement centre was reminiscing about her childhood and about the house she used to live in. She was homesick. She couldn’t get there anymore because she was not able to travel, but she would like to see her old house again. A staff member found her house on Google Street view and showed her this. By seeing this, the old lady just radiated with happiness! She was so excited! Touching; how a small thing can make a person so happy.
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shikhady		#15	[url]	[-]
Moderator Super Member Posts: 1565 24/11/11 5:55 AM	That's good, april.
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shikhady		#16	[url]	[-]
Moderator Super Member Posts: 1565 24/11/11 5:57 AM	A happiness test - http://psychologytoday.ps...artner=pt&test=happiness
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Lynne Hand		#17	[url]	[-]
Super Member Posts: 38321 24/11/11 2:20 PM Your Teacher	I scored 67 - Your score indicates that you are quite happy with your life. Even if it didn’t turn out exactly how you pictured it would, there are likely very few things you’d change – or regret doing! Research has shown that people who set challenging (but achievable) personal goals for themselves, who are intrinsically motivated (e.g. driven by a sense of achievement rather than money or status), and who generally believe that the course of their life is in their hands tend to be much happier than those who don’t. Of course, a positive outlook on life definitely helps as well! Your score Shikha?
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Lynne Hand		#18	[url]	[-]
Super Member Posts: 38321 24/11/11 2:24 PM Your Teacher	Lecturing on happiness:- “Happiness is something you can practice—that you can get better at—not just a passive experience that happens to you.… Stefan Klein, PhD, asserts that people are ‘programmed for positive feelings’…and you can strengthen the circuits for positive feelings by seeking out situations that make you happy. In effect, happiness can become a self-reinforcing habit…. As for what makes people happy, friendship and love trump money and status.” Andrew Weil, M.D.
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shikhady		#19	[url]	[-]
Moderator Super Member Posts: 1565 24/11/11 5:41 PM	I scored 42 and its description is - Your score indicates that you are generally happy with your life, but there may be some things that you likely wish you could change or improve. Whatever the case, there are steps you can take to turn that occasional frown upside down. Research has shown that people who set challenging (but achievable) personal goals for themselves, who are intrinsically motivated (e.g. driven by a sense of achievement rather than money or status), and who generally believe that the course of their life is in their hands tend to be much happier than those who don’t. Of course, a much more positive outlook on life would definitely help as well! Thanks Lynne for the video! I understood it.
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hekner		#20	[url]	[-]
Moderator Super Member Posts: 10160 24/11/11 6:55 PM Moderator	Remove this ad I scored 46. ("What a glorious feelin' ... I'm happy again ...")
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