"What Makes Women Happy". Posted by Tiffany O'Callaghan
Article Focus: How women can cultivate happiness. (Based on several 'happiness' journals. Go figure! Look at this journal =P).
Highlights:
- "One thing that blocks [happiness] flow is self-consciousness. If you're really worried or anxious about whether you're achieving it, then it's not going to work for you...So, it's important to look at the things that are causing us anxiety. Some of those things we're not going to be able to do as much about, but some of them we can."
Thoughts: To be happier, I need to avoid negative people and situations in my life that makes me feel like shit.
- "...a lot of women make choices based on how they saw their mother's choices working out, how they saw the choices of the women elders in their lives working out. There's some rebellion in that, but there's also some deep reflection."
Thoughts: The deep reflection referred to here, I feel...requires analyzing generational and cultural differences, too. But, obviously, it's so hard to be able to separate it all when your greatest role model is right THERE.
- "...happiness [defined] as the capacity to rejoice in the midst of suffering...Finding joy in the midst of suffering is always going to be the key."
Thoughts: C'est la vie. Makes you more grateful for the things you do have... - "the simple fact of concentrating on their own happiness, and paying attention to their own happiness actually increased their sense of well being"
Thoughts: Focus on the positive! - "people who regularly express gratitude...are generally more content."
Thoughts: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cbk980jV7Ao
- "If we really do need a place to vent, that can be helpful, but I don't think it improves our mood that much to make a habit of just letting out our negative emotions."
Thoughts: I agree 110% Thus this blog. My blog is now validated. Thank you.
- "Finally, you decide, OK, maybe I am a dork, and maybe that's OK."
Thoughts: Dorks FTW!
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