The Science of Happiness – An Experiment in Gratitude

You may already know one of my Habits for Wellbeing is being grateful. If you have read this journal before, you may have already seen the video Who and What Are You Grateful For? or read the article How Can I Bring Gratitude in to My Life?. Well I just found the following clip The Science…

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Janine Shepherd: You Are Not Your Body

There are so many parts of this TEDx clip (19.01mins) Janine Shepherd: You Are Not Your Body I can relate to as a past athlete and getting injured. In this inspirational clip, Janine shares her journey of being an athlete and then becoming coming a walking paraplegic to a qualified pilot and aerobatics instructor. I…

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“If We Could See Inside Other People’s Hearts”: A Profound Microcosm of Life in 4 minutes

What if this was the instant? The instant you changed and saw life differently. This 4 minute video was produced by the Cleveland Clinic and shows the inner lives of everyday people, just like you and I. It’s a reminder that we ALL have our story and we just never know what is happening in…

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Vulnerability Is…

I am not sure about you, however vulnerability is one thing I have tried to avoid in my life! To be honest, I didn’t know what it was or what I was avoiding, pushing away or protecting, however I knew it was something deep down inside me that was uncomfortable, and well, showed my vulnerability…

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How Grateful Are You?

Wanting to Improve your Health and Happiness? What if some of the answer lay in being more grateful? Well recent research is proving that gratitude is a key component to health. Click here or on the links below to read more. Now you know that gratitude and appreciation is linked to health and happiness, why…

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Robert Emmons – The Benefits of Gratitude

Professor Robert Emmons has done quite a lot of the well know research on gratitude. In this 10.36min clip, Professor Emmons discusses the effects and benefits of gratitude on health and happiness including – different ways to cultivate gratitude, the psychological (positive emotions, alert, energetic, enthused and attentive), physical (exercise more, have better sleep and…

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Robert Emmons: The Power of Gratitude

Professor Robert Emmons has done quite a lot of the well know research on gratitude. In this 8.12min clip, Professor Emmons discusses the power of gratitude – how gratitude has the power to heal, energise and change lives, a definition of gratitude, the complexities of gratitude from the short-term feeling of gratitude to person who…

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