Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Gratitude: Stroke rehabilitation

What your mental health therapist from the hospital should be working on for you. I had no mental health support for years until I figured it out myself. What an incredible waste of time and effort. All survivors need this.
I point a lot to Tiny Buddha and Seth Godin. Both give me lots to think about and contemplate in my life.
Gratitude: A Powerful Fat Loss Tool

Want to be happy? Be grateful - TED talk

Practicing Gratitude is Key to Daily Happiness

3 Keys to Being Happy, No Matter What Happens 

From a Tiny Buddha post

1. Gratitude


2. Self-Compassion


3. Passion

 

2 comments:

  1. I think about happiness a lot, primarily because I am quite naturally happy while other people I know are unhappy (or even depressed). Gratitude is a solution that works for some people, but it should only when happiness is dependent on external circumstances. For me, happiness more closely coincides with the Buddhist philosophy that happiness comes from inside, not dependent on sickness, death, or any other life circumstance. Although I have serious struggles and significant disappointments, I manage to stay buoyant. Sure, I'm appreciative that the external circumstances of my life are wonderful, but that's not the source of my happiness.

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    1. I've never really analyzed why I'm happy, but I'm having fun which I most certainly was not prior to moving to MI. That and I can see a way to a happy and fulfilling retirement now wherever I end up. It helps that I can get around quite well and cognitively was not impacted.

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