http://www.innerzine.com/feed/ http://www.innerzine.com/ Daily articles, free tips and advice on motivation, self improvement and success. Mon, 1 Dec 2008 04:54:04 +0100 Mon, 1 Dec 2008 04:54:04 +0100 http://www.innerzine.com/happiness/laughter-yoga http://www.innerzine.com/happiness/laughter-yoga Laughter Yoga or Hasya (“Hasya” in Sanskrit means laughter) is an alternate technique in healing which involves some exercises patterned to make human beings laugh for no apparent reason at all, blended with some simple and basic breathing methods in Yoga. Each day, new researches are being made and published on the countless psychological and physiological benefits that laughing can bring, and Laughter Yoga could aid people to participate and indulge in these benefits. This makes use a fusion of frolicsome and tension-releasing laughter exercises to lessen stress, enhance health and improve feelings of wellness. In a Laughter Yoga session, you will not find individuals sitting in a circle and using their sense of humor or exchanging hilarious jokes to make each other laugh. Wed, 26 Nov 2008 08:53:27 +0100 http://www.innerzine.com/happiness/Thanksgiving-celebrations http://www.innerzine.com/happiness/Thanksgiving-celebrations All throughout history of mankind, the celebration of a bountiful and abundant harvest has always been a yearly happening. Harvest festivals have been made a tradition amongst all races, cultures and nations. And long before organized religion came to be, the Greeks, Chinese, Hebrews, Romans and Egyptians have all had their own harvest celebrations. And in America, the very first Thanksgiving celebration occurred in 1621. Sans the help of the Native Americans, the explorers would not have yielded plentiful crops nor would they have survived their earliest winters. These Native Americans shared and contributed to this occasion with the Pilgrims since the latter had learned how to hunt wild animals and how to plant crops in the New World according to Native American cultures. Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:30:27 +0100 http://www.innerzine.com/happiness/happy-marriage http://www.innerzine.com/happiness/happy-marriage Why oh why do you think grandfather and grandmother still managed to stay so blissfully in love after all those several years? What are some out of hundreds, or thousands of ways and methods, on how to attain that kind of envious and happy relationship with one’s lawfully wedded spouse? If truth be told, there is really not a thing as a perfect marriage, but only a successful married life and a happy marriage. Nevertheless, even the most picture-perfect married couple took a whole lot of time and effort, not to mention compromise before they ultimately transformed their relationship into something so beautiful, fulfilling and blissful. Tue, 4 Nov 2008 08:09:41 +0100 http://www.innerzine.com/happiness/enthusiasm http://www.innerzine.com/happiness/enthusiasm The word enthusiasm in fact comes from the Greek ‘entheos’ which means “the God within”. According to the dictionary, enthusiasm is defined as: 1. a cause or source of interest or great excitement. 2. Elation or delight arises from a supposed possession by a god. 3. Interest in or great excitement or delight from a cause or a subject. Whilst it’s true that enthusiasm truly begins from our thoughts, it could have a deeper and more discerning impact and effect on our body as well. Your heart rate, the pitch of one’s voice, not to mention your energy levels, and even your posture changes or alters whenever you are filled with enthusiasm. Fri, 24 Oct 2008 08:59:50 +0200 http://www.innerzine.com/happiness/happiness4 http://www.innerzine.com/happiness/happiness4 Happiness is a great gift, and it comes from within. Hence,the endless pursuit of happiness is an essential aspect in our life. In real life, being happy comes to us in several ways often through material comforts and joy and usually via our deep relationship in friendships. Friendship is an ancient occurrence which has survived the acid test and ruins of time. Friendship is such a cherished treasure and our best friends are like glowing candles that illuminate in our lives through through thick and thin whatever it takes. There must be a very profound understanding and trust between you and your close friend. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:04:37 +0200 http://www.innerzine.com/happiness/smile http://www.innerzine.com/happiness/smile Each and every culture in the universe recognizes and acknowledges that a smiling is an expression or indication of happiness and joy. Almost everyone of us is given the ability to smile. It could reflect delight, gladness, contentment, inner satisfaction and so on. Of all the facial expressions, smiling is used most often than not. Even babies could start smiling even before they actually have the visual capability to see one on a person’s face. Researches have also revealed that babies prefer faces which are smiling as opposed to those which are not. But do you know how to differentiate a between a fake smile than a real and genuine one? Many individuals could spot the difference, even if they do not know how to define or pinpoint exactly just what the whole difference is. Thu, 2 Oct 2008 08:45:35 +0200 http://www.innerzine.com/happiness/unconditional-love http://www.innerzine.com/happiness/unconditional-love Most individuals, before they get into a relationship, create a list or ‘qualifications’ of things they would like their partner to possess. For the guys, they like someone who is submissive, gentle, caring, smart and of course, beautiful. Whilst for the ladies, the list can include a house, a car, a trendy phone and he has to be handsome. Without these qualities, they could not even be attracted to the person. without realizing it, they have already built conditions for their partners and it is not unconditional love at all. As much as most people declares that devotion ends when you begin to attach conditions to it, however, I think otherwise. Tue, 23 Sep 2008 05:54:59 +0200 http://www.innerzine.com/happiness/passion http://www.innerzine.com/happiness/passion What does it really mean to live your life with passion or passionate living? Most people may think it is about doing, when truly, it is about being. That thing or things which best exemplify your highest self—now that is your passion. It is actually whatever you are most passionate about and has always been present within you just ready to express. For me, I define it as the steadfast dedication to the thing or things which brings your purpose into focus and makes your heart sings. For instance, you might have a passion for teaching, so your purpose is to educate other people. Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:14:22 +0200 http://www.innerzine.com/happiness/blissful http://www.innerzine.com/happiness/blissful The dictionary version of the definition of bliss is short—“heaven, paradise, complete happiness”. This kind of bliss is short-term in duration. This day my friend and her husband marks 15 years of their blissful marriage. However, “bliss” as defined by a marriage veteran and “bliss” as defined by Merriam Webster will be defined in so many various ways. So 15 years of blissful married life will seem like a conflict in terms. Nevertheless, let us consider the “veteran” part of the standpoint. So whenever my friend will think of an armed service veteran she thinks of a person who is brave, determined to win, committed, puts the needs of their country over their own personal needs, trustworthy and willing to sacrifice for the greater good of humanity. Tue, 2 Sep 2008 09:49:02 +0200 http://www.innerzine.com/happiness/fulfillment http://www.innerzine.com/happiness/fulfillment During the last five years, there has been increasing proof supporting the relation of fulfillment with life or happiness and being able to utilize and maximize your strengths. Most human beings who feel fulfilled with their life are most likely to be less stressed or harassed, do well at work, have lesser sick days and social or psychological problems. First and foremost, you need to know what the human brain needs. Gregory Berns, a psychiatrist and neuroscientist at Emory University, believes that to feel satisfied is needed and essential to experience the fulfillment in one’s life. In his book, Satisfaction: The Science of Finding True Fulfillment, he declares that being fulfilled necessitates two significant ingredients which nature has shaped our brains to crave: challenge and novelty. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:34:44 +0200 http://www.innerzine.com/happiness/better-life http://www.innerzine.com/happiness/better-life Since you only have one life to live, you might as well make the most of it and have the best life there is. Having great friends around is part of the joy in living. And have you ever dreamed of having lots and lots of friends around you in order to have a better life? It is true what they say that no matter how successful you may be, life would seem dull, boring and meaningless without true friends in our lives. Now, the million dollar question is, how can you make more and more pals than you can handle? Of course, there are just so many ways and ideas to do it. Mon, 11 Aug 2008 08:45:06 +0200 http://www.innerzine.com/happiness/gladness http://www.innerzine.com/happiness/gladness Gladness is a noun…it’s the name for the condition of being glad. Therefore, the word has a certain sense of being pure about it, like the purity of driven snow. The etymology of the word gladness is ‘smooth’ and ‘shining’. It actually made me think of what it must have been like in the early 1st century church when it was said that they “ate together with sincere and glad hearts.” (Acts 2:46). In the Bible, there are 53 references to being glad or ‘gladness’. It can be defined as: 1. full of cheerfulness and brightness 2. having a happy or cheerful disposition by nature; 3. Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:17:44 +0200 http://www.innerzine.com/happiness/joy http://www.innerzine.com/happiness/joy Joy is what our Creator wants and intended for us—it's our right of birth. Joy is definitely what we want from life. Being joyful is a great and fantastic business. Happy and enthusiastic individuals produce more. And it does not take a lot of your time or cost a bunch of dollars. Being joyful changes and transforms the way we see work or our attitude towards work. Whenever there is gladness at the workplace, I will come early but stay late willingly. When there is happiness at work, I will bring it home. Yes sure, I would like a raise—who wouldn’t? But I am certainly not going down the street to get it if it means risking my happiness. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:14:26 +0200 http://www.innerzine.com/happiness/bliss http://www.innerzine.com/happiness/bliss An individual in his or her purest and true nature is really a completely happy person. Why so—in this short article it can be suggested that each person that is now living, who has ever lived and who would ever live not just possesses that innate bliss within them, yet in fact actually is bliss in itself. Most persons feel that they are actually pursuing their happiness if they believe that they could obtain their dream car, their dream house, their much awaited promotion, their dream job, their dream vacation and most especially their ideal lifetime partner or any possible “little” things in life. Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:04:26 +0200 http://www.innerzine.com/happiness/happy http://www.innerzine.com/happiness/happy In order to be happy, we should make happiness our ultimate goal. If attitude is truly everything, then being happy is definitely a choice. Although most people would argue against that, I could still declare that being glad and staying glad is my choice. If the truth be told, “If it was that easy everybody will do it. Everybody will jump straight out of bed and enthusiastically scream, “Good morning, Oh God,” instead of what most would scream like, “My God, it is morning.” The art of being happy involves dedication, concentration and constant injection of inspiration. Undoubtedly, negative people around the world yielded plenty.