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Many exercises exist that can help you develop mental strength. But here are five that can get you started. 
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With the start of December comes an almost audible, collective tensing-up of family members world-wide. People everywhere are forming lists of tasks to be completed and items to be bought surrounde...
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Great blog about some creative ways to make our holiday season meaningful and joyful!!! Enjoy!
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Thanksgiving is a wonderful time to remember the many blessings in our lives. Many of us gather with family and friends to share our gratitude for one another. This is a beautiful time of year to k...
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We have the power to build inner strength and resilience by focusing on positive experiences in such a way that our brains are reshaped to respond to life with more positive feelings, sense of calm, and confidence.
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You know that when you’re getting chased by a tiger, you’re almost in a car accident, your “to do” list is overflowing, and you’re burning the candle at both ends, your body’s “fight-or-flight” stress...
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A part of life that we sometime try to avoid is the struggle. Ideas on how to take struggles and make them "friends of growth."
Cara Ray's curator insight,
November 19, 2013 1:27 PM
All the world is full of suffering. It is also full of overcoming. —Helen Keller
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All of the meditations on this page are taken from our book ‘Mindfulness: Finding Peace in a Frantic World’. The book contains the complete 8 week mindfulness course developed at Oxford University. Via Dr. Amy Fuller
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Great self-care practices! Practical ways to destress and slow down a little bit as the year speeds up.
Dr. Amy Fuller's curator insight,
September 26, 2013 9:41 AM
Free meditations to listen to from Mindfulness: Finding Peace in a Frantic World. HT @getstoried
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We all have those days. Those days that leave us feeling shackled to our humanity, trapped by our trappings, and tied to our persistent concerns. And the old adages that used to come naturally, s...
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How to find peace in each moment of our day by reminding ourselves to "be in it and not of it."
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I found out there are a lot of people like me -- young, energetic, intense, purpose-driven, but frustrated with the status quo and a little freaked out about our prospects for the future.
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Great list of practices that contribute to happiness...
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When Martha Beck and I spent the day together recently, I wound up getting an impromptu coaching session while sitting in the lobby of the hotel after a full day of filming a documentary that features us both.
Fuller Life Family Therapy's curator insight,
September 18, 2013 9:54 AM
Learning to say "No" gently and say "Yes" enthusiastically in a way that honors your spirit.
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Compassion literally means “to suffer together.” Among emotion researchers, it is defined as the feeling that arises when you are confronted with another’s suffering and feel motivated to relieve that suffering.
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This article explains what compassion is, its benefits, and how to cultivate more with lots of informative links.
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Inspiring video on persevering no matter how many times you have failed in life. http://asabbathblog.com Video by www.bluefishtv.com.
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"If you've never failed.... you've never lived."
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People feel less pain after a good belly laugh, most likely because of the release of naturally-occuring endorphins, research suggests. Via Kate Crisp, Dr. Amy Fuller
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Decades of clinical research has explored the psychology of human suffering. Yet that suffering, as unpleasant as it is, often has a bright side: compassion.'
Human suffering often inspires beautiful acts of compassion by people wishing to help relieve that suffering. What led 26.5 percent of Americans to volunteer in 2012 (according to statistics from the US Department of Labor)? What propels someone to serve food at a homeless shelter, pull over on the highway in the rain to help someone with a broken down vehicle, or feed a stray cat?
By Emma Seppala http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/compassionate_mind_healthy_body
Via Edwin Rutsch, Dr. Amy Fuller
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July 24, 2013 5:50 PM
Compassion is the best medicine for suffering. 
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July 29, 2013 3:58 PM
compassion is one of the most powerful emotions to change our life! |
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Editors' Note: Following the huge popularity of this post, article source Amy Morin has authored a Dec. 3 guest post on exercises to increase mental strength here.
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This is an excellent list of the things we can avoid in order to increase our well being. Great article!
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I found out there are a lot of people like me -- young, energetic, intense, purpose-driven, but frustrated with the status quo and a little freaked out about our prospects for the future.
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We really can cuiltivate happiness... great collection of practices that create wellbeing!
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Happiness is so interesting, because we all have different ideas about what it is and how to get it. So naturally we are obsessed with it.. I would love to be happier, as I’m sure most people would, so I thought it would be interesting to find some ways to become a happier person that are actually backed up by science. Here are ten of the best ones I found Via Belinda MJ.B, Bobby Dillard, Dr. Amy Fuller
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This article is jam packed with great ways to increase happiness levels, contentment, and joy in our lives.... also debunks a few of the myths of what we think makes us happy. Worth the read.
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January 25, 2014 10:08 AM
I believe happiness is intrinsic. Material possession can bring happiness, yet it is short term. Here is an interesting article backed up by science. Note it includes exercise. A great way to cope is excercise and it releases endorphines.
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January 25, 2014 10:13 AM
I believe happiness is intrinsic. Material possessions can bring a bit of happiness, yet is fleeting. Note, exercise is included. It releases endrophins.
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January 25, 2014 10:20 AM
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I believe happiness is intrinsic. Material possessions can bring a bit of happiness, yet is fleeting. Note, exercise is included. It releases endrophins.
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"Practice makes perfect," as the saying goes. We won’t go far, if we don’t practice. That’s true of playing saxophone, playing soccer, scrambling eggs, and many other skills. In a way, it is true also of gratefulness. But the practice we have in mind here is spiritual practice – not the practice that makes us go far, but the practice that makes us go deep. Welcome then, to these resources offering you a variety of ways to practice.
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Read about the practice of gratitude from this extensive list of lovely articles.
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A neuropsychological approach to happiness, by meeting core needs (safety, satisfaction, and connection) and training neurons to overcome a negativity bias
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We can actually change our neuronal structure by training our brains to appreciate positive experiences when we do have them and taking the time to focus on them and install them in the brain. Cool Article!
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Rejection is rough, no matter how you slice it. But it's also an inescapable fact of life, and our ability to deal with failure and rejection has a hand in determining how successful and happy we are.
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We all get knocked down. Resilience is about simple practices that help us get back up again and again AND boost our happiness.
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The diverse sites, sounds, cultures, and entertainment make Houston a great city. Never a dull moment. But a big challenge in this ever-expanding city is the constant traffic. It is not uncommon fo...
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Driving in traffic can add stress and frustration to anyone's day. A few simple practices can really make a difference in the way you feel!
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Managing a department at a web design firm and raising two kids with her husband, Katrina Alcorn thought she had the working mom routine...
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"Women are basically on the brink of this dysfunction in society where we are expecting them to be able to do things that we don’t have time to do anymore. And we end up pushing ourselves, trying to make it work and end up making ourselves sick."
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When Martha Beck and I spent the day together recently, I wound up getting an impromptu coaching session while sitting in the lobby of the hotel after a full day of filming a documentary that features us both.
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Learning to say "No" gently and say "Yes" enthusiastically in a way that honors your spirit.
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How do we prime our brains to take the meandering mental paths necessary for creativity? New techniques of brain imaging, Rex Jung says, are helping us gain a whole new view on the differences between intelligence, creativity, and personality.
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September 6, 2013 2:07 PM
Creativity and intelligence work from very different places in the brain. Very cool interview with positive neuroscientist, Rex Jung!
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Positive psychology focuses on cultivating personality strengths and honing an optimistic approach to life. Exercises like writing a "gratitude letter" or making a "gratitude visit" can be a life-changing event. Via Lorna Christensen, Dr. Amy Fuller
Dr. Amy Fuller's curator insight,
July 19, 2013 1:45 PM
Informative article with gratitude practices.
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Affirmations for a Happier Life, Daily Affirmations http://www.everydayaffirmations.org/2013/07/affirmations-for-happier-life.html?m=1 Via Dr. Amy Fuller
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Several exercises that can help increase positivity and mental wellness.