Anonymous has left a new comment on your post
"SockMonkey Santa says Ha-ha-Ho-ho-ho."
When I initially commented I seem to have clicked on the Notify Me when new comments are added (check box) and from now on
whenever a comment is added I receive four emails with the same comment.
Is there a way you can remove me from that service?
Cheers!
First I want to address the above eMail I received from A
nony mous.
I did not see your message on the blog so I left one myself
and it didn't post. Obviously I have an issue and will once again attempt to
rectify it but based on my past experiences with Blogger I doubt I'll discover
a solution.
While I am working on it I hope you will continue to read and enjoy the blog. I did follow the link to the contact web site you
provided but was not sure where to leave a response. Thanks for your comments
and sorry for the problem.
Perhaps you could remove yourself from the members list and resubscribe?
I'm sitting here this morning looking over my backyard
watching the Pineapple Express storm in to Northern
California wondering if I should have sandbags in front of the
garage doors. The dark and damp morning reminds me of what a jerk I've been the
last few weeks. I always seem to be complaining about something and that's not
the real me.
I may come off as a caustic, sarcastic bastard but I truly
love life. I'm happy I'm still in it. My game has slowed down over the years
but I still play.
So I thought some happiness was in order.
Do you want a head full of happy thoughts?
There’s a lot you can do to make yourself happier. Many of
these techniques have been repeatedly tested and even worked with the
clinically depressed.
Gratitude, Gratitude, Gratitude
Showing gratitude for the good things you have is the most
powerful happiness boosting activity there is.
Every night before you go to bed write three good things
that happened to you that day. Jotting those down is pretty much all it takes
to get a boost in well-being over time.
Do what you are good at as often as you can.
Signature strengths are the things you are uniquely good at
and using them increases happy thoughts. Exercising signature strengths is why
starving artists are happier with their jobs.
Think about the best possible version of yourself and move
toward that. Signature strengths are the secret to experiencing more “flow” at
work and in life.
Spend as much time as possible with people you like.
The happiest people are social with strong relationships.
Not spending more time with people we love is something we regret the most.
Being compassionate makes us happier. Share the best events
of your day with loved ones and ask them to do the same. And compliment them —
we love compliments more than money or sex.
Money is good. Many other things are better.
After about 75K a year, money has minimal effects on
happiness. Read that again. Not that money won’t increase happiness but if you
want to be happier your time and energy are better spent elsewhere. It will not
increase your moment to moment mood.
The Amish are as satisfied as billionaires and slum dwellers
can be surprisingly happy. The happiest of all income groups is people making
50-75k a year. Money is good but wanting money can be bad.
Give
Giving makes us happier than receiving. In fact, it can
create a feedback loop of happiness in your life. Volunteering makes us happier
and can therefore be the most selfless way to be selfish.
Savor
Take time to really enjoy the good things. What are the best
ways to savor? Positive mental time travel: Happy memories or looking
forward to something.
Strive
You don’t usually do what brings you joy, you do what is
easy. Set ambitious goals and strive. Thinking about what happens to you in
terms of your self-esteem will crush you — look at life as growing and learning.
Sitting on the couch watching TV does not make you happy.
You are happier when you are busy and are probably having more fun at work than
at home. Thinking and working can beat sad feelings. A wandering mind is not a
happy mind. Mastering skills is stressful in the short term and
happiness-boosting in the long term.
Be optimistic, even to the border of delusion
Optimism is key. Yes, pessimism softens the blow of bad news
but it isn’t worth it.
Does this make you out of touch with reality? Maybe but
being a little deluded is good: Thinking happy thoughts, giving hugs and smiling sound like
unscientific hippie silliness but they all work.
Fundamentals are fundamental
Cranky? Before you blame the world, eat something. Take a
nap — it can purge negative emotions and increase happy thoughts. Sleep is
vital because your mood in the morning affects your mood all day.
Get your sleep. You cannot get away with cheating yourself
on sleep and being tired makes it harder to be happy.
Frequency beats intensity
Lots of little good things is the path to happiness. You
want frequent boosts not rare big stuff.
Stop thinking about big events that might make you thrilled
— it’s the little things of everyday life that make lasting improvements to our
happiness. You’re not going to win the lottery and it wouldn’t have the impact
you think it would.
Avoid life’s most common regrets
1. I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself,
not the life others expected of me.
2. I wish I didn’t work so hard.
3. I wish I’d had the courage to express my feelings.
4. I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends.
5. I wish that I had let myself be happier.
There are things you can do every day to improve your life.
So it's up to you. Learn from the experts, live life to the
fullest. Enjoy, give and share with the people you love.
Or..... you could be like her.
World’s Oldest Woman Just Pleased Every Other Human On Earth
When She Was Born Now Dead.
Reflecting on a long life that began at the end of the 19th
century, the world’s oldest woman told reporters that she could not be happier
that every other human on earth the day she was born is now deceased.
“Nothing, not one single thing, gives me more pleasure than
knowing anyone who was alive on March 5, 1898—my family, my friends, and even
far-off strangers that I never knew existed—is stone-cold dead,” said
116-year-old Misao Okawa, smiling as she observed how all 1.6 billion of the
people who were alive the day she came into the world had passed away, one by
one, during her remarkable lifespan.
“I’m the sole fucking survivor. I’m the longevity queen. I’m
the one who stuck it out while everyone else threw themselves on the corpse
pile. Man, it’s too bad I’m in a wheelchair or I’d trample every single one of
their fucking graves.”
Okawa went on to say her only regret is that she
probably won’t outlive all her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
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