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Finding the way
A little boy waiting for his mother was approached by a man who asked, “Son, can you tell me where the Post Office is?” The little boy replied, “Sure! Just go straight down this street two blocks and turn to your right.” The man thanked the boy kindly and said, “I’m the new pastor in […]
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The Resilience Project; Finding Happiness Through Gratitude, Empathy & Mindfulness
by Hugh van Cuylenberg In this heartwarming book, author Hugh van Cuylenburg tells how he went from a typical Australian kid with no understanding of his sister’s struggles with an eating disorder, to a man with a passion to help young people become happier and more mentally well. His own reflections and his experiences teaching […]
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Humour as a Re-visioning Strategy
One of the ways that people make us laugh is through observations that highlight the absurdity of a situation. Example: I want to be unique and different, just like everybody else. Humour approaches a subject from an unexpected angle; it’s a form of lateral thinking. As such, I’ve found that it can be a powerful […]
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Happiness at (insert name of…) Your Workplace
This half-day workshop gives an overview of happiness research and why happiness is important at work. Practical exercises are used to infuse participants’ own work with meaning and fulfilment, and to generate ideas to lift workplace cheerfulness. Content can be tailored to your unique work situation. Contact us to find out more, or to order […]
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Three Bits of Silliness
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Support at the Supermarket
Keisha writes: “I had to run to the supermarket to pick up a few items. I noticed the woman ahead of me paying with her benefits card begin to put almost two bags of items back on the conveyor belt, while the cashier deducted the items from the total. Her back turned to me, as […]
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Happy for No Reason: 7 Steps to Being Happy from the Inside Out
by Marci Shimoff, with Carol Kline Being truly happy means: having a sense of lightness or buoyancy; feeling alive, vital, energetic; having a sense of flow, openness; feeling love and compassion for yourself and others; having passion about your life purpose; feeling gratitude, forgiveness; being at peace with life and being fully present in the […]
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Mother’s advice
John: You know, it’s moments like these when I wish I’d been listening to what my mother was always trying to tell me. Jill: What did she say? John: I don’t know, I wasn’t listening.