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The Happy Bundle: content and contributions about a happy and meaningful life

The Happy Bundle: content and contributions about a happy and meaningful life

Content and contributions for happiness, contentment and meaningful life

Daily advice for well being? Check out the podcast 'The Science of Happiness'

Daily advice for well being? Check out the podcast 'The Science of Happiness'

stars in the night

If you're looking for some practical tools on how to improve your well being, your happiness, this podcast will suit you! It's developed by the Greater Good Science Center, part of Berkeley University. Every episode a guest is invited who has tried one of the 60 (!) tools. Also at the end there is some information about the scientific evidence and context of that specific practice. Check it out at any of your Podcast platforms or visit https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/podcasts

Don't worry, be happy!
Happy Stones

Happy Stones

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Happy Stones maken, vinden en volgen

Echt leuk, vorige week vond ik op straat een hele mooie steen. De steen was van Happy Stones Den Haag. En de steen kan je opzoeken op Facebook. Ik heb een foto gemaakt en laten weten waar de steen is op de Facebook groep aan de maker. En ik heb de steen buiten laten liggen, om te zien hoe lang het zou duren voordat de steen weer ging reizen.

Je kan dus een Happy Stone maken

  • Neem een kiezelsteen
  • Versier of beschilder de steen, gebruik geen lijm of glitter
  • Tag de steen, mijn steen had Happy Stone Den Haag erop staan, met het logo van Facebook

Verstop de steen in jouw buurt en wacht tot iemand de steen vindt, dat kan gewoon thuis, af en toe Facebook checken.

Voor de vinder

  • Vind de steen
  • Maak een foto
  • Zoek de goede Facebook groep
  • Hou de steen, of beter nog, laat de steen weer verder reizen

Doel

  • Iemand een beetje blij maken met een klein cadeautje
  • En de steen kan reizen, wat wij in de lockdown niet echt kunnen

Echt leuk, gister was de steen voor de deur weg. Ik heb zelf een slachtoffersteen gevonden, dus ga misschien als ik het durf de steen beschilderen. En ik heb een van mijn Filippijnse artiesten vriendinnen heel enthousiast gemaakt, en Happy Stones kennen ze nog niet op de Filippijnen! Dus... ze gaan ze ook op de Filippijnen maken. Pay it Forward toch? Ieders dagje een beetje blijer maken, grenzeloos.

 

 

 

 

In my life I've learned that true happiness comes from giving. Helping others along the way makes you evaluate who you are. I think that love is what we're all searching for. I haven't come across anyone who didn't become a better person through love.

In my life I've learned that true happiness comes from giving. Helping others along the way makes you evaluate who you are. I think that love is what we're all searching for. I haven't come across anyone who didn't become a better person through love.

In my life I've learned that true happiness comes from giving. Helping others along the way makes you evaluate who you are. I think that love is what we're all searching for. I haven't come across anyone who didn't become a better person through love.

Deze quote van Marla Gibbs is naar mijn mening het beeld van een Wereldsupporter. 
 

The Happiness Advantage

The Happiness Advantage

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Who are the happiest people in the world?

When I was living in the Philippines, to me the filipinos were the happiest. And I have traveled a lot. The filipinos themselves, also said to me, multiple times, different people, they were the happiest. Time for me to dive more into the topic Happiness. 

My good friend Rebie Ramoso, who to me is an example who always thinks about others and helps others, using her own skills (design and creativity, she is an artist). She advised me to read this book, instead I watched the TED-talk by Shawn Achor. 

The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor

Very inspiring short and fast talk about Happiness by Shawn Achor. A topic to study more. 

Scan the positive not the negative, exercise and train your brain. Happiness and Succes, and creating a revolution. Let's start now.

Themes: main theme pages for happiness and meaningful life

Themes: main theme pages for happiness and meaningful life

Theme pages for happiness and meaningful life

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Recipes from around the world and checking local eating habits - Theme

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 Recipes from all over the World: From sustainable recipes to local food habits

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  • Recipes  and cooking tips from Africa or with a African twist
  • Recipes  and cooking tips from Asia or with an Asian twist
  • Recipes  and cooking tips from Europe or with a local twist
  • Recipes  and cooking tips from Latin America or
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Habits, customs and philosophies from all around the world

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  • What are habits and customs?
  • What are typical Asian habits, food customs and philosophies in Asia?
  • What are typical European habits, food customs and philosophies in Europe?
  • What are typical Latin habits, food customs and philosophies in South America?
  • What are typical Mediterranean habits, food
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What to do in a lockdown? After a lot of thinking and finally taking the step: I am writing a Novel. Not sure how to do it, and what to tell, but with the free online course: How to write your first novel, you get guidance and you know what to do and how to do it. We will

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Getting Shit done

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How to get things done for others or yourself: Zen Habits

Sometimes it is hard to get your act together, by reading this it is everything we already know, it comes down to Just do It.

What helps is the app Insight Timer, with the Morning Routines. In the Happiness Course, it is scientifically proven Meditation helps to make

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TEDtalk - The happy secret to better work - Shawn Achor

TEDtalk over de positieve psychologie. Hoe we geneigd zijn om te denken dat na succes het geluk volgt, maar hoe het in de praktijk juist andersom is. Door positief te zijn over het huidige moment creëren we juist meer succes.

Tips om dit te oefenen worden genoemd in het laatste deel van de talk, waarbij wetenschappelijk onderzochte voorbeelden worden aangehaald, zoals het dagelijks bijhouden van een dagboek met positieve ervaringen, dagelijks bewust stilstaan bij drie nieuwe zaken waar je dankbaar voor bent, beweging, en het doen van 'random acts of kindness'.

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Hoe verhoudt 'je passie' zich tot je levenskeuzes?

Hoe verhoudt je passie zich tot je levenskeuzes

Sint gaf mij een boekje over lang en gelukkig leven. Het concept Ikigai wordt er in behandeld, wat zoiets betekent als de zin van je leven, het doel in je leven, en/of passie voor het leven. In Japan, waar mensen actief bezig zijn met hun Ikigai, worden mensen relatief oud en gelukkig en de schrijvers van het boekje zien

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The Promise of Sustainable Happiness (summary)

The Promise of Sustainable Happiness

Boehm, J. K., & Lyubomirsky, S. (in press). The promise of sustainable happiness. In S. J. Lopez (Ed.), Handbook of positive psychology (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press

The article suggests that, despite several barriers withholding people to increase their well-being, less happy people can successfully strive to be happier by learning a variety of effortful strategies and practicing these with determination and commitment. They use the sustainable happiness model (by Lyubomirsky, Sheldon and Schkade, 2005) as theoretical framework. According to the model, three factors contribute to an individual’s happiness level:

  • The set point

  • Life circumstances

  • Intentional activities/effortful acts that are episodic and naturally variable

The journey to happiness has always and still is of great interest, there is empirical evidence that it even leads to positive life outcomes such as a higher income and stronger

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Roadtrip: zo bereid jij je voor!

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De zomer staat weer voor de deur en dat betekent dat weer veel Nederlanders erop uit trekken om te genieten van hun welverdiende vakantie. De een gaat een week lang aan het zwembad liggen, de ander gaat op citytrip en sommigen gaan met de familie kamperen. Ieder zo zijn eigen ding, maar mijn favoriete soort vakantie is misschien toch

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Don't worry, be happy!

Don't worry, be happy
In every life we have some trouble
But when you worry you make it double
Don't worry, be happy

(attribute to Bobby McFerrin's oh so famous song)

In my life I've learned that true happiness comes from giving. Helping others along the way makes you evaluate who you are. I think that love is what we're all searching for. I haven't come across anyone who didn't become a better person through love.

In my life I've learned that true happiness comes from giving. Helping others along the way makes you evaluate who you are. I think that love is what we're all searching for. I haven't come across anyone who didn't become a better person through love.

Deze quote van Marla Gibbs is naar mijn mening het beeld van een Wereldsupporter. 
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The Promise of Sustainable Happiness Boehm, J. K., & Lyubomirsky, S. (in press). The promise of sustainable happiness. In S. J. Lopez (Ed.), Handbook of positive psychology (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press The article suggests that, despite several barriers withholding people to increa...

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  • What is this article about? This is a research report of an experiment where 222 undergraduates were screened for high happiness. The upper 10% of consistently very happy people were compared with average people and ve...

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