Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Monday, June 27, 2011
Funny Dorky Happy Video…
… “Funny”… “Dorky” and “Happy”… Pretty much sums it up ladies and gentlemen…
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Music Makes The World Happy
It doesn’t matter what mood you’re in, how crap your day has been, how much your kids have annoyed you, boss has pressured you… grab your itouch, your iphone, your icomputer, your idon’tknowanyothernamesofmusicplayers then dial up your favorite song, sit back and listen, even just to one song. Guaranteed to increase in happiness.
Now, we’re all different so what floats your boat may sink someone else’s faster than they can say “O.M.G. Are you seriously listening to Celine Dion?” (admittedly, a comment that I’ve heard a few times in my life). Seriously though, even the heavy metal, hard core, people wearing black t-shirts screaming words into a microphone will juice someone and bring a massive buzz of happiness. To another person Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins will bring floods of happiness. Whatever it is for you, if you’re feeling stink, I highly recommend listening to that piece of music that you just know will fill your heart and soul with the vibes you need.
Check out this cool clip below… and feel happier 
Monday, June 20, 2011
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Feeling Blue? Watch This To Get Happier.
Sometimes in life things happen and you can shift off balance. You know what I mean, right? You were happy yesterday… then something crappy happened… and today you’re … well.. Not so happy. You know what I mean, right?
We’re all humans and our moods change, some more, some less. It’s been scientifically proven that your actions do change your levels of happiness. Watch below for an action you can take that will undoubtedly increase your happiness.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
E+P=C (Earthquakes + People = Connection)
It’s been three days since I was home alone in the middle of a 5.7 and 6.3 earthquake in my hometown Christchurch, New Zealand. This is only 4 months after an unforgettable 6.3 quake in February 22 this year, an event which took many, many lives.
That February quake was a shocker! So, for those miles and miles away, unable to comprehend… imagine this. It’s early afternoon. I’d just finished a business call via Skype and was about to head into town to my favourite cafe to coach a client. Then BANG! The house started shaking incredibly violently, the power immediately went out, I heard the chimney smash to the ground of the neighbours lawn and glass light shades smash to the floor. Afterwards there was an airy silence… broken only by sirens of ambulance, fire brigade and police. Reality of what had happened quickly started to sink in. I stood there, on the street, alone.
“So, what’s this got to do with happiness?” I hear you say!
Connection with other human souls saved the day, especially connection with people I knew love and cared about me. It was through this connection that I found peace and felt happier.
After the February quake, it took 1 minute for me to connect via phone with loved ones, it took 5 minutes for a friend to arrive at my house, it took 10 minutes for that friend and I to bike to his brothers house to check on him (where we waited somewhat patiently in the house of complete strangers)… then some hours later, after tidying and calming down, I was on my bike again on my way to stay with friends 30kms away from where the quake really hit. These friends had power (the electricity type), waterlines that were unaffected by the quake (drinkable water)… but more importantly (and MOST importantly) I was in a house filled with people I love dearly.
I’d connected with people. I felt better. I felt home… and was almost (almost!!!!) able to forget about the earthquake.
Monday, June 13, 2011
Have a “Happy Attitude”
The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on my life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company, a church, a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you. We are in charge of our attitudes.
—Charles Swindell
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
To Suck Or Not To Suck…
That is the question.
Well, that depends entirely on what we’re talking about…right? What if I told you that by sucking something with all your heart and soul that you’d be filled with joy…
I’m talking about sucking the last little bit of your milkshake out of your glass!!! What were YOU thinking?!?!
Long story short… I just watched in delight as a friend sucked the last bit of deliciousness out of the bottom of their Iced Mocha… his face, as he made a huge noise, was one of absolute glee and bliss… “I made lots of noise,” he said with a big grinner on his face. It made him happy, that made me happy… and we laughed out loud!
I know it’s not polite to suck the last bit out of a glass and make all that noise. I get that… but really? It made him happy… and me happy… and hurt no-one in the process. So I say, “suck away baby!”