Happiness is defined for ages since the beginning of time. It is a lifelong quest for us human beings. For some it is an activity, for another it is acceptance, for George Sand it is to love and be loved, for Marcus Aurelius it depends on the quality of your thoughts which should be sound and aligned with virtue…and for some people happiness is sustained simply by helping the other…The list of definitions is much longer than what is written here. To bring it down to the practical habitual life, many psychological studies were done on people who could sustain …
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I have been pondering on the question: Is compassion inborn or can it be acquired through learning and practicing in a lifetime? Though I easily recognize compassion when I see it in another person, it is difficult for me to evaluate how compassionate I am as a person or if the degree of my compassion varies depending on the context. When I observe the people around me, I often notice that the ones who are compassionate tend to be relatively nonjudgmental and altruistic. Usually they are non-selective on whom to act with compassion. For example, a friend of mine …
For most people being mentally healthy means being up, alive and happy. For they know that mental health needs taking care equally as the body does. Going on being in the midst of thousands of thoughts crossing the mind every day and different shades of emotions coloring one’s mood, all the while being exposed to numerous stimuli from the external environment how can the human being keep his or her mind clear, healthy and in well order? Here are the 5 things they do which bring them the “mental wellness”: Attention and mindfulness: The typical practice is taking 3 minutes …
Here is my description of a moment of happiness particular to this month: In the quiet of a warm summer night, filled with the scent of linden flowers and the chirping sound of sparrows in their cozy corners; when all the colors, fragrances and the sounds of nature are settled to greet the evening, the fireflies suddenly emerged through the darkness and started their magical light dance in the garden. As the whole space whirled with the enchanting sparkles of light, one would just stand still to watch in exhilaration. A moment of supernatural beauty for the eye and of …
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