Here’s a great song to share with your teen when they’re feeling down!
Category: POSITIVITY
Happiness and its Surprises
Cognitive researcher Nancy Etcoff looks at happiness — the ways we try to achieve and increase it, the way it’s untethered to our real circumstances, and its surprising effect on our bodies.
How do you feel when you’re happy? Or sad? Or angry? How do you see this both in yourself and in your child?
When it Rains, it Pours
“When it rains, it pours- but soon, the sun will shine again, always. Stay positive, better days are ahead.”
Science of Happiness
Dan Gilbert, author of “Stumbling on Happiness,” challenges the idea that we’ll be miserable if we don’t get what we want. Our “psychological immune system” lets us feel truly happy even when things don’t go as planned.
What was surprising to you about this TED talk? What was your take away?
Love Letters
DoSomething.org is a social movement site that uses easy steps to help change the world. We recently came across the Love Letters campaign and wanted to share it with you! Love Letters is a campaign to make Valentine’s Day cards “to show an older adult you care.”
Getting older can be pretty lonely. In fact, as of 2012, 11.8 million American seniors live alone and face isolation due to location, disability, or language barriers.
We know that isolation isn’t just an adolescent thing – it can happen to anyone, so we wanted to encourage you to reach out this winter season to someone else who may be feeling what you feel.
It ends February 15th and it is very easy to sign up for the site and then submit your card!
Let us know if you decide to join in! Do you think that this is a good idea?
Help somebody
“If you want happiness for an hour, take a nap. If you want happiness for a day, go fishing. If you want happiness for a year, inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime, help somebody.” -Chinese proverb
Wise old owl
A wise, old owl sat on an oak, the more he sat, the less he spoke. The less he spoke, the more he heard. Why aren’t we like that wise old bird? E. H. Richards
Christmas Miracle
Watch this airline make their passengers’ dreams come true. Very sweet!
Hope
What gives you hope?
We found a website called givesmehope.com (warning: has a lot of advertisements) where people can share little stories about their lives that gave them hope!
Sometimes, its the little things that get us through each day 🙂
Did you like any of the stories on the site? Do you have a story to share that gave you hope? Let us know below!
Pay attention to your mat only
– by MeditateZEN
“Breathe in. Take a deep breath. Hold it. Exhale.”
The Yoga instructor encouraged us to merge mind, body, and spirit with each intake of air. Gracefully she transitioned from one pose to another: Downward Dog, Plank, Cobra, Mountain pose. For the record, I wasn’t nearly as graceful. We cycled through the salutations numerous times.