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Monthly Archives: July 2013

FREE live teleseminar on “The Best Ways to Increase Happiness Through Great Relationships.”

Jonathan Robinson, Finding Happiness Posted on July 19, 2013 by Jonathan RobinsonJanuary 16, 2023

 

I’ve got good news. I’m going to lead a FREE live teleseminar on “The Best Ways to Increase Happiness Through Great Relationships.” 

In this teleseminar, I’ll be discussing simple ways to increase happiness and make your relationships and your life more joyous and nurturing.

Many of these ideas only take a couple of minutes to do–yet their effect on your life, friendships and romantic partner can be amazing.

Did you know that truly happy people live 9 years longer than “ordinary folks,” have half the level of divorce, and make almost a million more dollars over their lifetime? In today’s high stress world, you need to know the latest cutting edge methods to feel good—even when things are not going the way you like.

When: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 6:00 pm PDT

It will be about an hour long, and if time permits, I’ll be happy to take your questions. Email questions in advance to jonathan@findinghappiness.com.

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Once you sign up, we’ll send you the dial in number, as well as the pin or access code.

There is nothing more important to increase happiness than creating loving relationships and a fulfilling life for yourself.  In this teleseminar you’ll learn secrets that will impact the rest of your life. I look forward to having you join us…

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How to Deal with Anger: The Adult Temper Tantrum

Jonathan Robinson, Finding Happiness Posted on July 18, 2013 by Jonathan RobinsonJanuary 16, 2023

It’s been one of “those days.” anger  Too much to do, and not enough time to do it.  Your boss yells at you for something that wasn’t even your fault; by the time you make it home, you’re fed up and stressed out. You slam the door, and then walk past your partner without saying a word.  Your mate asks you about your day and why you slammed the door.  Just the fact that they say anything to you makes you even more annoyed.  You tell them, “I didn’t slam the door.  There’s nothing wrong.  Why do you always have to question me?”  You spend the rest of the evening upset.

Sound familiar?  Some people play out scenes like this on a fairly regular basis.  During the day, some event or person makes them angry, and they spend the rest of the day and evening affected by it.  Although the original upset has long gone, they carry the residue of the event with them like a bag of bricks on their shoulders.  Without a clearly defined way to rid themselves of their irritation, they spend many hours feeling annoyed for no apparent reason.  Then, seemingly out of nowhere, they “blow-up” in reaction to just about anything.

It doesn’t need to be like this.  Think of how infants react when they get angry.  Typically, they get very upset, scream or cry for awhile, then quickly return to a state of contentment.  Instead of holding-in their feelings, they fully let them out.   Once all their anger has been expressed, they feel calm and at peace once again.  Unfortunately, adults have not learned how to deal with anger so well.  We’ve been conditioned to repress our feelings of anger and upset.  Yet, like steam escaping from a heated pressure cooker, our anger and resentment leaks out, and because it is only allowed to leak out a little at a time, it can take a long while before adults can feel at peace  again. Continue reading →

Posted in Anger, Mood, Relaxing | Tagged experience, fullest, happiness, inspire, Jonathan Robinson, life, manage, positive psychology

Let’s All Celebrate Anti-Independence Day

Jonathan Robinson, Finding Happiness Posted on July 4, 2013 by Jonathan RobinsonJanuary 16, 2023

 

fireWe’ve all celebrated Independence Day.  I say it’s time we graduate from that teenage like holiday and start celebrating Anti-Independence Day.  Perhaps we could call it Interdependence Day. The July 4th holiday and the American cult/culture it helped create celebrates our desire to be and do whatever we want.  That’s a good start.  Yet, that’s not the end of our journey, just like being a teenager is not the end point of a person’s maturity level.  The truth is that we live in an interdependent world, and if we hope to make the world a better place, we need to acknowledge that we’re all in this together.

Before becoming mature adults, teens need to first assert their independence.  But the goal for a teen is to not stop there.  A middle-aged person still partying and being reckless like a teen is not a pretty sight.  But isn’t that what we’re doing?  The U.S.A. has been around for well over 200 years, yet we’re still proclaiming we’re the greatest and we don’t need anyone else.   Immigrants? We don’t need them.   The poor?  Let them fend for themselves.

Like a cancer that grows at the expense of the body that supports it, too much of a focus on “me” and my wants can be bad for the human body—or the human race.  In an age when even our phones and tablets start with the pronoun “I,” what we need is a little more “we.”

On a practical level, what would this look like?  It might look like people deciding to forego more hours at work for more time with their family– or volunteering at a soup kitchen.  It might look like being kinder to your neighbor or your co-worker.  After all, if we truly are interdependent, then what goes around comes around.

As a happiness “expert”

I find it interesting that the number one way to quickly boost one’s happiness involves asking yourself a simple question.  The question is, “What act of kindness can I do for a stranger or a friend today?”   Since we truly are all connected, when we acknowledge that fact by an act of kindness, we actually feel happier.

So I propose we celebrate Interdependence Day. We could make it on July 5th—right after Independence Day.  Just as High School follows Middle School, Interdependence Day would represent a graduation from the mindset that we once needed to survive, but are starting to outgrow.  On Interdependence Day, instead of shooting off fireworks, we could practice acts of kindness.  By doing that, we’d feel better, our beneficiaries would feel better, and we’d be making a statement that we are indeed all connected.

Posted in Gratitude, Independence, Jonathan Robinson | Tagged experience, happiness, independence, inspire, Jonathan Robinson, joy

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