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The best things in life aren't things.Research has shown that we can raise our baseline happiness if we use our signature strengths every day. Test for yours and improve your happiness level forever. What is meant by authentic happiness? Happiness is not linked to the material things you have. Many people these days experience a real disquiet around their everyday emotional lives and are searching for answers. This is part of the quest you are on and will involve using some form of
meditation
to arrive at or explore more deeply your spirituality.
But I want happier NOW The trick to becoming happier generally is to raise your 'baseline' happiness by discovering what really makes you happy. There is a whole movement in Positive Psychology, founded almost single handedly by Dr. Martin Seligman and it can change your life. Three types of happy people. Which are you? The chosen ones. They want for nothing, and have all that they desire. They are the least happy of the happy types.
The fully engaged ones. These people are happy because they have an interest in one or more things that is sufficient to make time stand still. They are the second happiest group of people on earth.
Those with a meaningful life. These people contribute to the world around them. They believe in what they are doing and they do it selflessly. Their connectedness in their community links directly to their core values. These are the happiest people on earth.
Take the Test There are 24 signature strengths identified that have the power to make people authentically happy. Test for your
Signature Strengths here.
The key to authentic happiness is in finding ways to use your top five signature strengths every day (once you know what they are) and secondly, to improve the bottom five signature strengths on your list (because that will improve those things you are not so good at). If you want to know more, watch
Martin Seligman
deliver a talk on his research. It's 24 minutes and there are parts that are a tad dense, but stick with it if you can, because what he is talking about is fascinating. Then go to his
website
and start your self awareness training. It can be very rewarding. If for some wild eyed reason you are interested in my signature strengths, you will find them
here.
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Reflection
Other articles in the Reflection section:
Reflection
Reflection is vital before you can build a positive third age identity. You need to reflect on the life that you currently have and decide what to keep and what to turf.
| Let Go
If we are to truly move on with setting new goals and achieving new things, we have to learn to let go of the things that have held us back in the past.
| Happiness
Research has shown that we can raise our baseline happiness if we use our signature strengths every day. Test for yours and improve your happiness level forever.
| Meditation
Meditation can add depth to the kind of reflection we are seeking to examine at this time in our life. Here we discuss some techniques that can be empoyed easily for the novice.,
| Improving Self-esteem
If you suffer from low self esteem, and lack of confidence, it will stop you reaching your potential. Follow these six pointers and start improving self-esteem.
| Overcoming Anger
When reflecting on things that have hurt you in the past, it is vital that you have strategies for overcoming anger and leaving the past behind.
| Overcoming Fear
Change often brings fear, fear of the unknown, fear of what may be required of us. Overcoming fear is a big part of making a successful transition to a third age woman full of confidence.
| Forgiveness
Finding forgiveness for those who have done you an injury or a wrong in the past is the only way to learn to move forward successfully.
| Signature Strengths
When I discovered my signature strengths, I made some simple changes to work to them, and raised my baseline happiness.
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