Positive Emotional Psychology: Have a 'Daily Diet' of Positive Emotions

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ME GUSTA, CREO QUE ES FACIL AGREGAR EMOCIONES POSITIVAS VARIAS VECES DURANTE EL DIA, SOLAMENTE REFLEXIONAR EN LAS SITUACIONES FAVORABLES DURANTE EL DIA, TOMAR CONCIENCIA, GENERA EN NUESTRO CUERPO CIERTA SATISFACCION.

JORGE MORALES 1:27PM February 19, 2011

The tangible is not the key to being happy. Its how we recognize and emphasize the good
God does for us each and everyday. When I wake up in the morning I take time to sip my coffee
And stare out the window. Sometimes I listen to music when I have some down time on the weekends. I love talking with my mom on the phone. Love life. Reject gossip and negative thinking. Embace bunnies. Tally hoe!

of 2:58AM February 27, 2010

Forgot to add to the other posting that to "decrease" negative vibes, one trick is to avoid malicious gossips.
Every workplace has them, but the attitude can be toxic to be around.
Find a way to be too busy to participate in it, and go do whatever it is so that you are "busy" and cannot get dragged into it.
Gossip can just ruin a day, because it reminds people that life is so competitive, and that during the recession, even though it's ending, gossip is ratcheted up as people perceive each other as competitors for scarce resources.
Find a way to be "too busy" for it. Invent something you absolutely need to do and get away from it.
And always always remember that when it comes to negative stuff, like gossip, if someone gossips TO you, they will gossip ABOUT you.
Run for your life from this type of daily downer.

Angie Koutrotsios of IL 11:57AM September 23, 2009

Bunny watching not recommended for avid gardeners if they want to have a "positive" moment.
Cute as they are, they tend to eat everything in sight.
If you garden, be sure there's a deep enough fence that goes down into the ground, so the bunnies won't dig underneath and still find a way in to nosh on your vegetables.

Angie Koutrotsios of IL 11:49AM September 23, 2009

It might sound corny, unless you're a rabbit lover, but if you really want to have a "daily diet" of positive energy, there's nothing more cute and adorable than bunnies, wild or domestic.
After reading this article and then going to look outside to find the local resident cottontail rabbits nibbling on the lawn, I found two of them. Both went up to each other and sniffed the other one right on the nose, so it looked like they were kissing.
More bunny cuddling and snuggling occurs with the domestic house pet rabbits, too.
See http://www.rabbit.org and click on the pictures section link for more "daily" cuteness.
Gotta recommend a bunny a day.

Angie Koutrotsios of IL 11:45AM September 23, 2009

The paradox of happiness is that the more its pursued the more elusive it becomes.
All wisdom traditions share the view that happiness is our natural state and it gets clouded over with time. The access to authentic happiness is through a process of self-realization, in which we come to know ourselves beyond the "I" or identity we consider outselves to be.
Self-realization is usually attained by practices like meditation and yoga.It can also occur spontaneously.
There are many approaches to happiness. They need to be tested for ourselves to see what works.
For different perspectives on midlife coping strategies and particulary the relationship between happiness and aging, check out this siste- happiness-after-midlife.com

drfred 7:13PM June 28, 2009