Think Happy!

I should warn you, first of all, that if you’re not used to doing something like this, it will feel silly. Deal with it.
I can honestly say that when I was first taken through an exercise like the one below, I felt like I had learnt to relax for the first time in my life. [...]

I’ve been meaning to post more on how to stop grinding your teeth, along with pointers to tactics that I’ve found helpful. However, the truth is that not much has worked so far! Hence, not much posting!
So, in the spirit of full disclosure, over the next few of posts I will discuss ‘how not to [...]

I don’t like Dentists!
Due to the excess of Cola that I used to drink, I’ve made more than my fair share of visits to the Dentist’s surgery. My experiences haven’t always been great, so it’s not an experience that I exactly look forward to.
There was a time a couple of years ago when I was [...]

I recently came across an interesting guest post over at Zen Habits.
Murder! Ringing phones, broken equipment, lost data, rude customers, unreasonable deadlines, demanding bosses. A sure-fire recipe for a 187.
The author, Albert Foong, goes on to note that the days we are living in require emotional intelligence and psychologically tested methods ‘to handle anything that [...]

November 7th is National Stress Awareness Day, so it seems like a good day to get back into the habit of posting here. I loved the slogan of NSAD this year, that fits well with the purpose of this blog: “Smile Away Stress“.
I take this opportunity to post the top 10 stress-busters recommended by the [...]

Some time ago, on my anabaptist spirituality blog, I introduced my readers to the joy of Zen Habits.
For those of you who don’t know, Zen Habits is the blog of Leo Babauta and covers: achieving goals, productivity, being organized, motivation, eliminating debt, saving, physical fitness, eating healthy, simplifying, living frugal, parenting, happiness, successfully implementing good [...]