Also On Wellness
Posts by Dr. Timothy Sharp
Hello there happy campers and here's hoping you're having a great week so far. As I've done on a few occasions before I bring to you this morning a stightly modified version of one of the weekly tips I regularly send out to those on the mailing list at makingchanges.com.au. I hope you enjoy it... This tip will be, as they say, short and sweet...and it derives from a very recent and very personal experience....
10/29/2007 7:00:00 AM
I'm often asked this simple but profound question or struck by the believe held by many that the answer to this question should be yes. In reality, the answer to this question is yes, if you're extremly lucky but no, if you're like most people. That is, for some people happiness does come naturally and easily in the same way that for some people, other skills or abilities (such as athletics and sports,...
10/21/2007 7:00:00 AM
Once again I bring you something based on a personal experience and as has happened so many times before, some lessons learned while playing with my children. Not that long ago I took my kids to a local playground that had recently been re-built. Not surprisingly, the "new" playground looked very nice and colourful and as a result, was quite attractive on the eye. My children happily sauntered in to...
10/20/2007 7:00:00 AM
In response to one of my recent postings, "ewilson" asked whether it was in our nature to be more giving or selfish. Well I think it's both! We are inherently social animals but we're also built for survival. The reality is, we need to both look after ourselves and be cognisant of the group. If we don't take care of ourselves we can't ever really be healthy and happy. But if we're selfishly individual...
10/19/2007 7:00:00 AM
At The Happiness Institute, we're looking to do some "pro bono" work with a wonderful charity called Camp Quality (www.campquality.org.au). Camp Quality is a non profit organization that is committed to bringing hope and happiness to every child living with cancer, their families and communities through ongoing quality recreational, educational, hospital and financial support programs. One of their...
10/18/2007 7:00:00 AM
Last night I was at a wedding and after taking a photo of my table the wedding photographer came up and said hello, reminding me that she'd taken photos at my wedding, or my brother's wedding. The only problem was my wife and brother were sitting next to me and none of us recognized her as taking photos at either of our weddings! Some time later in the evening she came back and asked what I did...explaining...
10/18/2007 7:00:00 AM
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