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Happiness and Gratitude: Research and Inspirational Quotes

Eileen Lichtenstein — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:42:00 +0000

There is an abundance of research on happiness and gratitude..

I’ve made a personal study of it and here are some of my favorite facts on happiness and gratitude. Enjoy!:

Happy people generally are more forgiving, helpful, and charitable, having better self-control, and are more tolerant of frustration than unhappy people.

A 30 percent increase in one spouse’s happiness boosts the other spouse’s happiness, while a drop in one spouse’s happiness drags the other down.

Did you know that the brain is stimulated by surprise.

Research shows that acting in an outgoing, talkative, adventurous or assertive way makes people- even introverts-feel happier.

Making and sticking to a decision is a source of happiness because it gives you a sense of control, of efficacy, of responsibility.

At time of financial stress, taking control of your finances- even symbolically- can boost your mood because you’re taking steps to control and improve your situation.

Gratitude is important to happiness. Studies show that consistently grateful people are happier and more satisfied with their lives; they even feel more physically healthy and spend more time exercising.

Gratitude fosters forbearance- it’s harder to feel disappointed with someone when you are feeling grateful toward him or her.

Gratitude connects you to the natural world, because one of the easiest things to feel grateful for is the beauty of nature.

Studies show that happier people are more likely to help other people.

Happier people are more interested in social problems. They do more volunteer work and contribute more to charity.

One of the best ways to make yourself happy is to make other people happy.

One of the best ways to make other people happy is to be happy yourself!

A small child typically laughs more than four hundred times a day, and an adult- seventeen times.

Laughter can boost immunity and lower blood pressure and cortisol levels and increases people’s tolerance for pain.

Often a laughter response to someone’s exasperation turns the situation around.

Yeats: ”We are happy when we are growing”.

Samuel Jackson: “The business of the wise man is to be happy”.

Publius Syrus: “No man is happy who does not think himself so”

Saint Therese: I take care to appear happy and especially to be so.”

A story from Saint Therese: p.264 The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin

Tolstoy: ” Nothing, can make our life, or the lives of other people, more beautiful than perpetual kindness.”

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Peace, Love & Understanding..

Eileen Lichtenstein — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:12:27 +0000

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Balance Spontaneity With Intuition

Eileen Lichtenstein — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 17:18:34 +0000

Finding the balance of spontaneity with intuition helps us make choices that benefit our lives. Notice when you are feeling impulsive or spontaneous and then ask yourself, “Will this really benefit me?” The answer comes in the form of a verbal response or simply an instinctual feeling. Try to pay attention to your feeling; that is your intuition guiding you to make the right choices. It is important to remember that making spontaneous decisions doesn’t necessarily mean being hasty. Acting with energy and spontaneity is a wonderful way to live our lives, as it means we are being in the moment. However, it can lead us to make decisions that may not be the best for us and may lead to stress, frustration, anger, anxiety, depression. I know my that SOAR! with Resilience™ Book can help with these issues and challenges.

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A high level of energy may leave you feeling stimulated and not completely aware of the effects of the choices you make. This may be a good time to work on balancing your spontaneity with intuition.Taking a moment or two to think about the effects of our choices, we are still acting on the spur-of-the-moment, but we also act using our intuition as a guide. This prevents us from making decisions we may later regret. We respect and pay attention to both our desire for the unstructured and our natural instincts. Be attuned to your intuition! Balancing spontaneity with intuition is your best manifestor.Need help with this? You may contact me for a telephone or video skype

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Launch and Reach Business Goals: Ask for what you need!

Eileen Lichtenstein — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 23:53:47 +0000

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EFT Can Help Eradicate – Relieve Your Physical and Emotional Negative Symptoms!

Eileen Lichtenstein — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 14:12:13 +0000

Yes, it’s true!! Emotional Freedom Technique - amazing Energy Meridian Tapping Techniques can help eradicate – Relieve Your Physical and Emotional Negative Symptoms.

I quickly overcame my skepticism while I was taking EFT certification trainings- because the modality helped me release and be rid of ”stuff” I’d been hanging on to for years and was “getting in my way” of moving past some roadblocks in both personal and professional areas of my life.

Since then I’ve helped many to SOAR! and reach their peak levels of happiness and success incorporating EFT into my Peak Performance Success Coaching.

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You may learn more about EFT, including tapping points and procrastination tap-a-long on my intro video here and contact me about sessions via video skype, telephone and face to face in Long Island, NY.

Encounter Obstacles and Be Unstoppable!

Eileen Lichtenstein — Sat, 28 May 2011 11:00:53 +0000

You will encounter obstacles when you want to achieve greater success, and you can be unstoppable!Getting laid off, losing a key contract to a competitor, receiving a rejection letter, facing a serious illness, losing your home in a natural disaster, experiencing the heartache of having a romantic relationship end are just a tiny handful of the obstacles you could encounter.

What matters is how you approach these obstacles; how you react and cope.

Sadly, most people regard obstacles as the end to their dreams or a serious impediment to their happiness.

And while it’s normal and okay to experience sadness, frustration and even anger at the obstacles you face, you can’t let obstacles stop you or drag you down.

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Connecting Stress-Anger-Depression-Forgiveness-Gratitude

Eileen Lichtenstein — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 01:23:10 +0000

Connecting stress, anger, depression,forgiveness and gratitude is not difficult; each impacts the others in big ways. Starting with the end in sight :

Gratitude has been getting a lot of press in self-help/development curriculums because it is essential to acknowledge personal gratefuluness in several categories to help up your forgivess quotient and transform the others! Try this: Sit back, close your eyes and visualize everything you are grateful for including several categories:

personal attributes and abilities
people in your life
material things in your life
a lifestyle
environment

Let it free flow and then write them down in columns. Review this whenever you are feeling down, first thing in the morning and before bed.

Forgiveness of one’s self for wrong doings and poor attitudes is necessary before you can forgive others, as loving oneself must happen before you are able to love others. Forgiveness of heinous crimes is not possible for most people and not necessary. You do not need to let go of 100% anger/guilt to let go and move on. Try forgiving a percentage, and “work on it” through EFT, guided imagry and de-sensitization techniques, hypnosis, coaching, therapy to get the percentage higher. It can be helpful in acknowledging that those in question may have been doing the best they knew how or were capable of (due to personal history, mental capacity, mental illness).

Depression is almost always supressed, repressed, not communicated (or communicated partially) anger, with or without genetic tendencies.

Anger expressed at over-the-top levels results in socially unacceptable aggressive behavior that steps over physical and/or emotional boundaries (hitting-pushing-punching-pulling, property damage including throwing things, slamming doors and name calling, cursing-yelling. Health related symptoms of high anger and stress levels include high blood pressure, headaches, racing pulse, difficulty breathing, tight muscles.

Stress levels elevate when feeling out of control or “overwhelmed” and may cause someone to exhibit angrily acting out or be irritable. The flip side is a depressive episode.

It is important to remember that human beings are not perfect and we all “mess-up” at times. If you or someone you are close to experience any of the above on an ongoing basis or regularly, it is time to get help! Often learning simple coping strategies and techniques as well as how to communicate effectively is all you need to do- in conjunction with a practitioner you feel comfortable with and can create a trusting relationship with.

I am a certified Anger Management Specialist, EFT Practitioner, Peak Performance Success Coach and (former) Biofeedback Therapist (this training includes relaxation techniques, de-sensitizatoion techniques, guided imagery and self-trance). I work with individuals and groups via telephone, skype and face to face in Long Island, New York at various locations and go on site for businesses and organizations.
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Tired of Feeling Angry, Frustrated,Too Stressed?

Eileen Lichtenstein — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 23:05:43 +0000

If you’re tired of feeling angry, frustrated and/or too stressed ( by personal assessment) here is great news!: Research has proven that we can retrain ourselves, break old patterns and create – change our neurological wiring- without medication. If you are already taking meds, (it is indicated for some chemical inbalances) that’s fine- you can feel even better and happier!

The biggest factor for successful personal development is being motivated and having a strong intention to make changes. Did you know that depression has a lot to do with suppressed anger (conscious and subconscious), and that when anger /stress/frustration cortisol and adrenaline is properly channeled through exercise, Yoga, EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques, tapping) and meditative-relaxation techniques the feel good hormones of endorphins and serotonin kick in and are sent to the section of your brain that deals with emotions and the fear response, the amygdalia.

Do you or someone you know need extra motivation, guidance and strategies to combat anger, frustration, stress and want be more empowered, happier, more productive and successful? I conduct one-one and group sessions in Long Island and via telephone-Skype, as well as on site at your location. You may contact me for a FREE CONSULT. I am a Certified Anger Specialist (accepted by US court system for court mandates), EFT Practitioner and former Biofeedback Therapist and personal trainer-yoga instructor, integrating mind-body modalities into my coaching and classes as indicated.

Let’s be interactive on this blog! Thank you all xoxo

A little bit crazy? Try tapping (EFT) for stress relief..

Eileen Lichtenstein — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 01:51:13 +0000

I found myself a little bit crazy, overworked,
and just not able to get to that deep place
of peace where I love to be for part of my day..

So I did some tapping (EFT) on it, and had some
significant shifts in stress relief and attitude.

I’m going to share with you several of
those tapping scripts below.

Work on the one that resonates most for you,
tap on them all if you want to, and pay particular
attention to what comes up for YOU.

So if you’re tapping with one of these scripts
and a particular project comes to mind, or
stress about a situation, tap on that specifically.

The more SPECIFIC you can get with your
personal stuff, the better results you’ll have.

If you don’t know the points or want further
instruction on how to do the tapping, you
can find it here: http://www.balanceandpower.com/eft.php

1. General Overwork and Overstress

Karate Chop: Even though I’m totally overworked,
really stressed out and have WAY too much to
do…. I deeply and completely accept myself

(Repeat the above phrase three times while
Tapping on the karate chop point)

Eyebrow: Way too much to do…
Side of the Eye: My “to-do” list is a mile long…
Under Eye: When will I ever get it done?
Under Nose: I’ll never get it done…
Under Mouth: I’m overworked and stressed out….
Collarbone: When can I relax?
Under the Arm: I can’t seem to relax
Top of the Head: Too much to do…

(Repeat the above phrases a couple of times,
you can throw in your own phrases as well, and
when you feel significant relief, move on to
the positive phrases)

Eyebrow: I chose to relax now…
Side of the Eye: I chose to REALLY relax now…
Under the Eye: I’ll never get it ALL done…
Under Nose: And that’s ok…
Under Mouth: I chose to slow down and take a breath…
Collarbone: I am not my “to-do” list…
Under the Arm: I am good enough no matter
what I get done…
Top of the Head: I chose to relax and let it go now…

2. Cultural Drive To Do More and Be More

Karate Chop: Even though society says I need
to work harder, to do more, be more and never stop,
I deeply and completely accept myself

(Repeat the above phrase three times while tapping
on the karate chop point)

Eyebrow: I need to keep working…
Side of the Eye: I have to do more…
Under Eye: I need to be more…
Under Nose: I can never stop…
Under Mouth: I have to keep up…
Collarbone: Need to keep going…
Under the Arm: Can never stop…
Top of the Head: Gotta keep going…

(Repeat the above phrases a couple of times,
you can throw in your own phrases as well, and
when you feel significant relief, move on to
the positive phrases)

Eyebrow: I chose to slow down….
Side of the Eye: I chose to breathe….
Under Eye: I am perfect as I am….
Under Nose: I can chose my own way…
Under Mouth: I don’t have to be like anyone else….
Collarbone: Society can keep going crazy, I chose
to relax…
Under the Arm: I choose whether to work more or not…
Top of the Head: It’s all within my control….

Keep tapping until you get relief!

These are just general phrases to get you started and
bring you some relief.

Make sure to pay attention to what came up for YOU.

Jot down whatever specific event, issue or memory these
phrases triggered, and then work on tapping those
down.

I offer a complimentary consult via phone or skype to re EFT ansd Peak Performance Success Coaching with several packages available to help empower you to be your happiest, most productive self.

Comment on this blog and let me know what kind of
results you had from this tapping.

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