| Mastering our emotions, moods and reactions begins with understanding our fundamental nature as living, growing organisms. Our biological processes are full of rhythms, pulsations, flowing liquid and moving breath.
Nature’s forces are powerful and enduring. If we try to fight against a powerful wind, we can be quickly overcome by it. But if we can accept, study, and harness those same forces, we can power a sailboat or a windmill. By stepping back and looking at the bigger picture of our own internal nature, we can more easily understand our own patterns and rhythms; and if we begin by accepting these as they are, we can use their power and direct them in ways that work better for us, rather than fighting against ourselves; against our own nature. In this workbook, we’ll come to understand ourselves as living biological organisms, to use that understanding to gain more mastery of our own emotions, moods and reactions, and to find a deeper sense of comfort and safety within ourselves, a stronger sense of joy and satisfaction with others, and a greater sense of curiosity and expansiveness in our lives. |
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Do you feel like a machine, a steam engine, or a computer?We aren’t any of these things, but the models we use to understand ourselves sometimes treat us like we are. And this makes it much harder to truly understand our emotions, moods and reactions. |
“A happy moment can be a matter of luck; a happy life requires virtue.”A human life that’s happy is not a trivial matter of being lucky, of getting what we want; pleasant pastimes or the absence of responsibilities or pain. A human life that’s happy is an accomplishment — a triumphant, sometimes even heroic creation. Sometimes we have to overcome tremendous physical or psychological hardships. Sometimes we have to resist strong short term temptations or struggle to make sense of our path. As with any big, long-term project, a happy life takes work; it’s complicated and time consuming — more like a great symphony of harmony and counterpoint than a simple, catchy jingle. To create a life that’s truly happy over time takes discipline, passion, and courage. |
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What if you had an owner’s manual for your mind? A Master’s Course in Happiness is a monthly, in depth program to help you actively, purposefully, and effectively live a happier, more fulfilling life. We don’t come into the world perfectly prepared to deal with the range of life’s emotions and challenges. We each have to learn to master our own selves – our own feelings, impulses, thoughts, and actions, in a way that allows us to function… and hopefully flourish. There are skills for living well that we aren’t taught in school. Skills for dealing with your emotions and thoughts, skills for successful relationships… skills for using your mind to master your most important habits… These skills and ideas are what you will learn in A Master’s Course in Happiness. |
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People buy books, lots of books; they borrow books, look at books, but the truth is, when we can listen to something, and then refer to some clear and tangible guidelines, we’re much more likely to actually take the time and follow through.Now you can get the benefits of Mastering Happiness in the form of a new audio program, with a workbook of clearly defined actions that will guide you in turning these principles into real life habits. You can get this Mastering Happiness Audio Course either as a set of cds and a workbook, or with all the materials downloaded immediately. Click here to find out more. |
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In this book, Dr. Joel Wade will show you how you can begin to practice the skills of happiness until they become habits; until you have mastered them. This is an active, purposeful process, but one that you can take at your own speed; at a pace and a level of intensity that you can maintain over time. |
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Happiness is not something that you have; it’s something that you do. Your happiness is fluid and changeable, and it has a lot to do with your own attitudes, thoughts, and actions, and less to do with your circumstances and history than you might imagine. |
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At a conference in May of 2010, I had the privilege of interviewing my friend, colleague and mentor, Nathaniel Branden, author of The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem, and one of the great figures in the modern fight for individual liberty. Nathaniel has had a huge impact on my life, inspiring me at 20 years of age to change my major and study psychology; and to begin a lifetime of championing happiness and well being, and personal and political freedom. It was wonderful to have a chance to talk with him about a wide range of subjects, from living with integrity, to the danger of perfectionism, to his own personal experiences with Ayn Rand. |
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To live a happy life is not a simple thing, but there are simple things that you can to do be happier. There is a wealth of research and there are lots of time tested ideas about happiness, life satisfaction, and living a good life. There is always more to learn, more that you can do to become more effective, successful, and satisfied in your life; more that you can do to be a better friend, mate, parent, and person. You could spend a lifetime studying and exploring all there is to know and still have more to learn! |
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This is the story, written for children, of an adventure to visit a band of San People in the middle of the Kalahari Desert. It is a descriptive and true story of a people who have adapted and survived against tremendous odds and in the face of deadly enemies, yet have retained a joy in life and a resilience that is at once inspiring and moving; with pictures taken by the author and his friends who shared this adventure. |
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This e-course provides a ten week course via e-mail that will give you information and clear actions to take each week that can help you to live a happier, more successful life. |
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Like all of my products and services, this audio download is designed to help you to develop a greater sense of happiness and well being in your life, as demonstrated through recent research studies. This is a simple meditation whose basic structure is thousands of years old. This audio download is a straightforward guide to help you to practice the steps easily and consistently. |
