Positive Thinking

Miracles and Monks

Suza Scalora | Posted 05.30.2012

Suza Scalora

We've all experienced the strength of negative thoughts. If we are not aware in the present moment they can quickly sneak up on us and drag us down the rabbit hole of disconnection, despair and depression.

Today's Buddha Doodle - Play

Molly Hahn | Posted 05.24.2012

Molly Hahn

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Happiness: Reversing the Formula

Jen Grisanti | Posted 05.23.2012

Jen Grisanti

By developing from within, you can reverse the happiness formula and change your reality. You can create greater happiness. It's all about paying attention to your internal experience.

How I Learned To Stop Fearing My Reflection

JJ Keith | Posted 05.25.2012

JJ Keith

Accepting our bodies -- and meaning it -- is harder than it seems. I don't want to live my life always five or 10 or 30 pounds away from being okay with myself.

Saying 'No' To Negativity

Dori Hartley | Posted 05.17.2012

Dori Hartley

Just the other day, a dear friend of mine wrote me a note letting me know that he was gravely concerned about what he perceived to be my undeniably positive attitude towards things in general.

You Can Get Through Anything, If You Know Who Is In Charge

David Wilson | Posted 05.21.2012

David Wilson

These words of prophetic wisdom were delivered, last week, to me at the very height of my own crisis, from a very close friend and mentor, a spiritual warrior, who has endured many valleys of his own.

Buddha Doodle -- Live!

Molly Hahn | Posted 05.11.2012

Molly Hahn

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Why We Should Have Good News For You

Jess Suter | Posted 05.10.2012

Jess Suter

Having grown up around family and close friends suffering from depression, like many of us have, I've always had the curiosity as to how we as humans ...

Can You Think Your Way to a Thinner You?

Marie-Josée Shaar, MAPP, CPT | Posted 05.10.2012

Marie-Josée Shaar, MAPP, CPT

Can you think yourself thin? Sure you can. But you'll need more than positive affirmations to get yourself into action.

Buddha Doodle -- Stepping Stone

Molly Hahn | Posted 05.09.2012

Molly Hahn

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Buddha Doodle -- Love

Molly Hahn | Posted 05.07.2012

Molly Hahn

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When It Rains, You Get Wet

Deborah Schoeberlein | Posted 05.03.2012

Deborah Schoeberlein

When it rains, we get wet. But we don't have to linger in the downpour, and there's no reason to drown. So what to do in the rainy season of spring or the tearful times of life? A few simple strategies can help.

Can We Remove Thoughts From The Mind?

Sadhguru | Posted 05.03.2012

Sadhguru

There are certain types of meditations where you simply sit and notice that you are "here" and your mind is out "there." There is a clear distance between you and the mind.

Psychic Pollution

Suza Scalora | Posted 05.02.2012

Suza Scalora

Our negative thoughts combine collectively, mixing with the negative messaging in the media to produce a murky ocean of grime that we are all unconsciously swimming in.

Buddha Doodle -- Perfect

Molly Hahn | Posted 04.27.2012

Molly Hahn

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The Grass Is Always Greener... Wherever You F***ing Water It!

Ira Israel | Posted 04.27.2012

Ira Israel

If you want to change your glass from half empty to half full then you have to learn to embrace all aspects of your life and have gratitude for the gifts you receive every day.

The No. 1 Cheapest Solution To Stress

Ashley Davis Bush, LCSW | Posted 04.27.2012

Ashley Davis Bush, LCSW

Once you start to see the details in your life through the lens of gratitude, you will find yourself happier and less stressed. No extra time or fancy equipment needed -- gratitude is yours for free!

Want To Change Your Life? Don't Get Involved, Get Committed

Ben Michaelis, Ph.D. | Posted 04.20.2012

Ben Michaelis, Ph.D.

Feelings and thoughts are not changed quickly, and anyone that tells you differently is a huckster. Lasting and meaningful personal change is not like having your oil changed at JiffyLube, as much as we might want it to be.

More Surprising Advice From a Centenarian: Go With the Flow

Ellie Knaus | Posted 04.24.2012

Ellie Knaus

My great-aunt's life proves that going with the flow doesn't mean being passive; it means pursuing what makes you happy and having the courage to adapt when things don't go as planned.

3 Ways to Start Manifesting What You Want and Stop Manifesting What You Don't

Donna Labermeier | Posted 04.13.2012

Donna Labermeier

If you are thinking or speaking, you are manifesting. It doesn't matter to the Universe whether those thoughts and words are negative or positive. It ...

Good News: A Perspective

Lea Lane | Posted 03.31.2012

Lea Lane

Take a chance and try finding some good even in most situations by just switching the order of events you're retelling to a "bad news, good news" mode. Maybe life won't seem quite as difficult when you frame things that way.

Your Guide to Positive Thinking

Health | By Jancee Dunn | Posted 05.23.2012

By By Jancee Dunn Recently at a party, I was introduced to a woman who looked vaguely familiar. When I said "nice to meet you," she coolly remind...

Believe in the Positive

Orly Wiersma | Posted 05.12.2012

Orly Wiersma

Being three working mothers, we cannot emphasize enough the concept of believing in being positive -- although it may sound cliché or overused, it has gotten us through so much.

9 Ways To Stop Being Negative

Richard J. Davidson | Posted 05.09.2012

Richard J. Davidson

I was always fascinated by variations among people in how they respond to emotional events in their environment. This strikes me as the most important characteristic of emotion--we are all different. The unique emotional fingerprint we all have is what I call Emotional Style.

Mirror Mirror on the Wall

Vaishali | Posted 04.25.2012

Vaishali

Being a female in 21st-century America, and being in my 50s, I can honestly say in the spirit of "been there, done that" that there is nothing I fail to understand about hacking oneself to pieces with an overly critical eye.