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What makes you happy? Heaps of wealth? Health? Or love? Brian Johnson, a spiritual teacher and author of A Philosopher's Notes reveal the factors that can make you happy, as quoted by Yahoo! Shine.
1. OptimisticIt all starts with a sense of optimism. If you can tame the negative thoughts and learn to form a positive mindset of our consciousness, it will not be a problem. Optimistic is not a mindset of helplessness, but rather trigger the spirit of the time felt there was no longer the solution to your problem because the solution will only appear when you feel optimistic and positive thinking.
2. The purpose of lifeAll the professors talk about goals. Confucius said that army commanders could lose, but even people in general will find it difficult if not purposeful. Exploration of self-actualization needs you. You can do anything if it has a purpose. Motivation yourself and be yourself.
3. Self-awarenessIt would be very difficult to know the purpose of life if you do not have awareness of self. Socrates said, we will know ourselves. Therefore, identify yourself and start motivating yourself to achieve your goals.
4. ActionAt a certain point, you do not need to think long. Just do it! Think things will be spending a lot of time. Too much thinking makes you look too cautious. Sometimes you need to take a few risks in life to get an unexpected chance in achieving its objectives. In the face of problems sometimes, too much thinking makes the problem becomes more complicated.
5. EnergyTo achieve the objectives and in implementing actions, you certainly need a lot of energy. Do samapai goal just a word but without realization. Therefore, you need to maximize the health of the mind, body and spirit.
Four things you can do is exercise, nutritious food consumption, energy rejuvenation with yoga or meditation, and money. Of course you need the exercise to feel fit and healthy always. You also goes a high nutritious food to maintain a healthy body, which heavily influenced the mood hormone. Meditation is needed to establish self-awareness and positive mindset in life. And money, of course you will feel calm when affluent.
6. WiseWisdom is to take what we know, who we are, and what we do. You will explore the power of self-control. Take an action or solutions to problems by combining your knowledge, your role, andwhat would happen if you take action A, B, or C.
7. CourageDo you know the word courage (courage) is derived from the Latin word for 'heart'? Just as the heart is the organ to pump blood around the body's other organs, also the virtue of courage that can trigger the other virtues. In fact, without the courage to express themselves and live, you will not be helpless. Therefore, overcome fear, because fear is excessive just makes you look like a coward who can not get ahead in life.
8. LoveEveryone needs love. You can not love others and the world if you do not start with loving yourself. If you want to master love, you must learn and practice the same perseverance, patience, persistence, and play around with the hobby you love.
We get the feeling of love by learning to say 'I' in the phrase 'I love you'.
By applying all the factors of happiness, guaranteed you'll have a lifetime of happiness. And happiness is not something that will come naturally to you, but something you should pursue.
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Lips do not just bookmark sensuality. Underneath its sexy, lips turned out to be talking a lot about the character of its owner. Want to know what shape your lips to say?
1. Full lipsYou have a groove and sexy full lips like Angelina Jolie and Scarlett Johanson has properties that bold and confident. The beauty you see from the form of lips simentris. This makes you believe in yourself and always feel beautiful.
To be able to show off her beauty, make sure your lips moist with always use a lip balm. Because your mouth full, do not use too much lipstick. Give a little color, so do not overdo it.
2. Lip widthYou have a wide mouth like Julia Roberts and Anne Hathaway. You are a happy and have lots of friends with different interests yangberbeda. As a perfectionist, you are very successful and talented, and independent in determining the fate of your life.
To maintain its beauty, use a lip pencil and pull the natural lip line from the center of the lips to the tip, then use a lip balm and lip gloss colors are not neutral.
3. Rounded lipsWomen with the lips rounded like Rachel Bilson and Drew Barrymore are interested to further explore something, rebels, and flirtatious. People will very easily attracted to you because solid match the agility and charm of your sexual attraction.
Still keep your sexual attraction of the beauty of lips. Always keep your lips shiny circuitry to always use a lip gloss. If you want to extend the natural shape of your lips, use lip liner on the outer corner of your lips.
4. Thin lipsWomen with thin lips as Gwyneth Paltrow and Kate Hudson are likely to have an intuitive nature, sensitive and detail oriented. You have a good heart, but shy and quiet. You must keepmaintain the gloss on your lips to accentuate what you have and to compensate for your face. Use lip gloss for lips look fatter.
5. Heart-shaped lipsYou have a heart-shaped lips like Hayden Panettiere and Reese Witherspoon is an independent person, seductive and expressive. This shows that you are not afraid to take risks in life and enjoy the things you do. You still look elegant, and not afraid to speak what's on your mind, and are responsible for your own destiny.
You can use any lipstick colors, from soft shades to bold colors. Apply lip gloss to complement your appearance.
6. Fuller lower lipWomen with lower lip is shaped like Renee Zellweger and Natalie Portman is an independent personal and mysterious. People see you as ornag exotic and intelligent. Naturally you are very attractive, but you are also people who vote.
Neutral colors are the best color for your lips. Use a neutral color lip pencil to fill the entire lip, then use a sheer lipstick on it for a brilliant makeup.
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A good friend is not only good times, but also accompany the moment of grief. Despite the family, the presence of friends makes life more colorful. In fact, a close friend as a place to share could increase life expectancy.
For the sake of better quality of life, friends with anyone. Only, it is necessary selection to make close friends. There are several types of friends that must-have. However, there is also the type of friends that need to be shunned.
The four friends must have:
1. Friends shoppingEveryone has a style of shopping. Much like activity during leisure time in order to settle around looking for the right item. But, some choose to shopping centers when necessary and can choose the groceries in five minutes.
So, need to have good friends in a style similar to your type. Spending the same style can deepen ties of friendship or what is called chemistry. When there is a match, the quality of friendship was maintained.
2. Friends morningProblems can happen to anyone at any time. Therefore, it is important to have a close friend who is ready to receive urgent phone at any time, even during the early days. A friend who makes you freely share your secrets and problems in life.
3. Friends 'naughty'Having friends of different characters are sometimes important. The combination of the 'naughty' and the 'sweet' may be able to create balance friendships. Origin does not interfere with your life, have a friend 'naughty' can also add insight to live.
4. CoworkersMake sure you have good friends in your everyday environment, such as a coworker. They are essential to assist you in the face of thorny problems with the work environment. A study at the University of Tel Aviv in Israel even revealed that one of the secrets of living a long life is to have good relationships with coworkers.
While the four friends who have shunned:
1. ContagionThis type tends to push you to do or take the wrong decision. In fact, it rarely invites you to plunge into negative actions. Use self-control if this kind of hard to stay away from friends.
2. Always complainingThere are friends who never see the positive side of every situation. Starting from work, family, until about food. No matter if the complaint appears still tolerable. However, as soon avoid if the figure is always negative spread fragrance to your life.
3. ArrogantThis type is Likely to feel always better and more powerful than you.Unconsciously, he will assume that you as competitors, even enemies. If you succeed at something, he looked unhappy. If he is successful in something, he will show off excess.
4. Thought he knew everythingBe careful if you have friends like this. He tends to like to criticize the actions you are mistaken. Typically, critics continue to skate without a solution to something better.
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Some men may ask, why women are very easily upset and offended by the things that are considered trivial. The newest findings explain why women tend to be more irritable, prone to depression and mood quickly changes.
The study found that one in four women treated for depression than one in 10 men. Apart from social factors, the Swedish Karolinska Institute research scientist found differences in how and processes 'happy hormone' serotonin works in between the two gender.
The hormone serotonin affects happiness, satisfaction, reduce appetite and improve sleep quality. Low levels of serotonin associated with depression.
From the results of male and female brain scan, brain receptors found women different from men. Receptor cells in the brain more quickly respond to male hormones flow and nutrient flow happier than women.
Another study, scientists at the University of Montreal found that the hormone serotonin in the brains of men 52 percent more than in women. The reason, the differences in sex hormones in men and women. Sex hormones estrogen and testosterone have long been known to influence behavior, according to studies reported Neuroendokrinologi Community.
More fluctuating estrogen levels in women. Dr. Andrei Novac, clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of California Irvine School of Medicine stated, the hormone estrogen stimulates receptors in the brain.
"When hormones fluctuate, the sensitivity of brain serotonin changes. So, when estrogen is low, women are unhappy," he said as quoted by the Daily Mail.
Several factors are causes of low estrogen before menstruation (PMS), postpartum and menopause. He added that this is exacerbated by the events that create stress and trauma.
Experts suggest, fortified breakfast cereals was associated with lower stress levels and better mental health.
A study from Cardiff University shows that eating cereal reduce the amount of the stress hormone cortisol in saliva. Cereals are a rich source of B vitamins essential for cells to release energy.
In addition, protein intake, such as cheese, milk and meat are high in the amino acid tryptophan to produce serotonin, can also help menguranngi stress.
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Assessing a person attractive or not maybe you can do in minutes. Usually, which is used as a benchmark assessment of physical appearance.
In fact, if observed, the person is attractive, it is quite complicated. This is according to a study published in Psychology Today, as reported from Stylecaster.
Researchers trying to see something called 'physical attractiveness dynamic'. That is the theory that reveals if the personality, physical and body language affects our perception of who is attractive and who is not attractive.
According to researchers, people who spontaneously express positive emotions, far more attractive to others. This means someone who can express his emotions very well as well as social skills, crucial to make herself look attractive.
These conclusions were obtained through experiments on several student groups. They were asked to judge a person by looking at pictures of faces and bodies. Meanwhile, another group was asked to assess whether or not an attractive look through the clothing he wore.
The findings do suggest if someone looks interesting, judged more than just the physical aspect. This does not mean the physical aspect does not play a role. But it turns out, more personality to determine whether someone look appealing or not.
Another conclusion from the study that also should know is that someone could manipulate to look attractive. So, before you judge someone, remember that appearance, personality and even manipulative nature can affect the perception of attractiveness.
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It is not impossible to erase a bad memory. The trick is to constantly push the memory a long time.
That's according to the results of the research team from Lund University in Sweden. By using scanning EEG researchers reported that there were parts of the brain are activated when the respondents are actively trying to forget something.
These brain areas are also able to determine the time for memory to 'forget' something. Researchers claim that suppress the memory to be forgotten, in the long term is an effective way to permanently delete them.
This method can be done by someone suffering from depression or post traumatic stress disorder. Forget or suppress the memory often appears as a physiological reaction, so the researchers say it could be handled.
"Volunteers are involved in our study trained to forget the neutral information in a controlled trial. But to traumatic events required more complex training," said Gerd Thomas Waldhauser, researchers at Lund University, as quoted by the Telegraph.co.uk.
This study shows a person can set the brain to forget something. From the results of an EEG scan, it is known that when a person continues to hamper its memory about certain things, then that moment he forgot.
"Inhibition of memory can be done in a few hours. The more often inhibited or suppressed, the more difficult to remember. If memories have been suppressed for long period of time, they can be very difficult to remember," said Waldhauser.
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