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Happiness is a Choice You Make

September 3, 2010 By Ann Liu Leave a Comment
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If you are not a happy per­son then it is a choice you made by your­self. You know you have full con­trol over your life as well as the deci­sions that you make. There are many fac­tors in which peo­ple mea­sure their hap­pi­ness. Exam­ple, some peo­ple think money is the hap­pi­ness, how­ever they may absolutely mis­er­able with what they do on a daily basis to make their money.

You might look at peo­ple who have absolutely every­thing, such as wealth, pos­ses­sions, sta­tus or etc, you strive and want to be like them. But do you know these things don’t cre­ate hap­pi­ness? And actu­ally hap­pi­ness is a choice.

There are many peo­ple who have wealth and a high social sta­tus who are com­pletely mis­er­able — they may be lonely, got divorced and more. Hap­pi­ness comes from within. [Read more…]

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The Tell-Tale Symptoms of Depression

July 28, 2010 By Ann Liu Leave a Comment
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There are many rea­sons that can cause depres­sion, and it has no sin­gle cause, often time it results from a com­bi­na­tion of things. Like after an intense inci­dent, peo­ple can get seri­ously depressed, exam­ple, a divorce in the fam­ily, some­one you love dying, a stress­ful home life, vio­lence, or break­ing up with a boyfriend or girl­friend etc. Other times, depres­sion just hap­pens by itself, and you may have no idea of why depres­sion has struck you. And genet­ics also play an impor­tant part in depres­sion. It can run in fam­i­lies for generations.

Peo­ple who are suf­fer­ing from depres­sion or manic dis­or­ders actu­ally exhibit or show each and every kind of symp­tom of depres­sion, which them­selves may not know.

Below are some com­mon exam­ples of symp­toms of depres­sion that we all shall know and under­stand: [Read more…]

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Are You Positioning Your Body in Front of Computer Correctly?

July 21, 2010 By Ann Liu Leave a Comment
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There is no other device that changed our lives like com­put­ers. The growth of com­put­ers and related tech­nolo­gies has been so unprece­dented that, it has found a place in every aspect of human life. Com­put­ers have become so inevitable part of our lives that we need to use it for var­i­ous pur­poses — be it for fun, work, relax­ation or money, peo­ple use this device so widely.

Since we are spend­ing long hours and sit­ting in front of com­puter every­day, have you ever notice that the posi­tion­ing of your body in front of com­puter is set cor­rectly or not? Which means a com­fort­able work­ing pos­ture with a nat­ural align­ment of all your joints from head to toes — the right neu­tral posi­tion­ing helps you reduce the stress and strain on the mus­cles, ten­dons, and skele­tal sys­tem thus reduc­ing the risks of devel­op­ing a mus­cu­loskele­tal dis­or­der (MSD). [Read more…]

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How to Get a Better Night Sleep

July 12, 2010 By Ann Liu Leave a Comment
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Do you have trou­ble falling asleep or do you toss and turn in the mid­dle of the night? If so, you’re not alone: there are mil­lions of peo­ple strug­gle with falling and stay­ing asleep. If you are hav­ing sleep prob­lems, whether you are not able to fall asleep, wake up too often, don’t feel well-rested when you wake up in the morn­ing, or sim­ply want to improve the qual­ity and quan­tity of your sleep, below are the few tips that could help you to have a qual­ity sleep, man­ag­ing stress and anx­i­ety, and tak­ing bet­ter care of your body.

1. Avoid Late Nights Snacks

You might think your tummy is rum­bling, but it really may be bore­dom. Espe­cially if it’s late at night. When you eat and then lay down, the diges­tion of the food can cause prob­lems. A late night snack may cause you to get heart­burn or acid reflux. Falling asleep may be rough when your insides are burn­ing. Eat an ear­lier snack or wait for break­fast to eat so you sleep well. [Read more…]

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Are You Looking for the Happiness Now

June 17, 2010 By Ann Liu Leave a Comment
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Aris­to­tle said: “Hap­pi­ness is the mean­ing and the pur­pose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.”

But how happy are YOU, in your life, RIGHT NOW?

Do you still feel as though you’re SEEKING some­thing else? As though you aren’t QUITE in the right place?

The poten­tial for true hap­pi­ness and free­dom exists within you *right now.*

But most peo­ple don’t see it. Instead, they focus on the prob­lem­atic grey clouds. They never real­ize the beau­ti­ful blue sky that always exists just behind them. [Read more…]

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