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a unified theory of happiness…

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From PsychologyToday.com:

A Unified Theory of Happiness

An East meets West approach.
by Andrea F. Polard, Psy.D.

Your Brain Is Like a Liver

-Three Zen things to do with your biological nature-
Published on January 31, 2013 by Andrea F. Polard, Psy.D. in A Unified Theory of Happiness

In my experience, “I choose to be happy” is one of the most ineffective and counterproductive slogans on happiness there are. I have always thought it obvious that if we could will ourselves to happiness, we would do so readily. People do not choose to be unhappy either. It just isn’t how we human beings operate. While we are bestowed with the ability to think andinitiate change with thought, while we are able to communicate like no other animal, write amazing blogs like this one, create cathedrals, cure diseases and discover quantum physics, we are not and will never be that cerebral. Robert Ornstein writes inThe Evolution of Consciousness, “The brain evolved primarily to control different body reactions. It is more like the liver than it is like a computer. It isn’t organized for thought.” 

If anything can be considered the chief organizing system, Ornstein contends, it is emotion. (more…)

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mysteries of the heart…

The Institute of HeartMath (http://www.heartmath.org) shares fascinating understandings of the human heart as explored in more than 20 years of its research. The ‘Did you know’ facts are lesser-known gems of information to enlighten curiosity on how your own thoughts and emotions are affecting yourself and others.

HeartMath Research Director Rollin McCraty, Ph.D., says, “It’s important to take a pause and really consider what our emotions are contributing to our environment and to other people. Our research and its applications can help people create a positive emotion-based environment that has real effects on physiology.”

McCraty said that the true nature of human emotion is one of care and love. He said HeartMath and other research shows that by focusing on these core heart-felt emotions, it can enhance one’s connection with others, and that this connection extends far beyond the individual.

Learn more at http://on.fb.me/explore-IHM where you can also download a free ebook.

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