by Stuart Haines | Mar 14, 2021 | Happiness, Philosophy, Self-actualization
As I get older, I periodically think about whether I’m living up to my full potential – becoming my best self. Is it something to be achieved? Is there some “endpoint” when you know you’ve arrived? In Buddhism, this transcendent state is...
by Seena Haines | Feb 28, 2021 | Automatic Negative Thoughts, Happiness, Wellbeing
We are what we think.All that we are arises with our thoughts.With our thoughts, we make the world. – Buddha The average person has an estimated 70,000 thoughts a day. Unfortunately, the majority of our thoughts are negative. And most are automatic...
by Jeff Cain | Dec 16, 2020 | Happiness, Philosophy, Wellbeing
[Occasionally we’ll post messages from other contributors to the Wellbeing Elixir Newsletter. This message is from Jeff Cain – a colleague and friend who teaches at the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy. We’ve had the pleasure of working...
by Seena Haines | Oct 25, 2020 | Happiness
Did you know laughing for just 15 seconds might increase your life span? Infants start to smile within the first five weeks of life and laugh at around four months. I still recall our son’s first smile. And the first time he laughed, he was watching a balloon...
by Stuart Haines | Aug 2, 2020 | Happiness, Wellbeing
Forgiving someone who has caused you pain, slighted you, disrespected you, manipulated you, ignored you, or insulted you can be really difficult. Sometimes the pain inflicted is simply too great – even after the tincture of time has dulled the acute trauma. But...
