The Bluebird Patch

Make time for the things that make you feel good. When you are feeling down it's important to do things that makes you feel happier, healthier and more fulfilled. If all else fails, practice gratitude and repeat out loud, someone else is happy with less than what I  have, someone else is happy with less than what I  have, someone else is happy with less than what I  have.   When you repeat something out loud you anchor the concept better by using two or more of your senses. Studies prove that if you repeat to yourself negative feelings about a subject you increase your chances to fail! If you want to feel happier, " t rash negative" and replace with "positive thoughts." For example, replace "I can’t do it" with "It’s not easy, but I am tough and I accept this challenge." Prove you can and you will! This is a self-fulfilling prophecy as attitude directly effects the memory!

This is your time, so fly away and chase all your dreams. Remember, life is a play. You must act each scene with passion, embracing and enjoying the part. If you should ever get lost look to the stars take a deep breath and follow your heart...

  Can food bring happiness? Tetsuo Shimizu, a Japanese farmer and  restaurateur  from Shogotei Restaurant, shares his wisdom on living a happy and healthy life.  Tetsuo Shimizu has been hand-making udon noodles the same way for the last 45 years. He grows two crops a year of wheat and buckwheat and is a strong advocate of the philosophy “eat only what you can see”. “ Weren't you happy after eating those udon noodles today? This kind of spreading smiles... Not that I'm a serious Buddhist but if happiness spreads from what I'm doing, I am happy.”

There are some great videos out there that teaches children about kindness. One of our favorites is " Quacky's Questions: What is Kindness?" In this video "Quacky" the duck is searching for the meaning of the word kindness and where does it comes from. During his quest he discovers the more he gives the happier he becomes.

I have been watching a lot of videos and interviews online from self-proclaimed "happiness experts" and of the things that struck me the most is how the meaning of the word "happiness" has been used incorrectly over and over again.  It really worries me to hear so many silly tips on how to "obtain" happiness. I swear if I hear one more silly happiness tip I'll personally send an army of bluebirds to poop on your head! ;)  Maybe I'm wrong, but proclaiming that you will be happier by organizing your closet, acquiring a perfume collection, jumping up and down or having a memorandum box is as effective as being hungry and taping food all over your body to satisfy your craving. The problem about all the "happiness tip" out there is the attribution all these "happiness experts" are giving them. Is not what they are saying but what they are suggesting. I understand and acknowledge the principle that h appiness, howev...

A man said to the Buddha, "I want Happiness." Buddha said, first remove "I", that's ego, then remove "want", that's desire. See now you are left with only Happiness.