The Bluebird Patch

Chronic sleep deprivation can raise your levels of anxiety, depression and negative thinking. Researchers found that people who reported frequent sleep disturbances have difficulty disengaging attention on unhealthy negative thoughts and emotions especially at night. Automatic negative thoughts can be switch off without medication or the need of meditation with basic strategies. Now the strategies I'm discussing today are aimed specifically when you are already in bed, tired, but unable to shut off your brain and fall asleep. You know that moment, when all the lights are off and your body is screaming "gurl" you better nap or every organ, muscle and tissue inside of you is going to lose it. “The less sleep you have, the longer it takes them to get over a negative emotion. While some people naturally tend to fixate on things more than others, poor sleep makes fixation worse.” You feel the tension on your shoulders, you are burnout and exhauste...

MOMENTS OF HAPPINESS ARE NOT THOSE THAT YOU SEIZE BUT THE ONES THAT SEIZE YOU. “Happiness are little moments in life that we cherish and hold so dear. Screaming at the top of our lungs as we slide down the mountain, roasting marshmallows over a campfire, sipping hot cocoa with a Snow Angel, and building your own fort to protect you from a furious snowball battle are the kind of memories you'll always cherish. The secret of happiness lies in learning to pause and recognizing these small moments that make life so meaningful." Li za Cardona    

An original animated film by Edward Monkton. Watching it is likely to make you a happier person. Sharing it with your friends is likely to make them happier too. So spread the love & press play.

Well-Being Is Related to Having Less Small Talk and More Substantive Conversations Did you know that one study suggest that a higher sense well-being is associated with spending less time alone, and more time talking to others? Furthermore, the study indicates that a higher well-being is associated with having less small talk, and having more substantive conversations. However, the most fascinating aspect of this study is realizing that such deep conversations influence men more than women. So go ahead, sit down and talk to your hubby and please make sure you turn off the weather channel during dinner time ;)

  1. Happiness Enhances Health: Recent research suggest that people who are happy, lively, calm or exhibit other positive emotions are less likely to become ill when they are exposed to a cold virus than those who report few of these emotions.  2. Processed Foods: If you are suffering from anxiety related disorders and sleeplessness, it might be be due to your consumption of overly processed food. Heavily processed foods are laden with sodium, which adds to depression. Therefore, canned food, fast food, and pre-packaged dehydrated food should be consumed with caution and in controlled amounts. 3. Lack of exposure to sunlight: Sunlight exposure is the only reliable way to generate vitamin D in your own body. Did you know that healing rays of natural sunlight (that generate vitamin D in your skin) cannot penetrate glass; therefore, you cannot generate vitamin D when sitting in your car or home.  4. Lack of pets: There are many therapeutic benefits from being a...

Using examples from vacations to colonoscopies, Nobel laureate and founder of behavioral economics Daniel Kahneman reveals how our "experiencing selves" and our "remembering selves" perceive happiness differently. This new insight has profound implications for economics, public policy -- and our own self-awareness.

What are Bluebird People? Bluebird People are learning to embrace the beauty, love, and happiness that live within themselves. In mythology a bluebird is a guardian of all passages and transitions that we make or are about to make. Bluebirds are considered a sign of spring and a symbol of love, happiness, prosperity, and good health. Bluebirds have life long partners and are therefore one of the few animals that have relationships. The legend says that when a bluebird shows up, we are about to see a change in the climate. Darkness will soon fade and more sunshine will arrive. Bluebirds hold the energy of gentleness. They are not aggressive and will avoid confrontation whenever possible. They are patient and observant birds and choose to spend their time enjoying life, however, if a bluebird is provoked it will stand its ground and defend itself.