Happy December, everyone,
One of the most important concepts of life balance, especially as it relates to money, is the idea of enough. At a certain point, having more actually decreases our life satisfaction and detracts from our happiness. I’m a huge fan of the book “Your Money or Your Life” by Robbins and Dominguez, and our top article this month is a blog post by Ms. Robbins summarizing the key points of the book as they relate to happiness. For me, the “joy-to-stuff” ratio is especially salient as we enter the holiday season.
Don’t forget – My new e-book, 7 Foundations of Health and Happiness: First Steps, is ready and FREE for you to download here:
http://www.
I hope that it will support you on your journey to a life you love.
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Happy holidays,
Chanel Helgason, MD
QUOTE OF THE MONTH
“Play so that you may be serious.”
– Anacharsis
THIS MONTH’S LINKS
Article of the Month:
http://ymoyl.wordpress.com/
Although the 75K figure would vary based on family size and location, the concept is key. Check out the fulfillment curve here.
http://www.getrichslowly.org/
Maximize your joy-to-stuff ratio.
http://www.frankenberggroup.
10 great tips for a happier life:
http://www.yesmagazine.org/
The science behind how mindfulness works.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/
Related to the earlier study on praise, an article on cultural views of struggle and success and how it affects how kids learn.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/
(The praise article – effort vs. talent.)
http://nymag.com/news/
Support bodies of ALL shapes!
http://www.adiosbarbie.com/
Brilliant perspective on living in the moment.
http://www.facebook.com/photo.
Great advice! “If you can breathe, you can do yoga.”
http://marquettetribune.org/
Are you fully alive?
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/
A BIT OF HUMOR
The BIG question:
http://www.gocomics.com/
