Happy November, SynerLINK friends,
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I really enjoyed this month’s article, which is a nice “greatest hits” of positive psychology research. It reviews the most important practices that will help you create more happiness in your life.
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Best wishes for your health and happiness,
Chanel Helgason, MD
QUOTE OF THE MONTH
“A ‘No’ uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a ‘Yes’ merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.”
― Mahatma Gandhi
THIS MONTH’S LINKS
Article of the Month:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/16/happiness-habits-of-exuberant-human-beings_n_3909772.html
Nice essay reflecting on making our own needs a high priority in our lives.
http://zenandzeal.com/2013/10/07/october-is-the-new-january-right/
Nice article on the importance of failure
http://thehappinesscoach.biz/learn-to-fail-or-fail-to-learn/
Are you engaging in any of these self-defeating communication patterns?
http://www.refinery29.com/2013/10/55289/uptalk-communication-mistakes#page-1
A disturbing trend in health care financing.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/14/business/economy/patients-mired-in-costly-credit-from-doctors.html?pagewanted=3&_r=0
Take it easy, mamas! (Warning: adult language.)
http://www.chicagonow.com/baby-sideburns/2013/10/new-rules-of-mommyhood/
The empathy and connection possible between even perfect strangers.
http://elitedaily.com/news/world/photographer-puts-two-strangers-together-for-intimate-photographs-and-the-results-are-surprising/
Your body is beautiful as it is. A very quick, and important, video on media images of women.
http://www.upworthy.com/see-why-we-have-an-absolutely-ridiculous-standard-of-beauty-in-just-37-seconds?c=ufb1
Powerful poem capturing how our culture trains its women.
http://www.upworthy.com/watch-a-student-totally-nail-something-about-women-that-ive-been-trying-to-articulate-for-37-years-6
About rediscovering the power of intuition
http://www.utne.com/community/theartofjustknowing.aspx#axzz2g8JVXAyj
A BIT OF HUMOR
For the nurses, and all the other exhausted working moms, too!
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=579110808790894&set=a.203063439728968.41912.202315363137109&type=1&ref=nf
Source: http://allnurses.com/about-nurse-nursing/
