Optimism - The Facts

Mark's Review of Amber Rudd's letter to Action for Happiness:


Julie on friendliness & familiarity in St Leonards:


& new blogs this last week:
1) ethicaloutings.blogspot.com

2) Rough and Smooth Paul


With love from
Paul

What kind of water are you now in Hastings

http://whatkindofwater.blogspot.com

- not just whirling Dervishes getting wet feet!


Happy?

Thank you (from Paul) to so many people in Hastings & St Leonards; most recently Patrick Glass, for his searing critique of the 6 months work I did here in setting up this 1st Happiness Group in Hastings;
> http://actionforhastingshappiness.blogspot.com/p/those-who-have-made-good-week-happen.html

Monthly updates on Paul's juggling of so much (seriously playful) stuff at: http://additionalinfo.blogspot.com

Patrick Glass's update to his Happiness Acronym

HAPPINESS-WELLBEING ACRONYM – 'SMALL ROCK MEN FC!'

Adapted from Lord Richard Layard, the economist, William James (Habit), Maslow (Self-Actualisation), Csikszentmihalyi (Flow), and Seligman (PERMA, founder of positive psychology in 1998), and others, there are broadly TWENTY ESSENTIAL ASPECTS to personal wellbeing/happiness (in LARGE CAPITALS)  

SUPPORT: MUSIC, ART, LAUGHTER, LONGEVITY…

R – RELATIONSHIPS – Keep in good repair. Be RESILIENT

O – OTHERS – Think of doing things for others, not yourself

C – COUNT your blessings.  Everyday count three things that

​you've done that are worthwhile (before going to

​sleep)

K – 'KNOW thyself: to find yourself, think for yourself' (Socrates).  Find what your really LOVE doing – don't stop until you have (Steve Jobs) - somethingWORTHWHILE

 

M – MEANING, Values & GOALSMatter.  Most crucially it's yourATTITUDE that matters: nothing more – nothing less.

E – EXERCISE.  Regularly exercise, thirty minutes a day, and you'll feel a lot better for it  

N – NEW.  Do something new everyday –an anti-habit trains the will (James) - something that is RISKY too!

 

F –FLOW.  Be completely committed and focussed on what you're doing – whatever it is, get into the ZONE (Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi [pronounced 'MEE-hy CHEEK-sent-ma-HY-ee]). And FINISHthings.  There is nothing more satisfying than actually finishing things – preferably before time.

C – CONTROL.  People are more successful, and live longer, when they feel they are in control of their lives (Marmot).

St Leonards Warrior Square sunset last night

http://actionforhastingshappiness.blogspot.com/p/ideas-bubbling-out-of-happiness.html

The address for info about "St Leonards Sharing" is http://communityforce.natwest.com/project/5827

Take one more step now to support the "St Leonards Sharing" Timebank (eg volunteering) and you'll find our that YOU ARE THE TRIM-TAB:
http://additionalinfo.blogspot.com/2011/10/you-are-trim-tab.html

Thank you for your time reading this/ actioning it.

AGoodWeek is like all my birthdays together

the back of Wednesday's wellbeing card

Savouring every experience is the essence of today's one of 'Five ways for Well-Being'. 

This also means being open to difficulties and noticing what we can and can't do.

The letter in The Hastings & St Leonards Observer 10^th June -”We need to act if we want justice”, said that if we want those who were on the pier last 5^th October to take responsibility for their actions, or anyone else to take some responsibility for something, we have one thing in particular we can do. We can model the change we want to see and take responsibility for something we have done in our past, for which someone else bears a grievance.

The 'Extra Acts of Kindness list' handed out on Monday suggested: “Say sorry. (You know who to)”.

The Grievance questionnaire (online) may help prepare you, and the spirit of agoodweek there's
 a free mediation service available.
Free consultations over your grievances are available by phone or in person 
on Tuesday 5^th July, Weds 6^th, Thurs 7^th, Friday 8^th 
-book via the contact form on www.mediationsupport.info 
or ring/text Paul on the phone number that's on www.telephonemediation.org.uk

www.actionforhastingshappiness.blogspot.com