One breath to feel joy.

 

“Mindfulness” is getting a lot of traction these days. Just another way of saying “meditation.”

 

Meditation is just about settling the mind. Easier said than done, you may say.

 

One of the secrets is that meditation is joyful. Joyful beyond measure.

 

When we grasp that concept, we will want to do it more and more.

 

But first…

 

Let’s just focus on joy for one moment. A few moments really. Just enough time to take one breath.

 

Do this with me now.

 

Breathe in deeply while putting your attention on that breath.

 

It may be helpful to close your eyes.

 

Here we go…

 

One breath in, eyes closed, all your attention on that one breath.

 

Congratulations. You have just touched joy. You have just meditated.

 

You want MORE joy? Take two breaths, focusing just on the breath while taking it in…and letting it out.

 

That’s how we build joy…one breath at a time.

 

That’s how we incline the mind toward joy so we can feel it more and more every day.

 

The neat thing? You can do it any time any where.

 

The more you do it, the more you will want to do it…because it just feels so good.

 

You’re welcome.

 

More about joy, if you are inclined: The Zen of Joy. How to Rewire Your Brain for Happiness & Success. http://zenofjoy.com

 

 

To Your Joy, Energy and Health,

 

 

Matti Anttila

 

Mission: To help you take shortcuts to More Joy, Energy, Health and fulfillment in life.

 

Find out How to Feel Authentic Joy, Even When Unhappy http://joyenergyandhealth.com

 

Includes: 108 Tips for More Joy, Energy and Health delivered once a week to your inbox…until you say stop. J

 

 

Motto: To Get the Most Out of Life: Help Others Get the Most Out of Theirs.

 

Author of:

The Zen of Joy. How to Rewire Your Brain for Happiness & Success. http://zenofjoy.com

 

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Almost 100 years ago, Elizabeth Hurlock’s students shocked  her with their performance.

 

Hurlock divided her students into two groups. The first group, she told them what they had done wrong on a test. She then advised them how to improve.

 

For the second group, she focused only on what they had done right. She ignored what mistakes they had made. It  was as if the  mistakes did not exist.

 

The first group made a 19% improvement.

 

The question is: how much improvement did the second group make?

 

What would you guess? Double the performance of group one?

 

They made a 71% improvement!

 

That is 3 and a half times better outcome. A full 273% better outcome by focusing on the positive only.

 

Takeaway Lesson?

 

Perhaps I can get a better outcome in life’s tasks and challenges by patting myself on the back for what I did right. Rather than berating myself for what I did wrong?

 

Might this work for you?

 

Consider celebrating your wins big and small.

 

Resource: Dale Williams TED talk:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_L7HWqRGga8

 

Resource: Chapter from The Zen of Joy: http://zenofjoy.com/

 

We are our own toughest critics. In our western culture, we have been taught not only to be critical of our selves, but also to beat ourselves up for our mistakes—big and small. Even though the best of intentions may be behind that teaching, let’s ask ourselves, “When are we at our most productive?”

 

 

 

Is it when someone has yelled at us for a mistake we made? Don’t we retreat into a shell when that happens? Is this an empowered state to be in? Is this feeling state the most conducive to being creative or to being more productive? Or….

 

 

 

Are we more productive when we have been praised? When someone notices what a good job we did and says, “Well done. You did a great job.”  I’ll bet dollars to doughnuts you said we are more likely to be productive when we are praised and feel worthy and really feel we have made a difference. If that is the case, how can we feel that more and more?  Here’s how: Celebrate Our Wins—Big and Small. 

 

 

 

Whenever you have a “win,” whatever it may be, celebrate it. Now, the first thing is recognizing a “win.” A win is whenever we do something right. And guess what?  We do all kinds of things right all the time.  We have been conditioned to gloss over them and just notice our mistakes! We have even been conditioned to downplay our “wins” and feel uncomfortable when someone compliments us. Many of us even pooh-pooh our accomplishments, “Oh, that! That’s nothing.”

 

 

 

As Einstein said, “Everyone is a genius.  But if you judge a fish on its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”  We all, each of us, have unique talents and skills. The tragedy is that we have been taught or conditioned not to value them. My mother had an uncanny ability to draw caricatures of people, which she did in pencil, that were at once humorous and also captured the essence of the individual in unique way. She never showed them outside the immediate family, thought nothing of them and did not even save them. It was a talent that went unheralded, except in later years, I finally saw the talent.  She did not value those drawings nor her ability as anything special. But it was a unique talent.

 

 

 

This double whammy of pooh-poohing our own talents and skills and at the same time keenly looking for and finding our mistakes and faults means we are not living in good feelings or living in “the flow.”  Being “in the flow” is where the magic happens.  Feeling energized by praise for a job well done means we have the momentum to keep going and enjoy the process. Really enjoying what we are doing allows us to be more efficient, more effective and more productive at what we do. So, how do we get into “the flow?”  Celebrate All Wins!

 

 

 

You can start right now. Because you are reading this, you are in the small minority of people who are actually taking action to improve themselves. Most do not. Most want a pill to take or someone else to do it for them.

 

 

 

So celebrate that, right here, right now. Right now make a fist with your right hand (or left if it is the dominant hand).  Reach out and up with your fist, palm side up.  Bring your fist down and back to your side strongly and say, “YES!” out loud.  Do it again, even stronger.  What does this do?  It “anchors” the win, the feeling of accomplishment in your body.  It takes ownership of the accomplishment.

 

 

 

It means you are taking credit for your success.  You are praising yourself and rightfully so!  What else does this do?  By triggering good feelings in the body, it is now easier to move on to the next task at hand in a more positive frame of mind, or “state” of being or feeling in the body.  This helps to ensure you are bringing more of your abilities, skills and, yes, talents to bear on the next item on your list, to your next task, your next challenge.  Also, this gives you a “tool” you can use to power your way through the inevitable challenges you will face in the future.

 

 

 

How? The next time you feel fear and/or anxiety, you can use this action of fist pumping to release the fear and access the “winning state” in your body.  When next you feel fear or anxiety, simply pump your fist and say, “YES!” out loud again.  You will immediately access the previous successful or winning state in your body and be fully empowered to access your abilities, skills and talents on the fear-inducing challenge.

 

 

 

Your mission for this week, should you decide to accept:  Look for things you are doing right. Celebrate them with the fist pump and the “YES!” out loud.  If you are in a public place and it is inappropriate to yell, just do a small pump and say “YES!” silently to yourself.  Do this as much as you can for this week, any chance you get.

 

 

 

                                                                             Thanks to Blair Singer for this. https://www.blairsinger.com

 

 

To Your Joy, Energy and Health,

 

 

Matti Anttila

 

Mission: To help you take shortcuts to More Joy, Energy, Health and fulfillment in life.

 

Find out How to Feel Authentic Joy, Even When Unhappy http://joyenergyandhealth.com

 

Includes: 108 Tips for More Joy, Energy and Health delivered once a week to your inbox…until you say stop. J

 

 

Motto: To Get the Most Out of Life: Help Others Get the Most Out of Theirs.

 

Author of:

The Zen of Joy. How to Rewire Your Brain for Happiness & Success. http://zenofjoy.com

 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/matti1946

Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/LaughterHealth

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/matti1946

 

304 – 1834C Oak Bay Avenue, Victoria, BC, Canada

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We’re on our way back to home port. Three of my dearest friends and I have been on a cruise in the Gulf Islands of British Columbia.

 

I’ve known these guys since the early 60s. Over half a century, for crying out loud.

 

Ken’s 34-foot cabin cruiser has been our home for an extended weekend.  The weather is still perfect. Sunny and warm. So we are on deck.

 

We amuse ourselves with a dictionary of nautical terms. “What is the nautical meaning of ‘Mother Cary’s Kitchen?’”

 

(Don’t ask me. I have already forgotten..ha!)

 

Laughs. Ribbing. Creativity. Even FastEddy is getting into it. The fun is flowing. I feel truly and deeply blessed.

 

I have a deep and restful sleep on Sunday night. Better than for many a moon.

 

The next night, not so much. Is that it? Now back to restlessness at night?

 

Hmm?

 

I do a lot of the latest self-development techniques I know about. Exercise. The Iceman course: deep breathing, yoga type stretches, meditation, cold showers. Afternoon meditation. Laughter Yoga daily. Why is it not enough to produce a deep and restful sleep every night?

 

I have a question about this. Is it the trauma that we experience as kids that hangs around when we are adults?

 

Maybe. Laughing, fun, creativity with old friends seems to release it all.

 

How do I keep it going?

 

Maybe, just maybe it is paying more attention to my intuition.

 

When I got home from work, I felt a little overheated. My thought was to have a shower. The Iceman cold showers always seem to perk me up.

 

Guess what? I didn’t follow up and actually do what my intuition told me.

 

Instead, I got caught up on emails and social media. I did the laundry. Had a bite to eat. Watched a movie.

 

Daily rituals are all fine, dandy and necessary.

 

Maybe going forward I will listen to intuition and then act on that intuition.

 

What do you think? Might that be an answer?

 

I guess I will find out.

 

 

To Your Joy, Energy and Health,

 

 

Matti Anttila

 

Mission: To help you take shortcuts to More Joy, Energy, Health and fulfillment in life.

 

Find out How to Feel Authentic Joy, Even When Unhappy http://joyenergyandhealth.com

 

Includes: 108 Tips for More Joy, Energy and Health delivered once a week to your inbox…until you say stop. J

 

 

Motto: To Get the Most Out of Life: Help Others Get the Most Out of Theirs.

 

Author of:

The Zen of Joy. How to Rewire Your Brain for Happiness & Success. http://zenofjoy.com

 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/matti1946

Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/LaughterHealth

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/matti1946

 

304 – 1834C Oak Bay Avenue, Victoria, BC, Canada

V8R 0A4. 1-484-727-5230

 

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Any and all information provided here is not a substitute for the advice of a licensed medical practitioner. Individuals are advised not to self-medicate in the presence of significant illness. Always consult with your licensed medical practitioner first before undertaking anything…be it supplements, exercise programs or other protocols. The information on this website is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Do not construe the information provided here as authoritative health advice…or authoritative advice of any sort. All information provided or referred-to on this website is for informational purposes only. It is not intended to be health, medical, financial, accounting or tax advice, nor should it be relied upon as such. Matti Anttila is not a licensed financial planner, doctor or health practitioner. If you’re not inclined to Do-It-Yourself then please, before you Do-It-To-Yourself, obtain professional advice.

Deep Joy Through Service

 

Imagine a deep feeling of happiness, joy, strength and fulfillment.

http://joyenergyandhealth.com/2016/09/05/deep-joy-through-service-mastery-newsletter-september-7-2016/

 

Do you think we can achieve that from sensory delights? Things like eating delicious food, drinking alcohol, doing drugs? Or even sex?

 

All these can give us momentary pleasure. But are they not fleeting?

 

What can give us a more solid, a deeper sense of satisfaction? A feeling of “deep joy?”

 

Have you not found that doing something nice for someone else gives a good feeling?

 

In the book The Blue Zones, author Dan Buettner tells of a vibrant woman in her 90s. She gets up early every day to make the drive around providing service to other elderly folks. She keeps going all day with lots of energy. She feeds people, talks to them, reads to them, listens to them.

 

And she remains young at heart. Does helping others give her energy? Does helping others feed her own health? And longevity?

 

When Dr. Shigeaki Hinohara was profiled in Japan Times, he was 97. He has written about 40 books…since the age of 70!

 

He works 18 hours a day…seven days a week!

 

Where does he get the energy?

 

He says people have it all wrong. It does not come from food or sleep. It comes from feeling good.

 

And how do you suppose he gets to feeling good? Not from food. He eats sparsely. Not from alcohol. Not from drugs. Not getting massages or any other sensory delight.

 

No. He gets it from contributing to others. Teaching, lecturing, writing for the benefit of others.

 

What can you do today to help someone else?

 

Helping others may actually be the most selfish thing we can do. Why? Because of the sense of satisfaction and fulfillment we enjoy when we do so.

 

So, your challenge: Do something truly selfish today. Help someone else. Spend time talking and listening to an older person. Email someone letting them know you appreciate them. Smile at someone on the street. Think of something. Do it.

 

To Your Joy, Energy and Health,

 

 

Matti Anttila

P.S. So far as I can tell, Dr. Hinohara’s books have not been translated into English yet.

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THE APPRECIATION GAME

I am in the process of developing a unique, and very social, “conversational” game that I am currently play-testing with as many different people, and combinations of people, as I can.  If you like free-flowing conversations that are full of laughter and life, silliness and seriousness, entertainment and enlightenment check out a Game Overview and other information here: www.AppreciationGame.ca then…come play!

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SHARI ULRICH– IN OAK BAY

 

A two time Juno Award winner, and member the BC Entertainment Hall of Fame, Shari was first known for her multi-instrumentalist skills with the Pied Pumkin and on as the voice of the Hometown Band.  Her career as a singer songwriter brings her to her latest release “Everywhere I Go” (Borealis Records) – engineered and produced by her daughter Julia Graff, also a multi-instrumentalist. It is Shari’s 8th solo album, and the 21st including her work with Ulrich Henderson Forbes, BTU with Barney Bentall & Tom Taylor, and The High Bar Gang.

Friday, 9 September 2016 from 7:30 PM to 10:00 PM
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A Blissful Drink.

Thanks to Will for this.

Yesterday Sandra brought home a kilo of cacao beans, which she toasted. I peeled most of them and decided to experiment with making a “dessert beverage.” The recipe: a handful of beans ground in the coffee mill, a teaspoon of raw sugar, a tablespoon of butter, and hot water to fill the cup. I used a whisk to froth up the butter. Delicious, and for the second cup I even add a bit of chipotle powder which gave a lovely finish.

When I went to bed, I noticed that I felt unusually blissful and nice, so this morning I looked up why this might be so. Here is what one article said:

«Cacao is considered a teacher plant on its own, and when consumed in sufficient amounts induces a very distinct state of mind. Cacao brings a warmth and light-heartedness, it makes you smile and feel good – similar to what chocolate does, but much stronger….

Cacao may be available from Mexican House of Spice 2022 Douglas street. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mexican-House-of-Spice/183858648319332

 

 

Love, Laughter and Smiles,

 

 

Matti Anttila

Certified Laughter Yoga Teacher

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How to Rewire Your Brain for Happiness & Success.

 

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Imagine a deep feeling of happiness, joy, strength and fulfillment.

 

Do you think we can achieve that from sensory delights? Things like eating delicious food, drinking alcohol, doing drugs? Or even sex?

 

All these can give us momentary pleasure. But are they not fleeting?

 

What can give us a more solid, a deeper sense of satisfaction? A feeling of “deep joy?”

 

Have you not found that doing something nice for someone else gives a good feeling?

 

In the book The Blue Zones, author Dan Buettner tells of a vibrant woman in her 90s. She gets up early every day to make the drive around providing service to other elderly folks. She keeps going all day with lots of energy. She feeds people, talks to them, reads to them, listens to them.

 

And she remains young at heart. Does helping others give her energy? Does helping others feed her own health? And longevity?

 

When Dr. Shigeaki Hinohara was profiled in Japan Times, he was 97. He has written about 40 books…since the age of 70!

 

He works 18 hours a day…seven days a week!

 

Where does he get the energy?

 

He says people have it all wrong. It does not come from food or sleep. It comes from feeling good.

 

And how do you suppose he gets to feeling good? Not from food. He eats sparsely. Not from alcohol. Not from drugs. Not getting massages or any other sensory delight.

 

No. He gets it from contributing to others. Teaching, lecturing, writing for the benefit of others.

 

What can you do today to help someone else?

 

Helping others may actually be the most selfish thing we can do. Why? Because of the sense of satisfaction and fulfillment we enjoy when we do so.

 

So, your challenge: Do something truly selfish today. Help someone else. Spend time talking and listening to an older person. Email someone letting them know you appreciate them. Smile at someone on the street. Think of something. Do it.

 

To Your Joy, Energy and Health,

 

 

Matti Anttila

P.S. So far as I can tell, Dr. Hinohara’s books have not been translated into English yet.

 

 

 

Matti’s Mission: To help you take shortcuts to More Joy, Energy, Health and fulfillment in life.

 

Find out How to Feel Authentic Joy, Even When Unhappy http://joyenergyandhealth.com

 

Includes: 108 Tips for More Joy, Energy and Health delivered once a week to your inbox…until you say stop. J

 

 

Motto: To Get the Most Out of Life: Help Others Get the Most Out of Theirs.

 

Author of:

The Zen of Joy. How to Rewire Your Brain for Happiness & Success. http://zenofjoy.com

 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/matti1946

Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/LaughterHealth

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/matti1946

 

304 – 1834C Oak Bay Avenue, Victoria, BC, Canada

V8R 0A4. 1-484-727-5230

 

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© Copyright 2016 Matti Anttila,

304 – 1834C Oak Bay Avenue, Victoria, B.C. Canada V8R 0A4

 

Welcome to our new subscribers. Think of someone you know who is interested in health, wealth and/or freedom. Invite them to subscribe to Mastery Newsletter. Just ask them to go here:

http://joyenergyandhealth.com/mastery-newsletter-sign-up-page/

 

Privacy statement: I take your privacy seriously and do not distribute your information to anyone.

 

Disclaimer: Please make your own decisions about everything. That includes investment, taxation, health and/or any other area. Seek professional assistance before attempting any of the ideas, tools and/or techniques discussed herein.

 

Any and all information provided here is not a substitute for the advice of a licensed medical practitioner. Individuals are advised not to self-medicate in the presence of significant illness. Always consult with your licensed medical practitioner first before undertaking anything…be it supplements, exercise programs or other protocols. The information on this website is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Do not construe the information provided here as authoritative health advice…or authoritative advice of any sort. All information provided or referred-to on this website is for informational purposes only. It is not intended to be health, medical, financial, accounting or tax advice, nor should it be relied upon as such. Matti Anttila is not a licensed financial planner, doctor or health practitioner. If you’re not inclined to Do-It-Yourself then please, before you Do-It-To-Yourself, obtain professional advice.