(Reading time 45 seconds. Plus 2 minutes 25 seconds for the Tax Scam article)

 

Scammers use our fears to dominate, intimidate and manipulate us.

 

If we drop our fears (easier said than done), scammers have no leverage over us.

 

These fears are subconscious. That’s why it’s easier said than done.

 

Fears lodge when we are traumatized to lesser and greater degrees.

 

The trauma can be as simple as someone cutting us off in traffic. That creates a rush of adrenaline.

 

Unless we take a few moments to release it, that trauma lodges as muscular tension.

 

Animals shake off their traumas by trembling for a few minutes.

 

We humans have become used to not shake things off…certainly not in public.

 

Laughter works. I use it all the time when a driver does something silly.

 

Trembling works. Deep breathing. Smiling. Visualizations (pull over for that one).

 

What do you do to release tensions created by fright inducing situations?

 

 

This article was triggered by an alert issued by Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). Scammers have been targeting seniors recently in Canada.

 

When you read this article, just substitute your own tax authority. IRS in the USA, Inland Revenue in the UK and so on.

 

Tax Scam Article

 

(reading time 2 minutes 25 seconds)

 

 

DON’T GET SCAMMED.

CRA SCAMS INCREASING

 

CRA Issues Alert:

More reports are coming in about scammers posing as CRA agents on the phone.

CRA will never ask for your personal information on the phone.

 

Scammers have been asking taxpayers for info such as social insurance number, credit card number, bank account number, or passport number.

 

Sometimes the scammer sends the taxpayer to a fake CRA website. There you are to enter some personal info to identify yourself. Don’t go to the site and definitely don’t click in there.

 

If CRA calls you, you can ask for there phone number and call them back. Check directory listing to make sure the phone number is an actual CRA number.

 

To identify communications not from the CRA, be aware of these guidelines.

If you have signed up for online mail from CRA, they will do the following:

* Send a registration confirmation email to the address you provided for online mail service for an individual or a business; and

* Send an email to the address you provided to notify you when new online mail is available to view in the CRA’s secure online services portal.

 

CRA will NOT send you an email with a link and ask you to divulge personal or financial information;

* ask for personal information of any kind by email or text message.

* request payments by prepaid credit cards.

* give taxpayer information to another person, unless formal authorization is provided by the taxpayer.

* leave personal information on an answering machine.

 

Exception

The exception is if you call the CRA to request a form or a link for

specific information, a CRA agent will forward the information you

are requesting to your email during the telephone call.

This is the only circumstance in which the CRA will send an email

containing links.

 

When in doubt, ask yourself the following:

* Did I sign up to receive online mail with CRA?

* Did I provide my email address on my income tax and benefit return to receive mail online?

* Am I expecting more money from the CRA?

* Does this sound too good to be true?

* Is the requester asking for information I would not provide in my tax return?

* Is the requester asking for information I know the CRA already has on file for me?

 

How to protect yourself from identity theft (from CRA website).

* Never provide personal information by email.

The CRA does not ask you to provide personal information by email.

* Be suspicious if you are ever asked to pay taxes or fees

to the CRA on lottery or sweepstakes winnings. You do not

have to pay taxes or fees on these types of winnings. These

requests are scams.

* Keep your access codes, user ID, passwords, and PINs

secret. Make sure they are different for each website too!

* Keep your address current with all government

departments and agencies.

* Choose your tax preparer carefully! Make sure you

choose someone you trust and check their references. Always review your return, agree with the content before filing, and follow up to make sure you receive your notice of assessment, since it contains important financial and personal information that belongs to you.

* Before supporting any charity, use the CRA website at www.cra.gc.ca/charities to find out if the

charity is registered and get more information on the way it does business.

* Be careful before you click on links in any email you receive. Some criminals may be using a technique known as phishing to steal your personal information when you click on the link.

* Caller ID is a useful function. However, the information displayed can be altered by criminals. Never use only the displayed information to confirm the identity of the caller whether it be an individual, a company or a government entity.

* Protect your social insurance number. Don’t use it as a piece of ID and never reveal it to anyone unless you are certain the person asking for it is legally entitled to that information. If an organization asks for your social insurance number, ask if it is legally required to collect it, and if not, offer other forms of ID. CRA can ask for SIN as can any institution likely to pay you income. This would include banks, mutual funds and whole life insurance policies.

* Pay attention to your billing cycle and ask about any missing account statements or suspicious transactions.

* Shred unwanted documents or store them in a secure place. Make sure that

documents with your name and SIN are secure.

* Immediately report lost or stolen credit or debit cards.

* Carry only the ID you need.

* Do not write down any passwords or carry them with you.

* Ask a trusted neighbour to pick up your mail when you are away or ask

that a hold be placed on delivery.

* Consider a password protected password list.

 

 

 

 

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.

 

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It’s not so easy.

 

The Toastmasters International Speaking Competition was underway. I had entered. I really hoped and expected to win at the first stage, the club level.

 

I put a lot of work into prepping. I whittled down my talk to ensure I would stay within the seven and a half minutes allotted. Going over means elimination.

 

I knew I had to have a strong opening and closing. A good story arc was essential, tying the concepts together.

 

I included a story. Us humans love stories.

 

I tried for some humour and did get a chuckle or two. Good.

 

Audience involvement. Had to work at that, but got some of that too.

 

My topic was “Super-Motivation.”

 

Recently I had learned that dopamine is the hormone of motivation. So I had great material to work with.

 

I also knew I had to up my game with more animation. While I can be expressive with my voice, I sometimes don’t use gestures and facial expression enough.

 

Had to smile too. I look quite dour when I don’t smile.

 

As you will note, I took a lot of pains to fine tune this thing.

 

Truth be told, I thought I would ace it.

 

Not to be.

 

The winning talk was incredibly good. About a Volkswagen being decimated and torn apart in an automatic car wash. Superb delivery. Got tons of laughs. He really deserved it.

 

But…I WAS disappointed. I had so hoped to win.

 

Motivational speaker Jim Rohn’s quote came to mind. In reaching to become a millionaire, it is not about what you achieve, but about who you become in making the effort.

 

I certainly learned a lot by entering the contest. AND I now have the base of my signature talk which I can use going forward.

 

That’s a win.

 

When we compete, we sharpen our skills. Definite win there.

 

Still…

 

I woke up in the middle of the night feeling the emotion. Perhaps it was resentment.

 

I am grateful to have some techniques that helped out.

 

Deep and slow breathing.

 

Directing my intention to release the jaw muscles and the eye muscles. That always is great.

 

Plus allowing the body to tremble.

 

When we face disappointment, I find it useful to consider that it is trauma, emotional trauma.

 

One does not want to hang on to that.

 

My body has picked up the ability to release it by trembling. See David Berceli’s work with the Trauma Releasing Exercises (TRE)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tension_%26_Trauma_Releasing_Exercises

 

I use laughter a lot to release trauma. 3 am was not a great time for it, so these other techniques helped a lot.

 

Lesson: It’s not about “getting over it.”

 

Often that means burying the trauma. It can mean the muscular tension remains. No sense carrying that kind of weight.

 

It’s more about releasing. Allowing it to have full sway and moving through the emotional and physical bodies.

 

What do you do to release the effects of disappointment in your life?

 

 

 

 

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

 

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

 

Author of:

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Before you blame your pillow…Improving your posture could help reduce muscle pain, joint pain and headaches.

 

If you often find yourself suffering from neck and back pain, you may have blamed your pillow or even your bed for the discomfort, but the problem might have nothing to do with your furniture and everything to do with the way you carry yourself.

 

http://www.naturalnews.com/056176_posture_pain_prevention_headaches.html

 

 

 

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

 

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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.

Neat Stuff For My Greater Victoria Friends, Fiends And Fellow Roustabouts.

 

Motivation Takes More Than Courage: In this issue.

 

But first, some fun Food TV.

 

If you have ever visited the Moss Street Market on Saturdays, you may have met Evelyn from Terra Nossa farms. (my regular meat and egg supplier. High quality)

 

She will be featured on Food Network Friday the 10^th of March.

 

Chuck & Danny’s Road Trip is the show. It starts tomorrow night. Looks a lotta fun. Check it out here: http://www.foodnetwork.ca/shows/chuck-and-dannys-road-trip/episode-guide/

 

They gather food from the local area, then go back to their RV, this time parked in Goldstream Park. There they cook up a storm for their newly met friends.

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Motivation Takes More Than Courage

 

Motivation takes hormones.

 

Yes, there is a physical basis to motivation.

 

You can get motivated by a motivational speaker.

 

But how long does it last?

 

And anyway, that is motivation from the outside.

 

How can we get motivated from the inside?

 

By generating a hormone called dopamine.

 

Read on: http://joyenergyandhealth.com/2017/03/01/motivation-takes-more-than-courage-mastery-newsletter-march-1-2017/

 

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Motivation takes hormones.

Yes, there is a physical basis to motivation.

You can get motivated by a motivational speaker.

But how long does it last?

And anyway, that is motivation from the outside.

How can we get motivated from the inside?

 

By generating a hormone called dopamine.

Dopamine is a molecule that neurons release to communicate with each other.

Some research shows that high levels of dopamine makes us feel good.

Great! I will just get a prescription for it, yeah?

 

Prescriptions Don’t Work

A friend of mine actually did that.

He was depressed. The Doc gave him a dopamine prescription.

You should have heard him on the phone. A man transformed.

I was so happy to hear him with such joy on the phone…for the first time in a long time.

He was touting the benefits of this drug he was taking. I could not believe it.

“Man, I feel so good. I look forward to every day now.

I enjoy everything so much more.”

Not much later, I talked to him again.

He was depressed again. Couldn’t figure out why.

He was still taking the dopamine as prescribed.

Here’s what I think happened.

What we need is for the dopamine to hit the reward centre in the brain.

(FYI: The reward centre is called the Nucleus Accumbens.

You can use that to impress your friends at your next party.)

 

The Brain’s Reward Centre

When my friend took the oral dopamine, it went everywhere in the body.

It hit the reward centre alright.

But over time, its effect was dampened.

Taking dopamine orally doesn’t target the reward centre.

To do that, to hit the bull’s eye, we need to generate dopamine internally.

 

How to Generate Dopamine Internally

How do we do that?

Exercise is one way.

You’ve heard of the “runner’s high?”

Exercising vigorously floods the body with “feel good” hormones.

We’re talking dopamine and endorphins.

 

Generating Motivation

That feel good factor is where we find the motivation as well.

“Researchers have shown that it (dopamine) regulates motivation,

causing individuals to initiate and persevere to obtain something either positive or negative.”

-Source: Science Daily

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/01/130110094415.htm

 

 

Exercise Targets Your Reward Centre

But, and here is the critical difference, exercise actually targets the reward centre.

Exercise is like the bow. The arrow is dopamine. The target is the Nucleus Accumbens.

 

You Can Get Addicted, in a Good Way

Now, be careful. You can get addicted to this.

In fact, addictions are thought be, at least in part, to this release of dopamine in the reward centre of the brain.

You may know some folks who are addicted to running. Or to other types of exercise.

Drug addictions might be attributed to this release of dopamine too.

But, if you had to choose an addiction, which would you rather have?

Drugs or exercise?

 

More Good News

You can get the “Dopaminergic upregulation to the Nucleus Accumbens” another way.

 

Laughter!

A minimum of 10-15 minutes of laughter generates the same flood of feel good hormones as the runner’s high.

Plus, it’s a lot of fun to laugh together. Maybe more so than solitary running.

 

Join a Laughter Yoga club.

Certified Laughter Yoga Leaders are trained to get your feel good hormones happening.

You can also just download my laughter video and laugh with me on video for 10 minutes a day. Go here:

http://joyenergyandhealth.com/

 

You are meant for great things. Get motivated.

You now have one failsafe method for doing it.

Let me know how it goes.

 

To Your Joy, Energy and Health,

 

 

Matti

 

 

In this issue:

 

-Thousands of medical studies are found wildly inaccurate.

-House Passes Bill To Treat Silver and Gold as Money

–Your attitudes are being changed without you knowing about it

And:

 

►BOOKS WORTH READING

►MOVIES WORTH WATCHING

►FUN

►FINAL WORD

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Quote:

Adopting the right attitude can convert a negative stress into a positive one. Hans Selye

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HEALTH

Massive cover-up as thousands of medical studies are found wildly inaccurate.

More and More it is our intuition we need to learn to trust.

http://www.naturalnews.com/2017-02-25-massive-cover-up-as-thousands-of-medical-studies-are-found-useless.html

 

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WEALTH

State Deals Blow to Federal Reserve, House Passes Bill To Treat Silver and Gold as Money

http://wakingtimesmedia.com/state-deals-blow-federal-reserve-house-passes-bill-treat-silver-gold-money/?utm_source=Waking+Times+Newsletter&utm_campaign=748dc8f118-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_25f1e048c1-748dc8f118-54552013

 

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FREEDOM

Your attitudes are being changed without you knowing about it.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/feb/26/robert-mercer-breitbart-war-on-media-steve-bannon-donald-trump-nigel-farage

 

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BOOKS WORTH READING

Never Split the Difference. Negotiation book by a top FBI hostage negotiator.

 

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MOVIES WORTH WATCHING

Sully

The Man Who Knew Infinity

 

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FUN

Why the rich don’t feel rich

https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/why-the-rich-don-t-feel-rich-122706712.html

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FINAL WORD:

“Everything turns out to be a gift–that’s the point.

Everything that you saw as a handicap turns out to be the extreme opposite.

But you can only know this by staying in your integrity, by going inside and finding out what your own truth is–not the world’s truth.

And then it is all revealed to you. There isn’t anything you have to do.

The only thing you’re responsible for is your own truth in the moment, and inquiry brings you to that.”

~ Byron Katie in 1000 Names For Joy

 

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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. Click here now: 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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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.

 

We hear so much about terrorism these days.

 

Hearing so much about it actually CAUSES terror.

 

Neuro-Linguistic-Programming (NLP) gives us clues.

 

In order for us to understand what the word means we have to access the meaning inside ourselves.

 

Whenever we hear the word, our body-mind system goes to previous experiences with the word.

 

It accesses previous memories. Previous experiences with terror are brought up in our internal “movie screen.”

 

Critical point: There is no choice in the matter.

 

We HAVE to do this to understand the word and the sentence in which it is used. It is automatic. Not escapable.

 

Therefore, every time we hear, see, experience the word, we are thrown into terror.

 

Fear springs up.

 

This is useful to those who would sell us stuff.

 

This could be advertisers selling us consumer goods.

 

It could also be politicians selling us their election promises.

 

The ones who are most highly skilled at this are the ones who trigger our fears.

 

Advertisers cause us to vote with our dollars in the marketplace.

 

Politicians cause us to vote in the polling booth.

 

The rational mind cannot override this process. Even though we know about it.

 

The most highly skilled learn how to “appeal to our emotions.”

 

How to Escape this Trap.

 

Not with the rational mind.

 

There are some steps we can take, based on reason.

 

One is to limit or eliminate exposure to news.

 

Those who have done so, report more peace and calm in their lives.

 

Fear of Missing Out (FOMO)

 

This dynamic fear rears its head when we try to divorce ourselves from daily consumption of news.

 

If it’s really important, someone will tell me.

 

If you try it, you may find this to be the case.

 

When 911 happened, don’t you think someone would have told you?

 

Full disclosure. I am not there yet. I kinda enjoy news. Hmph.

 

What I no longer do though, is TV news. It is particularly insidious. Sneaks into the subconscious and causes immediate angst.

 

If you choose to try this out, a step by step process is likely called for.

 

Cutting down first.

 

At the edges. That is to say, don’t watch TV news late at night or first thing in the morning. Those are the times when we are most vulnerable.

 

From there, we can slowly reduce and eventually eliminate much and most, if not all, exposure to fear inducing input.

 

Life CAN be Joyous

 

Are you willing?

 

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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What do Laughter Leaders do when snow conditions cause the cancellation of a Laughter Yoga class.

That is exactly what happened on Wednesday last. My friend Soren and I co-lead the class.

When it was cancelled, Soren asked me if I wanted to go for a run in the snow…in shorts. You see, we are both doing the Iceman course

 (http://explore.wimhofmethod.com/course/?hop=lunakite  ).

Wim Hof, the Iceman, climbs mountains in winter and blowing snow and cold. In his shorts.

I told Soren, I don’t run, but I will frolic in the snow.

Here is the video:

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcZZwRYvnC8&feature=youtu.be

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

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It ought to be without saying that it is essential to meet our own needs first.

 

Without fuel in our own tank, it is impossible to be of much use to others.

 

So, the first step in being of any use to others is to take care of ourselves.

 

Having said that, sometimes our healing comes from serving others.

 

In The Fear Cure, author Dr. Lissa Rankin relates the story of Andy Mackie.

 

“Faced with his own looming death after nine heart surgeries that failed to cure him, Andy was on 15 medications as his doctors tried to save his life. But the side effects of the drugs made him miserable. He finally made the courageous decision to stop all his medications and spend his remaining days doing something he always wanted to do instead. Even though his doctors insisted he would die within a year, Andy decided to use the money he would have spent on his heart medicines to purchase 300 harmonicas and give them away to children, complete with lessons from Andy. When he was still alive a month later, he bought a few hundred more. Thirteen years and 20,000 harmonicas later, Andy Mackie finally passed away in 2012. The Andy Mackie Foundation still carries on his vision.

 

Sometimes what makes us most brave requires us to do something scary not for ourselves, but on behalf of others…

 

By focusing on the children he would serve instead of his own fear of death, he helped others, and as he did so, his own health improved. Since fear tends to inspire us to reach out to others in order to comfort ourselves, we might as well utilize this natural social inclination to channel our fear into this kind of service. In this way, fear can actually motivate us to make the world a better place.”

 

The question I ask myself if why wait for disease to do what I really want to do.

 

Why not serve others now?

 

Is this what can truly feed my soul at a deep level and help to keep body, mind and spirit in joy, health and energy?

 

What do you think?

 

 

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.

Whatever we want in life, there is a price.

 

Stuff at the store costs money.

 

Other stuff too.

 

Want a relationship?

 

We need to expend our time (more valuable than money),

our energy and our love.

 

Want success in life?

 

Time, energy and money is the currency. (Love too)

 

Want good health? Longevity?

We need 3 things: F.E.D.

 

Family and friends.

Exercise.

Diet.

 

Family and Friends

Dr. Lissa Rankin (popular TED talker) tells us loneliness is more devastating to our health than either diet or exercise.

 

Having close friends, love in our family and a supportive “tribe” can get us through times of trials and tribulations.

 

Price to pay? We have to invest…Time, Energy and Love.

When a friend needs us, we have to be there.

We have to give what we want to receive.

 

Exercise.

Our bodies are meant to move.

This is a tricky one.

Mostly because of the myths that have grown up around exercise…combined with the prevailing thought that “more is better.”

 

There is a limit to how much exercise is good for us.

 

Too much can wreak havoc on the body.

 

I have great respect for the Olympic athletes, the marathoners and the Iron Man racers.  They can however pay a huge price.

 

Injuries may be the least of those prices.

 

Exercise creates free radicals which age the body.

 

So, the price to pay in this area is…research.

 

We need to find what is the most appropriate type of exercise and the most appropriate amount of exercise.

 

This may be and can be different for each of us.

 

Diet

The same applies for our food intake. (That’s a better name for it than diet…but FED is easier to remember than FEF…ha ha)

 

We need to research what is the most appropriate type of food and the most appropriate amount.

 

Woe betide the person who goes the all too familiar route.

Eating low fat, counting calories, cutting back on meat, even going vegetarian or vegan.

 

These ideas may work for some.

 

You may know someone who went this route and is enthusing about how great they feel.

 

They can be almost evangelical.

 

The price to pay is research.

 

Every one of us is unique as snowflakes.

 

Bottom line?

 

We cannot leave our major life decisions at the hands of the “experts.”

 

We can listen to advice from them. It is wise to do so.

 

In the final analysis, it is I who must make the decision.

 

Only you can pay the price for a healthy, happy, successful life? This is one thing that cannot be delegated.

 

Are you willing to pay the price?

 

 

Your Joy, Energy and Health,

 

 

Matti

 

 

In this issue:

Before you blame your pillow…

The End of Big Government?

Five Books You’ve Never Heard of That Will Change Your Life

 

 

And:

 

►BOOKS WORTH READING

►MOVIES WORTH WATCHING

►FUN

►FINAL WORD

 

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Quote:

“The present moment is filled with joy and

happiness. If you are attentive you will see it.”

– Thich Nhat Hanh

 

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HEALTH

 

Before you blame your pillow…

Improving your posture could help reduce muscle pain, joint pain and headaches

If you often find yourself suffering from neck and back pain, you may have blamed your pillow or even your bed for the discomfort, but the problem might have nothing to do with your furniture and everything to do with the way you carry yourself.

http://www.naturalnews.com/056176_posture_pain_prevention_headaches.html

 

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WEALTH

The End of Big Government?

On President Trump’s first day in the Oval Office, he made good on his campaign promise

by withdrawing America from the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade negotiations.

Gold guru Larry Edelson declares:

“Mark my words, this is only the beginning.” https://www.moneyandmarkets.com/end-big-government-84155?campid=85807

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FREEDOM

Five Books You’ve Never Heard of That Will Change Your Life

https://medium.com/the-mission/five-books-youve-never-heard-of-that-will-change-your-life-aa8844e08bf2#.3ac34mrip

 

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BOOKS WORTH READING

The Fear Cure Dr. Lissa Rankin

 

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MOVIES WORTH WATCHING

Hello, My Name is Doris.

Great performance from Sally Field.

 

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FUN

“Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves

to recognize how good things really are.”

– Marianne Williamson

 

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FINAL WORD:

How Laughter Fixed a Classroom

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/albert-nerenberg/laughter-classroom_b_4890900.html

 

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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. Click here now: 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

 

Connect with me here:

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

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

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

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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.

 

Breathing slow and deep also brings on mindfulness.

 

This “mindfulness” thing is popular.

 

It’s just a word.

 

What it means to me is a state of calm and connectedness.

 

A feeling of being connected to others and perhaps all the universe.

 

Breathing slowly and deeply generates that sensation of calm.

 

The good news is we can choose to breathe deeply and slowly…at any time.

 

The trick is to be able to call on that skill even in the most challenging moments.

 

When we get bad news. When we are under attack, physically or verbally. When we are down in the dumps.

 

You can try it now. Breathe deeply in, slowly. Breathe deeply out, slowly. Repeat.

 

Doing it as little as three times if often enough to calm me down. Perhaps it may work for others too.

 

You can practice while walking. Some call that walking meditation. It may slow down the walking. It may make walking more enjoyable. Perhaps even blissful.

 

That’s the ticket…now you’re in gear.

 

If you remember to smile and keep good posture too, well, that’s a bonus.

 

Keep on keepin’ on.

 

 

 

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.

Neat Stuff For My Greater Victoria Friends, Fiends And Fellow Roustabouts.

 

Free Hearing Aids.

 

New or Used depending on situation.

 

The Island Deaf and Hard of Hearing Centre (IDHHC) is working with a Provincial Government program to help those who need a hearing aid. Those who may not be able to get the funds together.

 

Work BC is one program. This is for those who need a hearing aid to get a job or keep a job. New aids in this program.

 

There is also WorkSafe BC. There you have to link hearing loss to work situation. That can be a challenge if it happened decades ago. I am told this can take lots of paperwork and 6-12 months.

 

There is also a third one for seniors on fixed income. These are reconditioned aids.

 

A friend got this and it happened fairly quickly.

 

If you or someone you know suspects hearing loss, contact Chandra at IDHHC http://idhhc.ca/ .

 

She did a great job for my severe hearing loss.

 

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Cancer Hates Foods Containing This Trace Mineral

(FYI: Victoria soil is deficient in this, I am told) http://ow.ly/A4sn3081fOw

 

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(This is my friend Fred…salt of the earth guy):

 

RELIABLE HOUSE SITTER AVAILABLE -2017 into 2018 bookings

 

Are you looking for an honest, reliable, mature house sitter for extended absences (One month or longer) in Greater Victoria BC ?

 

I am a semi-retired, pet-free, non-smoking, non-drinking businessman who can:

 

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Please contact me to discuss your requirements and determine if I am a good fit for your needs.

 

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Ridiculously Cheap Stuff in Victoria.

 

Have you heard of this Facebook Group? Folks post deals they find around town. Apply to join by searching for the group. My fave find? Brand name dress shirts, normally $75, on for $19.99. That was the Bay’s One Day Sale.

 

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How to Rewire Your Brain for Happiness & Success.

 

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Especially true when we don’t feel like it.

 

Critically important to smile when we don’t feel like it.

 

Why don’t I feel like it?

 

Something is “up” for me. Some unresolved emotional issue.

 

A great way to begin to resolve issues is from an empowered state.

 

What might that be?

 

How about when we have endorphins and the other “feel good” hormones coursing through our veins?

 

And how can we have that?

 

Laughter works of course. Laughter Yoga sessions (minimum 10 – 15 minutes) work well to put things in perspective.

 

Smiling also releases endorphins.

 

So, whenever there is an issue preventing us from feeling good, try smiling.

 

Put a pencil, pen or even your finger in the mouth. This causes the corners of the mouth to turn up.

 

That is what releases the feel good process.

 

From that empowered state, we may find resolution in a more elegant fashion.

Smile. “When you’re smiling, the whole world smiles with you.” –Popular song.

 

 

 

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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© Copyright 2017 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:

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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.

Do you have any unresolved situations in life?

“Story of my life.” says Tim Ferris, author of Four Hour Work Week and Four Hour Body.

Motivational author and speaker Tony Robbins says it is the story of humans.

This is a powerful 2 minute process to help resolve what may be causing us unresolved pain and angst.

Here, Tim interviews Tony.

It is a great process to come back to often.

From the Tim Ferris podcast:

“‘You can’t be grateful and angry simultaneously.’ – Tony Robbins

The last time Tony Robbins (@tonyrobbins) was on the show, so many listeners found one of his exercises so helpful that they suggested I feature it on its own.

This guided meditation from Tony is designed to help you overcome stress in a way that’s backed with quantifiable neuroscience. If you’ve been worrying about unfinished business without resolution, this is a powerful tool to help you resolve the situation.

This is very short and very powerful. Enjoy!”

http://hwcdn.libsyn.com/p/2/b/2/2b273265f29494c4/The_Tim_Ferriss_Show_-_How_to_Resolve_Internal_Conflict.mp3?c_id=12786668&expiration=1484159892&hwt=140b02cf5272efb340c73b1fb978202d

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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© Copyright 2017 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:

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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.

On the one hand, we are told to work hard so we can afford to retire and then take it easy.

 

On the other hand, “The Law of Attraction” folks tell us that visualizing and affirmations can give us everything we want.

 

Which is it?

 

Both.

 

However there are “flies in the ointment” with both those strategies.

 

The “work-hard-to-retire” way was created to fit humans into the industrial revolution.

 

How can we get them to work at jobs they don’t like?

 

When factories were first created they had a hard time getting workers. They would go out for beer as many as 16 times a day. (source: Worth Magazine article: “Don’t Retire, There are Better Goals in Life.”)

 

And then the workers would often leave the job not long after signing on.

 

So…the manipulators created this dream of a fulfilling retirement. Even though work may be tough and you may hate it…hang in there, your reward is a life of ease and contentment when you retire.

 

We now know this is a crock. If you are miserable all your life because of the job, it is hard to turn a switch and make life joyous at age 65 (or 55 if drink the “Freedom 55” Cool Aid).

 

So now we have folks believing they are supposed to take it easy after a certain age.

 

What if we are built to work HARDER as we age?

 

What if we are hard wired to contribute and serve to our last breath?

 

Nothing in nature retires. We are part of nature.

 

What if we are meant to use our life of experiences, our acquired knowledge and wisdom, and help others. And help them to our last days?

 

I have adopted this model for my life. This attitude is a truly enriching one.

 

It jazzes me and gives me energy. This attitude of working hard to contribute and serve gives me abundant joy.

 

 

 

But, but…

 

You may know folks who work hard and are not happy.

 

What about just accepting the gifts life has to give?

 

Don’t I believe in “The Power of Now?”

 

Author Eckhart Tolle says he sat on a bench and all was revealed.

 

Did not happen that way for me.

 

Instead I found I have to work hard to stay in the moment.

 

The hard work is releasing. Releasing the blocks to abundance.

 

And therein lies the paradox.

 

It is a easy as can be AND it is the hardest work I have ever done.

 

The discovery?

 

Life is both. Hard work and easy as can be.

 

Smile, breathe deeply and slowly, sit up and pay attention to posture.

 

That’s part of the formula I use.

 

I wrote the book THE ZEN OF JOY just for this reason.

 

You can get more on this paradox and how to ease into hard work while living in joy. Some free tools for you here:

 

http://zenofjoy.com/

 

To Your Joy, Energy and Health,

 

 

Matti

 

 

In this issue also:

 

20 Top Health Tips

 

Inner Peace is the True Wealth

 

Don’t get mad, Mr. Putin. It’s just our little game.

 

And:

 

►BOOKS WORTH READING

►MOVIES WORTH WATCHING

►FUN

►FINAL WORD

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Quote:

 

Almost everybody agrees with the following two statements: (1) Life is full of gifts; and (2) I often forget that life is full of gifts. —ROBERT HOLDEN

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HEALTH

 

20 Top Health Tips from 2016 (I would add the Iceman course)

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2017/01/02/20-top-health-tips-from-2016.aspx?utm_source=dnl&utm_medium=email&utm_content=art1&utm_campaign=20170102Z1_C&et_cid=DM131667&et_rid=1824172224

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WEALTH

Inner Peace is the True Wealth

“There is a criterion by which you can judge

whether the thoughts you are thinking and

the things you are doing are right for you.

The criterion is: Have they brought you inner peace?”

• Peace Pilgrim

 

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FREEDOM

Don’t get mad, Mr. Putin. It’s just our little game.

 

The news this week, about President Obama ordering 35 Russian staff members to leave the country in retaliation for allegedly hacking emails of DNC leaders, sent my memory reeling back to a conversations I had in 1985 with Yuri Bezmenov, a defector from the Soviet KGB. Yuri’s specialty was propaganda and weaponized journalism. He also was a skilled operative in the diplomatic corps.

 

I learned a lot from Yuri about how governments function at the diplomatic level, but the thing that impressed me most was that political diplomacy is a game played by professionals who follow a strict set of rules. One of those rules is that it is assumed that each diplomat is always lying. Furthermore, one should not take offense at that. It’s merely part of the job, and all the players respect that rule without taking it personally.

 

Yuri explained to me that, during the Cold War, in order to look good to the people or to cover up some corruption that came to light, political leaders on both sides would find it useful to make a big show of expelling from their country a few members of each other’s diplomatic corps. But it was just a game that the professionals understood. In most cases, those who were expelled soon were replaced by others with the same assignments or, in some cases, they quietly returned to their original posts after a short sabbatical.

 

(My recorded interview of Bezmenov is shown above. He does not discuss this specific issue in the interview but goes into great detail on how he hoodwinkied journalists and diplomats who visited the Soviet Union. Fascinating stuff.)

 

All this came to mind when I heard that Obama had given 35 Russian ‘operatives’ 73-hours to leave the country, because they were suspected of having something to do with hacking the emails of DNC leaders. I couldn’t help but wonder how many of them already had plane reservations to Moscow to arrive for a New Year’s celebration with family and friends.

 

Finally, I began to wonder when Russia, China, Germany, the UK, France, and other countries will send American ‘operatives’ home for hacking emails, phone calls, text messages, bank records, and travel records of the leaders of those countries. Of one thing I am certain, if it does happen, no one will take it personally. It’s just part of the game.

 

1. Edward Griffin

2016 December 30

 

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BOOKS WORTH READING

Emmanuel’s Book III

 

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MOVIES WORTH WATCHING

Race

 

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FUN

“Your profession is not what brings home your paycheck. Your profession is what you were put on earth to do. With such passion and such intensity that it becomes spiritual in calling.” – Virgil

 

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FINAL WORD:

 

To be even happier you could learn 100 techniques, meditations and mental tricks, or you could just decide to be a more loving person. —ROBERT HOLDEN, LOVEABILITY

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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. Click here now: 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

 

Connect with me here:

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

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

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

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© Copyright 2017 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.

 

Your New Year’s gift as a thank you for being a loyal reader of Mastery Newsletter. Smiling.

 

https://youtu.be/4di5-rPYR0k

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transcript:

 

Try this out. Put a pencil or a finger in between your teeth. Notice what happens in the body.

 

Do you get the same as me? A warm tingling throughout your body?

 

Your system is creating endorphins, the feel good hormone.

 

You can have this good feeling any time.

 

Your experiment, should you wish to do so, is to smile at three people today.

 

Just as you walking down the street minding your own  business.

 

Now, the trick is to do it for YOU, not them.

 

Just like a lighthouse shines its light whether there are ships to see it or not, shine your light, your smile, whether others react or not.

 

Try to disconnect any need to receive validation from others. You are smiling for YOU, not them.

 

Some will return your smile. Others may not.

 

It is of no consequence.

 

YOU are benefiting. You create healing endorphins for YOU.

 

Your challenge is to continue to access your smile more and  more…and get the joy that comes with it.

 

Have fun, go forth and be joyous.

 

 

 

 

 

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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© 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.

A Christmas gift for you as an appreciation for being in my life.

 

The gift is a song that is designed to reduce anxiety.

 

Musicians teamed up with sound therapists to carefully arrange harmonies, rhythms and bass lines. These slow a listener’s heart rate and blood pressure. They also lowering stress hormones like cortisol.

 

Researchers at Mindlab International in the U.K. tested a number of songs.

 

They found one song that resulted in a striking 65 percent reduction in participants’ overall anxiety.

 

Maybe this will help with all the seasonal rushing around we do. Enjoy.

http://wakeup-world.com/2016/12/18/listening-to-this-one-song-reduces-anxiety-by-65-percent-neuroscientists-discover/?utm_campaign=Wake+Up+World+e-Newsletter&utm_content=Latest+Headlines+inc.+Listening+to+This+One+Song+Reduces+Anxiety+by+65+Percent%2C+Neuroscientists+Discover&utm_medium=email&utm_source=getresponse

 

P.S. My Christmas Letter: Challenges and Joys

 

That just about sums up life, huh? 3 cold/flu bugs this year…what the heck???

 

Got rear ended. Insurance paying for chiropractor treatments. Good. Might be better than new when done.

 

Toastmasters have loomed large. Gave a Keynote speech from the Professional Speakers Manual.

 

Title: Solutions to all Dis-eases, Adventures in Joy. This is developing my public speaking skills and working toward giving more talks as well as seminars and workshops.

 

Laughter Yoga stuff: I had another Leader training session. I love doing those so much.

 

Looking forward to developing similar weekend workshops in joy. Working title: Joy Master Class. What do you think?

 

UK and Finland in May and June. 5 awesome weeks with family. Hot weather. Saunas. Love all my family. Very special. They are all so gracious in hosting us. A great 70^th Birthday celebration with most of the family present. What a blessing.

 

Love, laughter and lots of joy for Christmas and the New Year.

 

 

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. Click here now: 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

 

Connect with me here:

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

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

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

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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.

 

Goes without saying…or it should.

 

The very definition of success ought to include health.

 

Without health to enjoy the fruits of our labours, what’s the point?

 

If we toil all our lives to gain material success and destroy health in the process, well…

 

Yet, we see it all the time, don’t we?

 

Boomers are starting to notice it. Family and friends with afflictions, ranging from too many flu bouts to heart disease or cancer or diabetes. A host of other conditions too numerous to mention.

 

Doctors and other health practitioners tell us that we do have some measure of control.

 

The usual suspects: diet, exercise, lifestyle habits.

 

These are not disputed any more.

 

Yet, somehow, we miss the mark. What can we do to optimize health?

 

Here is a starting place. 108 Tips for More Joy, Energy and Health. http://joyenergyandhealth.com/

 

This and the laughter video that comes with it, is my contribution to support the wellbeing of us all.

 

Time, Energy, Focus

 

We all have the same number of minutes each day.

 

My contention is we all need to devote SOME of those minutes to the study of health and wellbeing.

 

We need to devote some energy and some of our focus on achieving and maintaining health.

 

You can get too carried away with it, like me. J

 

If we worry about our health, that in and of itself can create health problems.

 

There is a middle ground.

 

One the one hand some say: “It’s all up to the universe and the genes my parents passed on to me”

 

Others get obsessed and worry too much.

 

How about just chipping away at the basics?

 

Devoting some time weekly. Daily is better of course, but that can come with time.

 

The “Health Study Pathway” can be great fun.

 

When we learn something positive, put it into use and notice a positive result, then…

 

Then we can get more curious and have fun with it.

 

Life should be fun.

 

If you have not yet taken up the offer, why not look at it now?

 

108 Tips for More Joy, Energy and Health is yours here. http://joyenergyandhealth.com/

 

And enjoy laughing with me too.

 

 

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

 

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 

© 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.

To be successful, we need some basic building blocks.

 

Joy is one such block. Energy is another. (Joy post here: http://joyenergyandhealth.com/2016/11/29/joy-master-class-mastery-newsletter-november-30-2016/ )

 

However you define success, you need energy to achieve it.

 

(One of the best definitions is from Earl Nightingale: “Success is the progressive realization of a worthy ideal.”)

 

“Motivational” speakers can pump us up with a lot of energy.

 

Folks like Anthony Robbins can have a crowd jumping up and down, yelling and carrying on (and he does incredible work in my opinion).

 

The real challenge is how to sustain energy through the many challenges we face in life.

 

Challenges such as death of a loved one, losing one’s job, financial setbacks, a health crisis.

 

How can we sustain energy, positive outlook, cheerfulness and motivation through the stickiest patches?

 

Lots of factors are involved. Awareness is one of the keys.

 

Let’s take death of a loved one. One of the hardest.

 

Dr. Madan Kataria is the founder of Laughter Yoga. I had a question for him during my Laughter Yoga Teacher training.

 

When we had Laughter Yoga on Saturday morning, I would feel fantastic, positive and motivated. What a great way to start the weekend.

 

Then on Sunday, I was angry all day. This went on for weeks until it cleared.

 

Dr. Kataria explained that in India when there is a death in the family, everyone expressed their grief. They cried, they wailed. In our western society, we tend not to do that. We hold it in. Where we hold it in is in the diaphragm.

 

Shaking up the diaphragm with laughter for an hour released some of the trapped emotion.

 

 

 

Holding on to grief, or any emotion, takes energy. Why?

 

Because it involves tightening the muscles and keeping them tight.

 

Try this: tense any muscle. The bicep is a good one.

 

Now, keep tensing it forever.

 

That is what we westerners do. Only we are not so aware of it.

 

What happens is the muscle continues to be tense. We turn off our awareness of that tension.

 

We could call this stress. The muscle is tensed or stressed…continuously.

 

It takes a lot of work for the body to be continuously tenses up.

 

This is an energy drag.

 

We have now identified one challenge to having lots of energy.

 

How do we release that tension (stress) in the body?

 

Lots of ways.

 

Laughter worked for me. Meditation works. Exercise can be helpful. Guided relaxations. These are just a few.

 

What methods do you think you will find most effective?

 

We all have some variation of this tension or stress.

 

What can you commit to doing to begin releasing long held tensions?

 

I make a claim that in just minutes a day, you can do this with my course The Zen of Joy.

 

Try it out with the 7 Step Zen of Joy Video Coaching program. It’s yours without cost.

 

Here: http://zenofjoy.com/

 

 

To Your Joy, Energy and Health,

 

 

Matti

 

 

In this issue:

 

fat is good, sugar is bad

 

War Cycles Ramping Up

 

The subconscious manipulation of our minds.

 

And:

 

►BOOKS WORTH READING

►MOVIES WORTH WATCHING

►FUN

►FINAL WORD

 

 

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Quote:

In order to carry a positive action we must develop here a positive vision. – Dalai Lama

 

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HEALTH

 

fat is good, sugar is bad…

 

We have been duped for 40 years…on purpose…

 

Read about how this researcher was hounded out of his studies.

 

In 1972, a British scientist sounded the alarm that sugar – and not fat – was the greatest danger to our health. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/apr/07/the-sugar-conspiracy-robert-lustig-john-yudkin

 

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WEALTH

War Cycles Ramping Up

Question everything governments say and do. They will be acting entirely out of self-interest. They will deceive you, lie to you, all the while they are reaching into your back pocket to grab what they think is theirs.

 

Fortunately, today we have a slew of liquid markets where you can protect yourself and even grow your money. But again, it all depends on your ability to think for yourself.

 

Think it would be any different if Hillary won? No, it wouldn’t be. All of this is written in stone being played out before your very eyes.

http://www.moneyandmarkets.com/war-cycles-ramping-83257?campid=73471

 

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FREEDOM

The subconscious manipulation of our minds. (yes, mine too).

 

Edward Bernays, The Father Of American Propaganda

 

“In short, even though I regarded myself as being a critical thinker when it came to consumer purchases and politics, I have to admit that I have been bamboozled more times than I care to admit…

 

And so have the citizens of other nations been bamboozled, including the “Good Germans” in the Third Reich, whose fascist leaders made evil use of America’s own Edward Bernays and his insights into what he called “The Engineering of Consent” (the title of an essay that he wrote in 1947).

 

In that essay, Bernays defined “engineering consent” as the art of manipulating people. He maintained that “entire populations, which were undisciplined or lacking in intellectual or definite moral principles, were vulnerable to unconscious influence and thus susceptible to wanting things that they do not need. This is achieved by manipulating desires on an unconscious level. The central idea behind the engineering of consent is that the public or people should not be aware of the manipulation taking place.” (From the March 1947 issue of the Annals of the American Academy of poliltical and Social Science.)

 

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Cunning De-stigmatization Campaigns Were Invented by Bernays

 

Bernays was hired by the American Tobacco Company in their efforts to expand market share for tobacco, by designing what is now called a “de-stigmatization campaign” to make cigarette smoking by women OK. The now infamous publicity stunt involved hiring a group of attractive flapper girls – each smoking a cigarette – to march down Broadway Avenue in New York’s 1929 Easter parade. He labelled the stunt the “Torches of Freedom” march. Bernays’ de-stigmatization propaganda campaign worked like a charm and within 2 or 3 generations, lung cancer has become a leading cause of death in American women. It worked like a charm…..

 

One of Bernays most influential ”accomplishments” occurred in the mid- to late 1940s, when he was hired by ALCOA (the Aluminum Company of America) to orchestrate a public relations campaign to convince the public that it would be good to add ALCOA’s highly toxic by-product (fluoride salts) to the nation’s drinking water supplies under the guise of preventing tooth decay. It was one of Bernays’ most successful campaigns, with some state legislatures passing laws that compelled reluctant municipalities to fluoridate their water with the toxic waste product that had been responsible for poisoned – for decades – the air, soil, water, food, livestock and many other living things surrounding ALCOA’s manufacturing plants. The aluminum industry, with the help of the American Dental Association (who is still in denial about the serious neurotoxicity of their mercury fillings), got rid of their poisonous by-products and made a profit at the same time!

 

Interestingly, a highly paid ($750,000 per year) ALCOA attorney named Oscar Ewing had been appointed by Harry Truman to be head of the US Public Health Service in 1947. Ewing had been in leadership positions in the Democratic National Committee since 1940 and he had twice been a Special Assistant to the U.S. Attorney General.

 

Obedient to the hidden agenda of the powerful aluminum industry, he and Bernays orchestrated a national fluoridation campaign that, over several years, fluoridated some 90 American cities. Opponents to the fluoride program that correctly suspected that there was a (now proven) conspiracy between industry and government were propagandized as “deranged”. Today they would be denigrated as “conspiracy theorists”.

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Adolf Hitler and Josef Goebbels were big fans of Bernays

 

The sociopathic German fascists Adolf Hitler and Josef Goebbels, both of whom skilled serial liars and also anti-Semitic, were big fans of Bernays, who was a Jew.

 

I end this column with a number of quotes about propaganda from some famous fascists who made “good” use of the insights of his writings. My hope is that readers will apply what can be learned from this piece to the propaganda that is happening both politically and commercially in our nation.

 

“But it was not until the [First World] War that it became evident what immense results could be obtained by a correct application of propaganda.” – Adolf Hitler, in Mein Kampf (1925), having read Bernays’ book Crystallizing Public Opinion (1923)

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BOOKS WORTH READING

Joy -Osho

 

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MOVIES WORTH WATCHING

I Saw the Light Biopic of Hank Williams. Hugely influential country singer

 

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FUN

Even though you’re growing up, you should never stop having fun. Nina Dobrev

 

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FINAL WORD:

I cannot even imagine where I would be today were it not for that handful of friends who have given me a heart full of joy. Let’s face it, friends make life a lot more fun.

Charles R. Swindoll

 

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To Your Joy, Energy and Health,

 

 

Matti Anttila

 

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

 

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Joy is not a frivolous thing. It is not just for evenings and weekends.

 

Joy and happiness are a basis for success in life.

 

It is when we are feeling good, feeling joy, feeling happiness that we can be at our most productive.

 

Look at Deepak Chopra. He has written 80 books since 1987.

 

That’s insane. It took me 13 months to write my one book The Zen of Joy.

 

How did he do it? He attributes it to his meditation. And what is meditation?

 

It is being in bliss.

 

Chopra says he is productive because he is in bliss.

 

Shawn Achor, author of The Happiness Advantage, cites three studies that point the same way.

 

One showed that we are 31% more productive when happy.

 

The second showed salespeople make 37% more sales when happy.

 

And the third showed that doctors made 19% fewer mistakes when happy.

 

So, whatever challenge, problem or project we are working on, would it not behoove us to find a way to be in joy first?

 

The Zen of Joy has 24 protocols that take only minutes a day. They are designed to support our unfolding into joy.

 

Free Master Class in Joy:

 

The Zen of Joy 7 Step Coaching Program is a free video course.

 

One video a week, each only a few minutes.

 

Each video has one step to support and nourish joy. Each step is, at most, a few minutes. Some are only moments.

 

No excuse now not to be happy.

 

The world’s happiest man, Mathieu Ricard, says this:

 

“Happiness is a skill, a manner of being, but skills must be learned. As the Persian proverb has it: ‘Patience turns the mulberry leaf into satin.’”

 

The Joy Master Class is free and it is here:

 

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.

 

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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.

This bug had me dragged out. I did not want to go to Laughter Yoga last night. Just let me crawl under the covers.

 

Read online:

 

But…I am always saying to my fellow laughers: when you really don’t feel like coming to Laughter Yoga, that is when you need really need to get there.

 

So, I got there. I was leading too, so I had to summon up extra energy.

 

Once again, I was delighted to find more energy as the hour unfolded.

 

There is something magical in getting together with like-minded folk and just laughing uproariously for no reason.

 

I am deeply grateful for all who showed up last night (we had ten of us, yay).

 

A good sleep followed. And today I finally have the feeling like I may actually live through this…ha ha.

 

The many, ongoing benefits of Laughter Yoga just continue to show up in my life.

 

On this American Thanksgiving, I give thanks to founder Dr. Madan Kataria and to all who have laughed with me and help me stay on a joy-filled path in life.

 

If you do not have a Laughter Yoga class close to you, feel free to laugh online with me here: http://joyenergyandhealth.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

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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.