by Rick Hanson | Jan 20, 2014 | Well-Being
Every day, think as you wake up: Today I am fortunate to have woken up. I am alive, I have a precious human life. I am not going to waste it.~The Dalai Lama To make the most of your life, to nourish the causes of happiness for yourself and others, it takes strength,...
by Rick Hanson | Jul 1, 2008 | Well-Being
Introduction Our topic is the sometimes difficult but always rewarding path from shame to worth. The spectrum of feelings in the territory of shame includes: • Inadequacy – Sense of being unfit, useless, not up to the task, inferior, mediocre, worthlessness, less...
by Rick Hanson | May 24, 2008 | Well-Being
© Rick Hanson, PhD, 2008 Evolutionary Perspectives Daily life is full of emotions, from the pleasures of happiness and love to the pains of worry, frustration, sorrow, and anger. While we may take them for granted, our feelings are actually an extraordinary...
by Rick Hanson | Mar 20, 2008 | Well-Being
Basic Propositions Everything happens because of preceding causes. Everything, both inside our minds and outside in the world. Those causes lead to results that are either beneficial or harmful, for ourselves and others. Causes originate within yourself and outside...
by Rick Hanson | Mar 16, 2008 | Well-Being
One time in college, I was listening to two friends arguing cheerfully about something. He asked her, “What do you mean by ‘freedom’?” She fired back without missing a beat, “What do you mean, ‘mean’?” The word, “self” – and related words like “I,” “you,” “she,” and...
by Rick Hanson | Mar 16, 2008 | Well-Being
© Rick Hanson, PhD, 2008 www.RickHanson.net Do the right thing. The bliss of blamelessness. Practice the virtues that are the foundation of any psychological growth or spiritual practice. Tend to the causes of accomplishment; do the things that will legitimately earn...
