Happiness Podcast

The world can seem like it is such a mess sometimes. Our worries can wake us up at 3 in the morning. Homelessness, inflation, addictions, global warming, minority rights, and the list can go on and on. How do with help our world and at the same time not get overwhelmed or burnout? It is possible with a couple of crucial steps.

The past sages often repeated the phrase "All is Well." But how can this be true? Indeed the world seems a mess, or at least my life is a mess. But are there perhaps profound truths we can learn from and embrace that all is well? What can I do to see the world through the "all is well" lens? Link to “All is Well” recording by Dr. Puff repeating this phrase over and over: https://www.happinesspodcast.org/32-b-happiness-all-is-well-affirmations/32-b-happiness-all-is-well-affirmations-2/

The one opinion we have to listen to all day long is our own opinion. The question is, what do we hear throughout the day? No matter what others think of us, our opinion of ourselves matters most. Explore the power of our internal dialogue.

Feeling lonely can cause us so much distress in our lives. But do we necessarily have to feel lonely when we are alone? What causes our loneliness, and is there anything we can do to find happiness when we are alone? Explore the keys to how to be alone without being lonely.

Good habits take time and effort to develop, and bad habits can be created easily and quickly and are hard to stop. How do we fall prey to bad habits, and are there things we can do to avoid them? Come explore how to create a beautiful life.

Am I happy? If I am happy, what will that look like? Specific circumstances have nothing to do with our internal peace when someone's life is going well. We can create happiness in our lives, but it needs to come from within.

At our core, we are creatures of habits. Some of our habits are good for us, and some cause us suffering. Happiness, too, is based on habits. There aren't happy people, just people who practice habits that create happiness. Learn how you can too.

Living with constant worries can be so exhausting. Are ways to reduce our concerns and find more peace of mind? We explore several techniques to reduce our anxieties and work towards freedom from our worries.

Every thought and action that we take throughout the day impacts our soul. In this talk, we explore ways to feed our souls healthy and positive things and ways to avoid damaging our souls. What we expose ourselves to and how we cognitively engage with these encounters matter.

One of the essential questions of our time here on earth is: "What's your purpose of life." It is a difficult question, too, as there are so many opinions on our purpose. But what if we look at all the people we know in life (past and present) and work on emulating their life, one day at a time. Might this perhaps be the essential purpose of our lives.

Sometimes people do some very unkind, mean things to each other. In this talk, we explore how they happen and, more importantly, how to prevent them from ever happening. We can have skills that keep our emotions "safe," and kindness is always the better path.

One of the most demanding challenges we all face in life is how do we respond to unkind actions directed at us. At times, the world can be cruel, and we cannot control it. But what we do have control over is how we respond. In this talk, we explore two negative responses to unkindness and how instead, we can stay kind throughout our lives.

Fear eats the soul, as it takes away from the peace of our hearts. But to keep our worries strong, we have to feed these fears. We strengthen our fears through what we expose ourselves to all day long and what thoughts we have throughout the day. We can take specific steps to reduce and even eliminate our fears.

Regret is a feeling of sadness about something sad or wrong or about a mistake you have made and a wish that it could have been different. There are ways to overcome regrets and move on with our lives. In this talk, we explore understanding, forgiving, healing, and penance as ways to address regrets.

Finding balance in life is one of the most challenging parts of finding happiness. It is so easy to focus on one "goal" at the expense of living a balanced life. Unfortunately, this always leads to unhappiness. We discuss ways to create a balanced and happy life in this talk.

Resentment is like a poison we carry around inside us, hoping that we can deposit it where it will harm another who has injured us when we get the chance. The fact is that we carry this poison at extreme risk to ourselves. We will explore ways to let it go in this talk so that we can find peace and happiness in our lives.

The cause of unhappiness in life seems numerous and varied. But what causes us to suffer is the false belief systems that tell us things "should" be different. Our beliefs are shaped by our past and present brainwashing. When we understand that our thoughts cause our suffering, we can identify these beliefs and change them or let them go.

“One of the secrets of a happy life is continuous small treats, and if some of these can be inexpensive and quickly procured so much the better.”― Iris Murdoch, The Sea, The Sea. The little things in life are indeed where our happiness is nourished. When we look for joy in the here and now, the future hopes, dreams, and fears become quieter, and peace rises in our hearts.

Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" is considered by many to be the greatest of all paintings. For many, da Vinci's artistic greatness is attributed to the ongoing refinements of his paintings. What would it take to create ourselves in the image of a fantastic human being? Are specific skills and methods for humans who achieve the highest level of self-actualization? Come and explore how we all can create ourselves into a living masterpiece.

We love the beautiful pleasures of life. Sitting on the porch of our vacation home while listening to the birds sing. Or we are having a glass of wine at the end of the week to relax. But can these pleasures come with too high of a price if we are working two jobs to pay for that vacation home or drinking a bottle of wine every day to get by? Balancing with life and finding simple pleasures in our everyday lives is a far more peaceful way to live our lives. In this talk, we explore how to find this balance.