– Marcia Hughes and James Terrell Play feels good and makes you happy! Happy is good! Good for your health, for your decision-making, for your relationships … Heck, what isn’t it good for? It’s good for our world economy – a stretch? Maybe, but what about the recreation dollars we spend even if we’re just …
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– Marcia Hughes and James Terrell How was your 2020? We know it was disruptive and even frightening for many in the world. There is a strong sense of love and community engagement. Yet, there’s also a strong sense of divisiveness in communities and nations, war, displacement, financial troubles. Instead of continuing to list and …
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We are delighted to wish you the happiest and most joyous holiday season ever! It’s quite possible that this past year has tested your Flexibility or Optimism (or Impulse Control!). We suspect you could use a little bit of holiday. And just in case the power of our wishing one for you isn’t quite enough, …
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Note: This is the fifth in a series of articles that explores the connections between the EQi 2.0 and wellbeing. Each article focuses on one of the 5 EQi composite areas or the Wellbeing Indicator, which includes the vital skill of happiness. In this time of challenging opportunities – the pandemic, the resulting economic consequences …
– Marcia Hughes and James Terrell Emotions play a role in decision making in many ways, both subtle and more apparent, practical and not so practical, all of which make emotions not merely a player in the process of reasoning, but an indispensable player. Antonio Damasio, Leading Neuroscientist Note: This is the fourth in a …
– Marcia Hughes and James Terrell The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep …
– Marcia Hughes and James Terrell Note: Now more than ever with a world pandemic underway, it’s time to focus on our own wellbeing. By taking care of ourselves, we are stronger, more patient, and happier. Then we can offer the world all our gifts to promote healing. This is the second in a series …
– Marcia Hughes and James Terrell Now more than ever with a world pandemic underway, it’s time to focus on our own wellbeing. By taking care of ourselves, we are stronger, more patient, and happier. Then we can offer the world all our gifts for healing. This and the next several articles will focus on …
– Marcia Hughes & James Terrell The 16 skills of the EQi 2.0 are essential tools to help us thrive in these challenging times. With this article we’re providing strategies and tips on how to remember to incorporate these resources in your likely quite altered daily routine, and how to pass these ideas on to …
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– Marcia Hughes & James Terrell The next time you find yourself “too tired” to exert self-control, challenge yourself to go beyond that first feeling of fatigue. The Willpower Instinct, Kelly McGonigal, Ph.D. Here’s a quick quiz, to give you perspective on your current well-being. Do you like your life and smile often? …