Welcome to the ezine produced by SGI Buddhists that prompts the positive, kindles the constructive, highlights the hopeful and leaves you feeling - well, up!
Published on Friday, 01 May 2009 19:00 | 
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In her desire to share
ancient Chinese wisdom with the 21st century, Beijing professor Yu
Dan has updated the works of Confucious
and met with controversy in her homeland.
The Sage advised that ‘the secret of happiness is to find peace within.'
Nothing new there then.
Published on Friday, 24 April 2009 18:00 | |
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Sometimes we need advice, other times we’d like to offer it.
Either way we benefit. Horsesmouth is an informal mentoring network where you
can request a mentor or propose to be one.
Advice on offer ranges from learning, law, career and lifestyle to relationships, mental health issues, passions and beliefs. The good news is it’s safe and it’s free.
Published on Friday, 27 March 2009 18:00 | |
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Psychologist Aric Sigman is advising social networkers to ‘get off Facebook and get a life.’
The physical isolation involved in communicating
via the computer could have damaging consequences in the longer term because
hormones such as the ‘cuddle chemical’ Oxytocin, which promotes bonding and
ensures emotional and psychological well-being, is produced by human
proximity.
Published on Friday, 20 March 2009 18:00 | |
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Is reading War and Peace more helpful than taking Prozac if you're depressed?
As therapeutic reading groups are on the increase and NHS Direct in Wales is sending book prescriptions to patients with mental health problems Karen Brown assesses the effectiveness of bibliotherapy.
Published on Friday, 06 March 2009 18:00 | |
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‘The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation but your thoughts about it.’ Ekhart Tolle shares some ideas on how we can free ourselves from unhappiness by living in the present moment
Published on Friday, 27 February 2009 19:00 | |
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Lack of sleep, which affects one in five of us, impairs our health, work performance and psychological well-being. Anxiety is usually the culprit, but the less we sleep the more anxious we become.
The Sleep Council offers some tips on how to break this cycle and enjoy a decent night’s kip.
Published on Friday, 20 February 2009 19:00 | |
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‘For lovely eyes’, recommended Audrey Hepburn, ‘seek out the
good in people. For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry. For
beautiful hair, let a child run his or her fingers through it once a day.’ True beauty, suggests David
Servan-Schrieber, comes from within.