A big thank-you for everyone who has submitted to this edition of the Carnival of Healing! I have received a number of great articles, but I couldn’t possibly highlight them all. So I have taken the liberty to choose twelve.
To make this edition even more exciting, I have also linked up all the stories into one single theme on A Simple Guide to a Long, Healthy and Happy Life.
Without further delay, let the fun begin!
1. Lighten Up
For a start, lighten up! When was the last time that you actually laughed your heart out? Yesterday, or “I don’t remember“? Find out from Suzanne why laughter is so important and how you can easily Add 10 Minutes of Laughter to Your Day to raise your life-is-good score.
2. Simplify Your Life
Appreciate The Beauty of Simplicity and delight in things you already have the way Igor did in his short but sweet post.
3. Listen to Your Body
Without a healthy body, it is next to impossible to live life, let alone having a quality one. So, listen to your body and give it what it needs to run smoothly. But, you don’t necessarily have to eat $80 steak, or pop expensive pills to nourish your body. Brad brings our attention to a study which shows that cold water alone can help to increase glutathione, a powerful antioxidant to make you younger and sharper.
4. Break the Vicious Cycle
If bad living habits run in your family, take heart. Catherine VanWetter shows you how Family Constellation Work can help you to break destructive family patterns of unhappiness, illness and addiction in Orders of Love within Family Systems.
5. Be Patient with Everyone, Especially Yourself
Who can be more impatient than a soon-to-deliver mother? If Minister Mamie L. Pack, who will be giving birth in about a month’s time, can proclaim ‘I can wait‘ and reconnect with God in the process, so can you.
6. Pamper Yourself Once in a While
Life doesn’t need to be hard. Treat yourself to something nice once in while. Massage, such as Shiatsu, can be especially beneficial not just for the body, but also for the mind. Click to Gina Loree’ Marks’ blog and find out how Shiatsu differs from western massage in Would You Like a Cup of Tea?
7. Make Up Your Mind, and Live Now
Indecisiveness often leads to procrastination, frustration and hopelessness in a downward spiral to one unhappy life. Tune in to the audio talk between Jenn Givler and Lisa Hunter as they offer some great tips on how to unstuck yourself and finally be able to decide in Decisions Decisions…
8. Tune in to Your Inner Guide
Each one of us comes equipped with an inner guidance system that connects us to our higher self. We just need to learn how to use it. Let Jennifer Mannion shows you how to access your personal compass, and help you tap into this powerful resource in What is Guiding You?.
9. Realize Your Full Potential
Just as everyone has an inner guide, you are also gifted with a unique combination of talents and skills. Get some advice from Armen Shirvanian on how to Assess Your Potential Before Taking Action and use your innate resource to help you make better decisions.
10. Stay Clear of Toxins
Toxins, both internal and external, poison the mind, body and spirit. And they exist in many forms: in fear-mongering media, polluted water and air, pesticide-laden foods, energy-sapping friends, and even in tooth fillings. If you have mercury tooth fillings, let Ross tell you why you should remove them as quickly as possible in Mercury Fillings & Mercury Amalgam Removal? The Answers!
11. Read Zen-Related Blogs Religiously
Learn from the experience of other people who strive to live a healthy and happy life like you. One good place to look is Zen-themed blogs, where you may find secrets to true happiness. Don’t know where to start? Brooklyn White has generously shared a list of 50 Best Blogs for Zen-Like Living to save you the legwork.
12. Be Enlightened, Instantly
What can be more fulfilling than enlightenment? But if you think enlightenment takes years of meditation in a cave, you will be ecstatic to hear what Kaushik Chokshi has to say about instant awakening in The Red Pill of Awakening.
That’s All for Now…
These twelve tips to a more fulfilling life conclude this week’s Carnival of Healing. Last week, we have Ranjana Jha as our host at Just About Everything. Next week, 11 July, the Carnival of Healing will be hosted by Jenn Givler at Movement As A Way In.
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I like how you showed a screenshot of each blog. It makes it interesting!
This is a beautifully done Carnival! Simple, clean, I love the screen shots used… as such a diverse collection of posts! Well done! (and thanks you for including mine..!)
I’m also glad to have found your site…will be back here often as well as referring it to others.
Great carnival! Thanks for taking the time to make it so presentable, with the screenshots and original commentary, and whatnot. I stumbled the page, and hope others will take time to do the same. You deserve it
@Barbra, Gina and Brad: Thanks for your encouragements! I am glad you like the treatment I’ve given to this edition of the carnival. You are most welcome to drop by often
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