Be happy –be healthy

by Marita Nazareth

5th January 2009

MAXIMISING LEARNING

Taking responsibility – Your expectations ? Who is the expert on happiness ? Power of extraction Learn from a child Information v/s transformation and exformation

Rate yourself on a scale from 1 -10 on happiness

A Happy person is:………………….

Exercise

• Brainstorm in groups of 6 on what makes you and others around you happy …

Images of feelings

1. Traffic signals

2. Whistle – a call to action

3. Fuel in your car .. What kind of fuel do you want ?

Images of feelings (contd.)

4. Air in a balloon

Not good or badOur best friends infact !

RESPONSE: FIGHT OR FLIGHT ?

BODY REACTIONS TO TYPICAL FEELINGS e.g. FEAR, ANGER

STRONG FEELING e.g. Anger

Hypothalamus in brain

Adrenaline Cortisol

Faster heart rate, raised blood pressure

Converts protein to glucose, extra energy

Adrenal glands

UNPRODUCTIVE WAYS OF HANDLING ANGER ?

•Deny it: suppression or repression (ailments)•Ignore it: hope it disappears•Nurse it: holding on to grudges, hurts, complaining, bitter, criticizing •Give vent to it: (its healthy to get it off one’s chest) causing pain and hurt to others, blood pressure & heart problems•Avoid situations that trigger you: restricts life

FRUSTRATION

ANGER

AGGRESSION

RAGE

HATE

Escalation

TRIGGER

THOUGHT

FEELINGAnger

BEHAVIOUR

The police man has

caught me

@#$%^

Discuss the following statements :

I am responsible for my own happiness Not everyone has happiness as a value Happiness is an “inside job” I don’t need to have a reason to be happy Happiness and unhappiness are two sides of

the same coin

Make another happy ?

The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.  ~Mark Twain

If only we'd stop trying to be happy we could have a pretty good time.  ~Edith Wharton

Exercise: What went right in 2008?

Man is fond of counting his troubles, but he does not count his joys. If he counted them up as he ought to, he would see that every lot has enough happiness provided for it. ~Fyodor Dostoevsky

EXERCISE

What are the “learnings” you are taking home?

What would you like to start doing in your life to stay happy ?

What kind of support do you need ? How can you create this for yourself ?

To contact me:

maritaofnazareth@gmail.com Mobile: 9969962455

Thank You