In this issue:
What's New:
To ensure we meet our clients' needs, Lighworks for Well Being is pleased to announce that we now accept credit card payments for all workshops, including coaching and counselling engagements.
Quote of the month:
"Greatness is your potential. Action is your opportunity."
-- http://www.free-positive-thought.com
Current events:
Women's Circle:
Come and join us and invite your friends to our ongoing monthly women's circle held the third Tuesday of every month. Take the opportunity to learn, listen, share and laugh. The evening focuses on women's challenges, strategies and energizing exercises to promote happiness and well being.
The next Women's Circle is on November 15th, 2005 from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm at 190 Robert Speck Parkway in Mississauga.
As part of our 9 step series on Creating and Manifesting Well-Being, our topic for this Women's Circle is: Principles of Attractions and Manifestations ... ( of what you want !) click here to register
Women's Retreat:
The Women’s Renewal Circle Weekend
“Be Inspired to Re-Create Yourself Retreat for Women"
A weekend just for you: to relax, rejuvenate and energize yourself.
A weekend of self-discovery, to spark your creative impulse, to move forward in your life towards well-being on all levels.
A weekend to create possibilities, imagination, insights and a focused plan of action.
Only a few more days .... There are still some spots left ...
Click here for more information and to register
Relationship Renewal
A 4-week course for couplesthat benefits the relationship... click here for more information
Article of the Month
On A Happy Note! Understanding Happiness - How to Change Your Life
Written by Anne Bourke
When children are given three wishes, they often wish for a new game-boy or a new toy that is being widely advertised.
Even as adults, if we were given the same three wishes, many of us would ask for toys and lots of money, right? Then we might consider health and other choices, expecting that lots of money will bring the happiness we imagine that it provides. Surprisingly, research indicates that money does not provide happiness on its own and that there are a number of other influences involved.
One of the strongest influences is our thinking patterns. Has this ever happened to you? You have been enjoying a pleasant day and then you let your thoughts take you into places where you become resentful and discontented? Why do we do that? It's as though we could have a happy day but we choose not to!
Speaking of choice, often when we are coming from a fear-based mentality, we don't exercise our right to look at all the possibilities. If we believe that we don't have a choice, this can lead to feeling depressed and anxious. So we feel happier, more alive if we believe that we have the freedom to choose, especially what we will think about!
Another element that builds happiness is to be on the lookout for things, people and situations that you can appreciate. When we feel true appreciation, which comes from our heart that is an uplifting experience. We can't be in fear and feel appreciation at the same time. Which do you tend to choose?
Another happiness provider comes from the perception of our level of empowerment in the world. If we believe that it is our responsibility to take charge of how well our life flows and back that up with actions to create the changes we want, how good would that feel?
What do you think of most often when you focus on yourself, your strengths or your weaknesses? If we focus on our strengths we will feel more empowered to create solutions for our and others' betterment; whereas, if we focus on our weaknesses it is a slippery slope into feeling inadequate and stuck with the situation we're in.
Focusing on our strengths leads to courage, action and optimistic feelings. Another happiness tool that determines how content we can feel in the moment is the choice of language we use and the stories we tell. Have you ever been involved in a lively conversation and then someone tells a very sad story? What happens next is that we lose our energy and our good feelings. Also, most of us are experts at pulling ourselves down by the inner critical dialogue that goes through our heads. And when we let the critical voice out and use it against someone else, then we have created at least two unhappy people!
Another element that can support us to feel happier is finding a balance in the main areas of our lives:
- relationships, work/career and health/care of our selves. Often we can get over focused on one area. For example, if we over
- focus on work – put in too many hours, lots of homework, and focus on work situations when we are interacting in our personal
- relationships, we can be creating an unhappy situation in this area of our lives.
It has been said that happiness isn't a feeling but a choice. When we construct each day with an attitude of gratitude, take responsibility for creating our best day by exercising our choices: being aware of our language and leading from our strengths, we will be filled with strong energy, uplifting thoughts and joy will fill our hearts!
Now that is a HAPPY moment!
Question of the Month:
What action could you take today to move into your Greatness?
Recommended book:
Road Signs, Travel Tips for Authentic Living by Betty Healey
Upcoming Events:
Relationship Renewal
A four-week course for couples that benefits the relationship ... click here for more information
Self-development Course
A 4 week group interactive course that provides self-awareness and understanding of your anger style, the purpose of your anger, naming your stressors and practicing constructive strategies to make changes at all levels: mentally, physiologically and emotionally. ... for more info, click here
Facilitators: Anne Bourke and Paul Morgan |
