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When people get up and move, even a little, they tend to be happier than when they are still, according to an interesting new study that used cellphone data to track activities and moods. In general, the researchers found, people who move are more content than people who sit.
There already is considerable evidence that phisical activity is linked to psychological health. Epidemiological studies have found, for example, that people who exercise or otherwise are active tupically are less prone to depression and anxiety than sedentary people. The researchers also found that people who moved more frequently tended to report greater life satisfaction over all than those who reported spending most of their time in a chair.
In other words, moving and happiness were closely linked, both in the short term and longer term.Of course, this type os study does not establish causation. It cannot tell us whether being more active actually causes us to become happier or, conversely, whether being happy causes us to move more. It only shows that more activity goes hand-in-hand with greater happiness.


The New York Times, Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Some of us were never taught that mistakes are normal and should be handled with grace toward ourselves. The reality is that every part of life is a learning curve. It is that way from the moment we enter the world until the day we die. Therefore everyone needs to come up with grace-and truth- filled way of handling our frequent inevitable failures. It's not too late. I don't know about you, but I mainly learn from the mistakes I make and from adjusting to the curveballs life throws at me.

Often, We become stuck because we are divided against ourselves on the inside. Let's say we made a huge mistake at work, with a friend, or with our child. We are truly sorry, we have apologized, and we have done whatever we needed to correct the mistake. Yet we still blame ourselves, talk harshly to ourselves, and can't let it go. We are stuck and have an internal fight going on. The antidote to this is truth with compassion toward ourselves. Here's what you might say to yourself:
Yes, I did the wrong thing. I didn't mean to, and I am very sorry. I'm a good and imperfect person. Everyone makes mistakes, and this won't be the last one. I've done what I needed to do to apologize and make this right. My heart and intentions are good even when I make mistakes. I forgive myself, and I will let this go.
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Afflictive emotions which destroy our inner peace and their corresponding antidotes:

Anger-Tolerance
Pride/Ego-Humility
Jealousy – Compassion
Hatred – Love
Attachment –Impermanence
Impatience – Patience
Dissatisfaction – Satisfaction
Ignorance – Wisdom
 
Meditate on these, because if the mind is at peace the body will be more healthy. The mind controls body and speech. If the mind is positive the body and speech will be positive. We have wisdom. 
Developing tolerance:
When you feel anger, immediately think about that you are not angry with that person.
Meditate: "Today I will be tolerant, and I will love them as much as I can". 
Think about where most of the suffering comes from – the main cause is anger.
If someone makes you angry, think that you have a great opportunity to practice tolerance with them.
Appreciate yourself!
Have confidence in your practice of meditation which reduces distraction and deepens it. 
Chant: “benefit from tolerance, harm from anger”. Do this three times per day. Direct the focus on the mind instead of the body. Use mantras to calm the mind.

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​When you meditate, think of someone you like and be at peace.
If you make someone you care about unhappy, then you will make yourself unhappy.
The goal of meditation is to help others and this helps you. Begin with someone you like and think that you are meditating for the benefit of all sentient beings. Small actions are fine.
Devotion is the head of the motivation. You need to have devotion to yourself.
You are wonderful you have more capacity and strengths than you think and you have innate goodness. We all are amazing, unique and wonderful!
You all have wisdom within yourselves. As you meditate you will go on a path of discovery. There is unlimited discovery within oneself and you should have faith in yourself.
The essence of meditation is awareness which equals non-distraction. 
If you forget awareness, then you are lost; You forget what you are doing and where you are. Do not get lost because when you get lost you become dull minded.
The key point is awareness. Awareness is part of your basic goodness. We have to recognize our awareness and then awareness becomes an integral part our life. We should have continuous awareness, 24 hours per day.
It is not easy to consciously recognize and maintain your awareness. You are however born with awareness. If you recognize your own awareness then it becomes available to you. It is like recognizing that you have a 5 kg diamond in your possession. We all have this 5 kg diamond but we tend to beg for food; this is because we do not recognize that we have this diamond and that we are actually rich.
Recognize who you are and you will become someone different. By recognizing your diamond, your life will be wonderful, you will be as rich as never before. You cannot escape from awareness it is always there. awareness is pristine, like crystal-clear water or light and space. Pristine water can change through reflections and space can change by clouds. Reflections make it look as if the water changes. Just like our concepts and intellectualizations change our awareness.