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Slide 1:Be happy –
be healthy
by Marita Nazareth
5th January 2009
MAXIMISING LEARNING :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 :Rate yourself on a scale from 1 -10 on happiness A Happy person is:
………………….
Exercise :Exercise Brainstorm in groups of 6 on what makes you and others around you happy …
Images of feelings :Images of feelings Traffic signals 2. Whistle – a call to action
3. Fuel in your car .. What kind of fuel do you want ? :3. Fuel in your car .. What kind of fuel do you want ?
Images of feelings (contd.) :Images of feelings (contd.) 4. Air in a balloon Not good or bad
Our best friends infact !
RESPONSE: FIGHT OR FLIGHT ? :RESPONSE: FIGHT OR FLIGHT ? BODY REACTIONS TO TYPICAL FEELINGS e.g. FEAR, ANGER
Slide 9:STRONG FEELING e.g. Anger Hypothalamus in brain Adrenaline Cortisol Faster heart rate, raised blood pressure Converts protein to glucose, extra energy Adrenal glands
Slide 10: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
Slide 11:FRUSTRATION
ANGER
AGGRESSION
RAGE
HATE Escalation
Slide 13:TRIGGER
THOUGHT
FEELING Anger BEHAVIOUR The police man has caught me @#$%^
Discuss the following statements : :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
Slide 15:Make another happy ?
The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up. ~Mark TwainIf only we'd stop trying to be happy we could have a pretty good time. ~Edith Wharton
Exercise: What went right in 2008? :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 :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: :To contact me: maritaofnazareth@gmail.com
Mobile: 9969962455
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