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Ash Adams is a multi award- winning filmmaker and actor who has starred in television shows such as: Ryans Hope-,Thunderboat Row and Acapulco Bay. Adams has also appeared in Adam 12, VIP , The Young Riders (two hour season finale as Jesse James) , Renegade, FBI The Untold Stories, Beverly Hills 90210, and the new Dragnet. As a Filmmaker he has written, produced, directed, and co-starred in Once Fallen, After The Past, The Distance, and Peter’s Hope, all of which won Adams awards. His newest short is In Mexico, about a returning combat vet suffering from PTSD.
Ash is currently adapting the Stuart Woods novel, White Cargo, starring Aaron Eckhart, which he will direct and produce. He is a lifetime member of the Legendary Actors Studio and lives in the People’s Republic of Malibu with his Basset hound, Mickey Rourke.
Alison Lighthall served as a Captain in the Army Nurse Corps from 2004-2007. She has spent the past 9 years creating programs and trainings regarding the psychosocial reintegration of Veterans. Alison served as Fort Carson’s Psychiatric Nurse Consultant and the Lead Clinician of their Urgent Psychiatric Care Response Team, providing emergency psychiatric care to their most emotionally wounded. She also created Fort Carson’s Mental Resiliency Program for their 1000 hospital employees—a program that was subsequently adopted by Army hospitals on numerous other military bases.
Allison is currently the Program Director for Return to Duty, an educational program for employers of veterans sponsored by Harvesting Happiness 4 Heroes. She’s written several articles on the subject of returning veterans and is a popular national speaker.
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Lisa Cypers Kamen Harvesting Happiness
By Lisa Cypers Kamen, Harvesting Happiness
Got your attention, didn’t I? Happiness and Marines? Happiness and Soldiers? When was the last time you saw a man or woman in uniform. Probably at the airport, the grocery store or the bank. Given our current global conflict situation, chances are you will spot one of our service men and women in uniform.
Many of us not used to the Military might stare or wonder, but I’m here today to give you the opportunity to increase our global level of happiness, to support the men and women in our troops and to make a difference.
The next time you see one of our armed forces members, a simple “Thank you for your service,” can make all the difference in their day. When they go back to their family or their barracks I have seen with my own eyes the difference in that small bit of honoring. The stand a little taller, their eyes are a little brighter and best of all they share that feeling with their buddies. And then their Military buddies share that feeling with their friends and family and we create a wave of happiness that washes through our troops.
They are doing their part by serving our country. We can do our part by showing them our respect, honor and support. So the next time you see a Soldier or a Marine, tell them thank you. We all need to do our part in supporting each other because freedom doesn’t come free. And remember, happiness and supporting those who serve does not have a political affiliation or price.
Independent filmmaker, author, happiness coach and speaker Lisa Cypers Kamen creates these blogs to entertain, enlighten and educate us as we each undertake our own personal search for happiness. Happiness is an Inside Job. To contact Lisa, email her directly at lisa@whatisyourhappiness.com and check out her websites at www.whatisyourhappiness.com , www.harvestinghappiness.com , and www.hh4heroes.org and listen to her on www.harvestinghappinesstalkradio.com or download her show at www.itunes.com.
Harvesting Happiness with Lisa Cypers Kamen brings to the airwaves a fresh talk radio approach promoting happiness, well-being and global human flourishing by presenting a diverse and proactive collection of the greatest thinkers and doers who have devoted their lives to creating a better world in which to live. She is an expert in creating happiness, finding pathways to happiness, and building a happiness formula in her happiness workshops. If you are looking for how to become a happier person, tune in weekly at www.toginet.com Wednesday’s at 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm EST.
Harvesting Happiness for Heroes is a pending 501(c)(3), non-profit corporation. Our mission objective is to offer support services to Warriors and Warrior families challenged by Combat Trauma, PTSD and post-deployment reintegration issues. We offer Battle Buddy workshops, family awareness training, online community support, one-on-one coaching services, as well as retreats for Warriors to decompress from battle and understand the tools available for them to adapt their military skills to civilian society.
Filed under: Choose to be Happy, H-Factor, Happiness, Happiness Documentary, Happiness Project, harvestinghappiness.com, Lisa Kamen, Relaxation and Peace, whatisyourhappiness.com | Tags: Battle Buddy Workshops, battle fatigue, become a happy person, become happy, being happy, book how to be happy, book on how to be happy, Combat Trauma, creating a happy life, creating happiness, Finding Happiness, Happiness, happiness books, happiness expert, happiness formula, happiness how to, Happiness is an Inside Job, happiness radio show, happiness talk radio, happiness workshops, Harvesting Happiness, harvesting happiness 4 heroes, harvesting happiness for heroes, having a happy life, how to become a happy person, how to become happy in life, how to create a happy life for me, how to happiness, learning about happiness, Lisa Cypers Kamen, Lisa Kamen, military support program, Post deployment reintegration issues, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, shows about happiness, talk radio about happiness, TBI., Traumatic Brain Injury, ways to be happy, What is Your Happiness, Wounded Warrior
Lisa Cypers Kamen Harvesting Happiness
By Lisa Cypers Kamen, Harvesting Happiness
Recently I took a Zumba class after repeated requests from one of my friends. After many hours in the gym with my personally designed fitness routine to reduce my stress and take care of my body I was delighted with the class. Looking around the room I saw men and women of every shape, size, color, age and fitness level. Most importantly, they all had one thing in common. They were all smiling. It was joyful. It was infectious. I found myself smiling at people I had never met as we shimmied to the dance music.
I realized then that routines are comforting and familiar. After all, they are routine! But what routine can do is blind us to the opportunities to the beautiful variety available in life. Doing the same thing over and over can dull your senses, make you deaf, blind and dumb to the sensations around us. Taking that class reminded me that climbing on the spin bike, plugging into my same playlist and riding my 15 miles in 45 minutes though comforting was limiting my joy.
I forgot how much fun it was to sometimes shake up my routine. Take a different way to your child’s school Stop at a different Starbucks. Take a different class at your gym and shimmy and shake up your routine. You might be surprised and make a new friend, enjoy a new activity or find a new flavored coffee. It’s the little things in life that bring us joy. So shimmy and shake up your routine today!
Independent filmmaker, author, happiness coach and speaker Lisa Cypers Kamen creates these blogs to entertain, enlighten and educate us as we each undertake our own personal search for happiness. Happiness is an Inside Job. To contact Lisa, email her directly at lisa@whatisyourhappiness.com and check out her websites at www.whatisyourhappiness.com , www.harvestinghappiness.com , and www.hh4heroes.org and listen to her on www.harvestinghappinesstalkradio.com or download her show at www.itunes.com.
Harvesting Happiness with Lisa Cypers Kamen brings to the airwaves a fresh talk radio approach promoting happiness, well-being and global human flourishing by presenting a diverse and proactive collection of the greatest thinkers and doers who have devoted their lives to creating a better world in which to live. She is an expert in creating happiness, finding pathways to happiness, and building a happiness formula in her happiness workshops. If you are looking for how to become a happier person, tune in weekly at www.toginet.com Wednesday’s at 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm EST.
Harvesting Happiness for Heroes is a pending 501(c)(3), non-profit corporation. Our mission objective is to offer support services to Warriors and Warrior families challenged by Combat Trauma, PTSD and post-deployment reintegration issues. We offer Battle Buddy workshops, family awareness training, online community support, one-on-one coaching services, as well as retreats for Warriors to decompress from battle and understand the tools available for them to adapt their military skills to civilian society.
Filed under: Choose to be Happy, H-Factor, Happiness, Happiness Documentary, Happiness Project, harvestinghappiness.com, Lisa Kamen, Relaxation and Peace, whatisyourhappiness.com | Tags: Battle Buddy Workshops, battle fatigue, become a happy person, become happy, being happy, book how to be happy, book on how to be happy, Combat Trauma, creating a happy life, creating happiness, Finding Happiness, Happiness, happiness books, happiness expert, happiness formula, happiness how to, Happiness is an Inside Job, happiness radio show, happiness talk radio, happiness workshops, Harvesting Happiness, harvesting happiness 4 heroes, harvesting happiness for heroes, having a happy life, how to become a happy person, how to become happy in life, how to create a happy life for me, how to happiness, learning about happiness, Lisa Cypers Kamen, Lisa Kamen, military support program, Post deployment reintegration issues, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, shows about happiness, talk radio about happiness, TBI., Traumatic Brain Injury, ways to be happy, What is Your Happiness, Wounded Warrior
Lisa Cypers Kamen Harvesting Happiness
By Lisa Cypers Kamen, Harvesting Happiness
Did you ever notice that life could start feeling like a battle for your time, affection, energy and physical being. My friends want me to do this. My work demands me to be here. My kids need me there. My mother wants me to call. My sister is mad because I forgot her birthday. Yet you are only one person, and many days we need to be three of four people.
You become a soldier in your own war only the battleground is your life and your sanity. If you don’t want to fight this kind of war, you need to simplify your life. This is not as easy as it sounds. But you can begin each morning by talking to yourself before you get swept down the rushing river of you day to identify what one thing can you do to change about your life that will make your life easier. Can you stop long enough to think about what you need and what would make you happy? That’s right, in the frantic chaos of life you matter.
I am here today to put you back into the equation of your life. If you don’t, you will end up feeling exhausted, stretched, overburdened and resentful. No one expects you to be superwoman or superman, and no one ever died because you forgot to send a thank you note. This is not permission to be selfish, but it is permission to take care of yourself and a lot of times that means getting real, keeping it simple and saying no when you can’t.
Independent filmmaker, author, happiness coach and speaker Lisa Cypers Kamen creates these blogs to entertain, enlighten and educate us as we each undertake our own personal search for happiness. Happiness is an Inside Job. To contact Lisa, email her directly at lisa@whatisyourhappiness.com and check out her websites at www.whatisyourhappiness.com , www.harvestinghappiness.com , and www.hh4heroes.org and listen to her on www.harvestinghappinesstalkradio.com or download her show at www.itunes.com.
Harvesting Happiness with Lisa Cypers Kamen brings to the airwaves a fresh talk radio approach promoting happiness, well-being and global human flourishing by presenting a diverse and proactive collection of the greatest thinkers and doers who have devoted their lives to creating a better world in which to live. She is an expert in creating happiness, finding pathways to happiness, and building a happiness formula in her happiness workshops. If you are looking for how to become a happier person, tune in weekly at www.toginet.com Wednesday’s at 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm EST.
Harvesting Happiness for Heroes is a pending 501(c)(3), non-profit corporation. Our mission objective is to offer support services to Warriors and Warrior families challenged by Combat Trauma, PTSD and post-deployment reintegration issues. We offer Battle Buddy workshops, family awareness training, online community support, one-on-one coaching services, as well as retreats for Warriors to decompress from battle and understand the tools available for them to adapt their military skills to civilian society.
Filed under: Choose to be Happy, H-Factor, Happiness, Happiness Documentary, Happiness Project, harvestinghappiness.com, Lisa Kamen, Relaxation and Peace, whatisyourhappiness.com | Tags: Battle Buddy Workshops, battle fatigue, become a happy person, become happy, being happy, book how to be happy, book on how to be happy, Combat Trauma, creating a happy life, creating happiness, Finding Happiness, Happiness, happiness books, happiness expert, happiness formula, happiness how to, Happiness is an Inside Job, happiness radio show, happiness talk radio, happiness workshops, Harvesting Happiness, harvesting happiness 4 heroes, harvesting happiness for heroes, having a happy life, how to become a happy person, how to become happy in life, how to create a happy life for me, how to happiness, learning about happiness, Lisa Cypers Kamen, Lisa Kamen, military support program, Post deployment reintegration issues, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, shows about happiness, talk radio about happiness, TBI., Traumatic Brain Injury, ways to be happy, What is Your Happiness, Wounded Warrior
Lisa Cypers Kamen Harvesting Happiness
By Lisa Cypers Kamen, Harvesting Happiness
It’s easy to say that we are love, that we are all loved in one-way or another, or altogether. Sometimes we can feel as though we are less than other people or that we are somehow less deserving of the good in life than others. These thoughts are usually based in fear, insecurity and a lapse in personal confidence. The fact is, everyone feels this way sometimes. It’s important to recognize that this is a just a thought accompanied by feelings and that this will pass.
It will pass faster if you change your thinking to repeating an affirmation in your mind that you deserver the good things in life just as much as anyone else because you are worth of love, support, care and good things. When you get away from your limiting thoughts that encourage you to feel unworthy, you can open your heart, mind, spirit and life to receiving the blessings that are due to you and that you can share with others. By letting yourself accept the good things in life, you allow more of them to come into your life.
You are entitled to flourish and thrive. You do not have to feel guilty for the blessings in your life. It’s okay to give yourself over to the good in life and say, “I deserve this and I am worthy of the goodness in my life.”
Independent filmmaker, author, happiness coach and speaker Lisa Cypers Kamen creates these blogs to entertain, enlighten and educate us as we each undertake our own personal search for happiness. Happiness is an Inside Job. To contact Lisa, email her directly at lisa@whatisyourhappiness.com and check out her websites at www.whatisyourhappiness.com , www.harvestinghappiness.com , and www.hh4heroes.org and listen to her on www.harvestinghappinesstalkradio.com or download her show at www.itunes.com.
Harvesting Happiness with Lisa Cypers Kamen brings to the airwaves a fresh talk radio approach promoting happiness, well-being and global human flourishing by presenting a diverse and proactive collection of the greatest thinkers and doers who have devoted their lives to creating a better world in which to live. She is an expert in creating happiness, finding pathways to happiness, and building a happiness formula in her happiness workshops. If you are looking for how to become a happier person, tune in weekly at www.toginet.com Wednesday’s at 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm EST.
Harvesting Happiness for Heroes is a pending 501(c)(3), non-profit corporation. Our mission objective is to offer support services to Warriors and Warrior families challenged by Combat Trauma, PTSD and post-deployment reintegration issues. We offer Battle Buddy workshops, family awareness training, online community support, one-on-one coaching services, as well as retreats for Warriors to decompress from battle and understand the tools available for them to adapt their military skills to civilian society.
