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Filed under: Changing of the Seasons, Dealing with bad news, Difficult situations, Finding Happiness, Finding Inspiration, Finding Success, Harvesting Happiness Talk Radio, Lisa Cypers Kamen, Lisa Kamen, Mentors in challenging times, Mourning For A Lost Loved One, PTSD, Reintegrating combat veterans, Resources for military families, Supporting military personnel, Veterans | Tags: Between Iraq and a Hard Place, Harvard University, Harvesting Happiness, Harvesting Happiness Radio Show, Harvesting Happiness Talk Radio, help for combat warriors and their families, Lisa Cypers Kamen, Lisa Kamen, military programs post-traumatic stress disorder, Paula Caplan, Paula J. Caplan, Reintegrating military personnel, Rex Pratt, When Johnny and Jane Come Marching Home
Rex Pratt has been involved in various film and video projects over the past decade. His interest in a project is always based upon the ability of the film to move and inspire the viewer. Between Iraq and A Hard Place is a project that became personal as it progressed. It began by documenting the difficulties of troops’ transitioning back to normal life after combat. After almost 2 years of meeting with returning troops, Rex has developed a special attachment to the troops. He defines himself as “not easily converted to a new cause”. However, the personal stories that he became involved in have stirred his filmmaking talents and inspired a film that will move you and touch your heart as you experience up close what is in the heart and minds of our young troops. He is currently working on his next project that also deals with war and assisting in the completion of the book Between Iraq and A Hard Place with his partner/brother, New York Times best-selling author, James Michael Pratt. To learn more about Rex and his work, visit: http://www.betweeniraq.com/
Paula J. Caplan is a clinical and research psychologist. She received her A.B. with honors from Radcliffe College of Harvard University and her M.A. and Ph.D. in psychology from Duke University. She is currently Associate at the DuBois Institute, following two years as a Fellow in the Women and Public Policy Program of Harvard Kennedy School, both at Harvard University. She is the author of 11 books, co-editor of one book, and author of dozens of book chapters and articles in scholarly journals, as well as of numerous articles and essays in popular publications.
Her most recent book, When Johnny and Jane Come Marching Home, won the Association of American Publishers’ PROSE Award for best psychology book of 2011, Independent Publishers’ Groundbreaking Book of the Month Award the month it was published, and Independent Publishers’ Silver Medal in the psychology/mental health division for 2011.To learn more about Paula and her work, visit: whenjohnnyandjanecomemarching.weebly.com
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By Lisa Cypers Kamen, Harvesting Happiness
Remember the Declaration of Independence saying that we all had a right to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”? We all have that right, and we should not worry about an “us vs. them” line of thinking. No one person is better than someone else and we are all connected to each other in one way or another. We need to find ways to connect with people instead of separating from each other. We can all work together in the same pursuit – the pursuit of happiness.
We seek to find ways to live free from fear and to live from a place of love in all areas of life: health, finances, relationships, family, career, etc. To put it simply, we seek to HEAL ourselves by accepting ourselves wholly and being free of thoughts, emotions, and behaviors that can torment us and sabotage our lives.
Only a healed and whole person can lead a happy and successful life. It sounds so simple, yet so many of us get overly caught up in the material concerns of the world, which can lead us to fear and its family (anger, resentment, guilt, blame, shame, etc.) We human beings have also developed a “me versus you” or “us versus them” mentality. We have led ourselves away from the divine one-ness/wholeness of the great Universe of which we are a part. We see this today in the phenomenon of school bullying, racial discrimination, and war, just to name a few examples. There are unfortunately many others.
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 and shares them with http://www.motherhoodincorporated. 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 http://harvestinghappinesstalkradio.wordpress.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.
Weekly on 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 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.
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By Lisa Cypers Kamen, Harvesting Happiness
When we volunteer our time to do something for others, such as helping out an elderly neighbor or taking part in a local community project, it can be good news for our health, our children’s education and even reduce the local crime rate too.
People who live in areas that record high levels of informal voluntary activity in their neighborhood, also enjoy better health, students perform better and their communities suffer fewer burglaries. There is an interesting link between helping others and enjoying a good quality of life. It seems that when we focus on the needs of others, we may also reap benefits ourselves. It means that voluntary activity in the community is associated with better health, lower crime, improved educational performance and greater life satisfaction. Communities with lots of public and community engagement are also communities that have environments that foster promising outcomes such as these.
Volunteering has a positive influence, irrespective of a community’s social class or wealth. A relatively poor community with lots of voluntary activity can do better in relation to health, crime and education than a relatively affluent community which lacks such activity. There is a strong link between communities with lots of volunteering and those where people are very satisfied with their lives.
Volunteering is a growing activity. Volunteering clearly has benefits for citizens, families and communities. Volunteerism also helps create a commodity more powerful than money called Social Capital.
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 and shares them with http://www.motherhoodincorporated. 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 http://harvestinghappinesstalkradio.wordpress.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.
Weekly on 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 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.
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By Lisa Cypers Kamen, Harvesting Happiness
Hobbies and happiness can work together. Hobbies can calm your mind by staying out of work and concentrating on a thing you like. Thus they can help you reduce your stress level.
Hobbies are very similar to meditation. Both in meditation and hobby you try to reach a common goal, happiness. There are no rules when it comes to choosing a hobby. It may be gardening or watching good movies or listening to uplifting music or reading books. It is something that brings you joy. Hobbies vary for every person.
Think of them as a social or even family occasions. You can spend time with your children while completing tasks together. Hobbies lead you on a path to your happiness and also to the happiness of your family.
Happiness and hobbies also can go hand in hand with flow theory. You may be asking, what is flow theory?
Flow theory is the feeling of complete and energized focus in an activity, with a high level of enjoyment and fulfillment. The components of a Flow producing activity are:
- We are up to the activity.
- We are able to concentrate on the activity.
- The activity has well-defined goals.
- The activity has direct feedback.
- We feel that we control the activity.
- Our worries and concerns disappear.
- Our subjective experience of time is altered.
Just remember that your hobbies can make you feel better and you can choose what those may be.
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 and shares them with http://www.motherhoodincorporated. 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 http://harvestinghappinesstalkradio.wordpress.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.
Weekly on 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 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.
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By Lisa Cypers Kamen, Harvesting Happiness
It seems that you can’t go even one day without hearing a comment, a remark, a report, or an article highlighting the current economic downturn. How can we keep a positive attitude during these tough economic times?
What can I change by becoming upset, anxious, or nervous? Nothing. By complaining or allowing my body to suffer through anxiety, I will accomplish nothing.
I choose not to focus any energy on something that puts me in an un-resourceful state. Remember, what we focus on expands. We will get more of whatever we focus our attention on. We get more of what we think about, talk about, and listen to.
First, recognize that there are many things out of our control; things like, the weather, the past, other people, and the economy. Anxiety, worry and fear usually come when we focus on these external things that we cannot control. Recall the last time you were really worried or nervous about something. What were you focused on? Was it something external that was beyond your control?
Second, recognize that we do have choices. We always have choices. We may feel that we don’t have a choice, because we don’t want to face the options – our pride and ego becoming hurt.
There is one thing we definitely have control over, and that is, we have control over the meaning which we give to things and circumstances. We have a choice in the perspective which we use to interpret a given situation.
There are benefits from the economic crisis. Here are some:
Real estate prices are lower, stock prices are cheaper, stores are having real sales and people are “mattering” more. When money is no longer the most valuable commodity on the planet, people begin defining their wealth elsewhere.
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 and shares them with http://www.motherhoodincorporated. 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 http://harvestinghappinesstalkradio.wordpress.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.
Weekly on 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 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.
H-Factor Where Is Your Heart 