The Hidden Power of Smiling

Say Cheese: The Hidden Power of Smiling

Smiling — the purest expression of happiness — has the ability to regulate our blood pressure, strengthen our immune system, lower the risk of cancer, increase our life by seven years, and provide inner peace and satisfaction. The good news is that it doesn’t cost a thing, yet unfortunately, an average adult smiles only 20 times a day (in comparison, an infant or toddler smiles up to 400 times a day).

Invite the Power of the Universe Into Your Life

3 Tips to Invite the Power of the Universe Into Your Life

When was the last time you looked up at the stars?

Have you ever gazed at them and thought about your future?

Many of us look up at the sky with a great sense of awe and wonder. Even with all the mystery surrounding the great expanses of the universe, it's amazing that staring at the stars can also provide a great sense of peace and sometimes also offer enlightenment.

When you think about it, the stars hold a tremendous amount of power, history, and knowledge. And when you make time to truly appreciate them and what they represent, and know that there's something so much bigger out there, you'll gain a greater understanding of yourself and the universe.

So try incorporating these 3 tips into your day (and night), to invite the power of the universe into your life:

Use Power Sharing to Multiply Readers of Your Blog Posts

By Carole Jelen

 

The easy path to gain more blog readers? First, give the gift of social sharing buttons right there on every post. Make it easy for readers who like your post to share it with their network right from their mobile devices or laptops. Exposure and findability count for authors: your blog readers who share your post with their networks then open a path to  multiply readers via additional networks of others. We’re living in an era of power sharing: passing along news and items of interest to people quickly in a way that multiplies posts. You can ride that wave of readership interest if you do it right. Readers love quick, easy sharing of interesting information with their networks.

The Power of No 

Wielded wisely, No is an instrument of integrity and a shield against exploitation. It often takes courage to say. It is hard to receive. But setting limits sets us free.

By Judith Sills, Ph.D., published on November 05, 2013 - last reviewed on November 05, 2013

There comes a moment when you say "Don't call me," and you finally mean it; when you return the charming gift because you forced yourself to acknowledge its invisible strings; when you turn down the friend's request for a helping hand, the colleague's plea for immediate advice, even the teenage son's expectation that dinner will appear before him—all because you have goals of your own from which you refuse to be deflected. Whether trivial or tormenting, each of these moments is an exercise in that poorly understood power, namely, the power of No.

The Healing Power of the Mind

The Healing Power of the Mind by Inner Traditions