I guess the date is no good (too near) - any other suggestions?
Had a related email today, it listed 10 things that make us happier during winter (and one assume many will appear at any time):
1. Seize the day!
Try and make the most of your lunch hour with some fresh air and a walk even if it is a little cold. Hate dark, gloomy days? The shortest day is on December 22 which means from then on, days will start getting longer.
2. Relationships not money make most of us happy
Winning the lottery will not make you happy! Despite the fact most of us have a higher standard of living today, money in itself, does not make us happy. Social scientists say we were poorer but happier in the 50s. Most of us value and treasure our relationships with loved ones, friends and family over wealth.
Professor Daniel Kahneman of the University of Princeton, said, "There is a lot of evidence that being richer... isn't making us happier.
3. Happy snaps really do make us happy
Look at some photographs - they makes us happy. A study by Peter Naish, Doctor of Psychology at the Open University compared the moods of people using four typical cheer-up treats with those browsing their favourite snaps. Photo albums were proven to be a far more effective way of unwinding, with subjects recording an average relaxation score of 22%. Wine and chocolate led to scores of 14% and 8% respectively.
4. Have a "me" day
It may be cold, dark and grey out but set aside a day for some ‘me time’. Try to make it relaxing such as a massage or some pampering. Spending quality time to yourself works wonder for self-esteem.
5. Thank a mentor
Thanking someone for a good deed will work wonders for you. If there is someone whom you owe a debt of gratitude for guiding you or helping you out, don’t wait to express your appreciation. Do it in detail, and if possible, in person. Studies by psychologist Sonja Lyubomirsky of the University of California found it really makes us as well as the recipient feel great.
6. A lot to be grateful for?
Psychologists believe gratitude has a lot to do with life satisfaction. Why not try it? Try writing down three things that went well each night before bed. Nick Baylis, a psychologist at Cambridge University believes just as dwelling on negative events can lead to depression, dwelling on things that have gone well can help pick you up, he says. Worth a go....
7. Cut your TV viewing by an hour
Why not watch an hour less TV and do something useful such as phone a friend, do some activity, or cook a healthy meal from scratch instead of a TV dinner!
8. Get an early night
Insufficient sleep damages our well-being. It may seem strange going to bed an hour or so earlier but even if you read for a while it’s still downtime.
9. Exercise
Go for the natural high! Exercise releases a variety of chemicals including serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine into the brain, all of which generate positive moods. Just what we need for a winter’s day.
10. Eat with others
Cambridge academic Dr Nick Bayliss recommends that we should spend more time eating in company, since this helps to balance our approach to food: "The company of caring people is as much an essential sustenance as a good meal, and will stop us trying to fill the emotional gaps with food or drink."
It's simple - some people are idiots. Not worth spending brain power trying to understand them.
My brother has some strange views - he's a racist; he thinks it's fine for a white man to fuck a black woman, but not a black man fuck a white woman! He's an idiot (in this area) - there's no logic here.
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If I had the choice of happyness or being welloff - I would choose happyness. Money doesn't make you happy - well it hasn't made me happy.
I often challange people when they say an education is key to success (or talk about putting their kids into the "best" schools), as their thinking usually goes that education equals more money and more money equals success (and sucess equals happyness). I would say I see many more happy dustmen than I do office workers.
All that said - I've done nothing about it and still work in an office earning share holders more money.
Happy New Year everyone!
Hugs to everyone! And I hope to see a fair few of you in person this year!
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Happy New Year everyone!
Hugs to everyone! And I hope to see a fair few of you in person in 2007!
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Although I never thought of it as a 'social', but I guess it is; some how I assumed they were bigger events.
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Any advise you can give to a 12 inch guy that is a heavy cummer, a quick repeater with a proven record of converting gay women?
Oh I'm sure you have other qualities I would grow to like but it's your bottle I'm after initially. 
