How to Not Worry and Be Happy

By eHow Contributor

Bobby McFerrin's Don't Worry Be Happy will cheer you up.

Keeping a positive attitude makes you a healthier, happier person and easier to be around. Not to mention this is one of the easiest things you can change about yourself and you can do it instantly!

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     SMILE - Recent studies have shown that smiling causes natural body chemicals to increase that can increase your good health. You receive the same benefits whether you feel like smiling or not. Smiling also benefits everyone that sees it. Smiling at others makes them feel good too. So smile, fake or not, it is good for you and good for your recipient.
     

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How to Stop Worrying About What People Think of You

By eHow Contributor

Stop Worrying About What People Think of You

I cannot think of anything more psychologically and mentally debilitating than always being overly concerned about what other people think of you. Often referred to as being "in people bondage", it's basically a condition where you live in a constant state of uneasiness due to your thoughts about how other people perceive you. You worry about how you look, how you sound, how you walk, what you say, on and on, for the sake of making sure that everyone likes you or approves of you. I have found this to be a colossal waste of time, and I wanted to share some of the tips (and the mindset) that I have adopted to be able to stop worrying about what people think of me, and I believe that these tips will be helpful to you as well.

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     Realize that nobody is perfect. If you're sitting there on pins and needles trying to make sure that everyone approves of you, you have to ask yourself what kind of standard you are supposed to be living up to. Is it absolute perfection, or flawlessness? If so, you and everyone else on the planet are already in trouble. Nobody is perfect. The people that you are concerned about impressing, are they flawless? Do they have their lives all together? I'm 99.9999% positive that they don't have it all together, even if they appear to be that way. They may not have the same shortcomings or problems that you have, but rest assured they do have shortcomings. So keep that in mind, and realize that the very people you're trying to be perfect in front of have imperfections themselves.
     

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How to Know If You Need Counseling

By braniac

Counseling sometimes has a stigma behind it and some people get uncomfortable with the mention of the very word.

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     Knowing when you need to actually go and talk to someone else about what your going through in your life or relationships is very important. If you say "I don't need counseling," I am sorry to break the news but you most likely do in fact need counseling. Most of the time the one's who are most resistant to facing a third party are people who genuinely should go but fear,anxiety,denial,selfishness, or pride keep that from happening. One must at least see a need to see a counselor
     

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Penuhi hak jiran, beri kelapangan kepada masyarakat

Penuhi hak jiran, beri kelapangan kepada masyarakat
Oleh Ibrahim Abdullah

2012/05/06

JIRAN atau tetangga adalah orang pertama yang mengetahui dan merasakan kebaikan dan juga gangguan kita. Kerana itu adab mulia berjiran sangat ditekankan dalam syariat Islam. Memenuhi hak jiran yang pintu rumahnya lebih dekat dengan rumah kita diutamakan berbanding yang jauh.

Daripada Saidatina Aisyah, dia berkata: “Wahai Rasulullah, saya mempunyai dua jiran, yang manakah lebih aku berikan hadiah terlebih dulu? Baginda menjawab: Yang lebih dekat dengan pintu rumahmu.” (Hadis riwayat Bukhari)

Begitu pentingnya memuliakan jiran tetangga sehingga Jibril mewasiatkan secara khusus hal itu. Daripada Saidatina Aisyah, Nabi SAW bersabda yang bermaksud: “Jibril sentiasa mewasiatkanku untuk berbuat baik terhadap jiran sehingga aku mengira tetangga juga akan mendapatkan harta waris.” (Hadis riwayat Bukhari)

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Ubat kerinduan orang tua sebelum ajal menjemput

Ubat kerinduan orang tua sebelum ajal menjemput
Oleh Hizbur Rahman

2012/05/13

ISLAM amat memuliakan ibu dan kemuliaan ibu menduduki tempat kedua selepas mentaati Allah SWT. Justeru, Allah SWT mewajibkan anak memuliakan dan menghormati ibu sekalipun berlainan pegangan agama.

Allah SWT juga secara tegas mengharamkan segala bentuk penderhakaan kepada kedua-dua orang tua selagi ibu bapa berada atas landasan syarak.

Ini ditegaskan dalam firman-Nya yang bermaksud: “Dan Tuhanmu telah perintahkan, supaya engkau tidak menyembah melainkan kepada-Nya, dan hendaklah engkau berbuat baik kepada kedua ibu bapa. Jika salah seorang dari keduanya, atau kedua-duanya sekali, sampai kepada umur tua dalam jagaan dan peliharaanmu, maka janganlah engkau berkata kepada keduanya sekalipun perkataan ‘ah’, dan janganlah engkau menengking mereka, tetapi katakanlah kepada mereka perkataan yang mulia.” (Surah al-Israa’, ayat 23)

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Budaya penagih di tempat kerja

SUMBER manusia adalah aset terpenting dalam menentukan kemajuan sesebuah organisasi. Oleh itu setiap pengambilan pekerja perlulah dilakukan dengan teliti agar ia menepati kehendak majikan dalam melaksanakan tugas yang akan diamanahkan.
Bagaimanapun, bukan semua kakitangan yang diambil mencapai tahap prestasi yang memuaskan.
Adakalanya sesetengah majikan terpaksa berhadapan dengan beberapa tingkah laku kakitangan yang kelihatannya seperti tidak masuk akal, cuai atau menyusahkan.
Di Malaysia, penagihan dadah bukanlah satu masalah baru. Kemunculan dadah sintetik yang popular dalam kalangan remaja dan awal dewasa memburukkan keadaan kerana mereka adalah majoriti kepada kumpulan pekerja.

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Penurunan testosteron akibatkan kemurungan

SAYA bagaikan mendapat kehidupan baru yang lebih indah," ulas Andrew Ooi Kuan Jim, 45, individu yang mengalami penurunan testosteron tatkala diajukan soalan bagaimana kehidupannya hari ini.
Tanpa berselindung, Andrew menceritakan perubahan dirinya berlaku sekitar penghujung tahun lalu di mana tahap kemarahan tidak lagi dapat dikawal dan individu yang sering menjadi mangsa ialah anak bongsunya.

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