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Rick’s Picks: Most Epic Nerf War

Rick’s Picks is a series of posts highlighting the very best content online.

A friendly nerf war turns deadly!

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QUIZ: How Do You View Success?

By celebrating and recognizing the little accomplishments in your day, you can create a greater sense of success and self-worth.

Find out how well you’re doing recognizing your own successes, with this short quiz from my Foundations of Well-Being program:
https://fwb.rickhanson.net/successquiz

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Rick’s Picks: Charlie & Jackie Spotlight Dance

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Two legends of the shag community dancing. Charlie Womble and Jackie McGee have been dancing, competing and teaching together since 1981.

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Rick’s Picks: Pico Iyer on Healthy Body, Unhealthy Mind

Rick’s Picks is a series of posts highlighting the very best content online.

The great essayist, Pico Iyer, muses humorously on the importance of coming home to oneself, in this article from the New York Times.

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QUIZ: Are You the Master of Your Mind?

By learning to reduce the negative and foster the positive, you can start growing the good in your mind, and your life.

Find out how skillful you are with your own mind, with this short quiz from my Foundations of Well-Being program:
https://fwb.rickhanson.net/mastermindquiz

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Rick’s Picks: OCEAN by John Butler

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This special re-recording was captured in ‘The Compound’, John Butler’s studio in his hometown of Fremantle Western Australia in February 2012.

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Trust Yourself

Who do you trust?

The Practice:
Trust yourself.

Why?

As I grew up, at home and school it felt dangerous to be myself – my whole self, including the parts that made mistakes, got rebellious and angry, goofed around too loudly, or were awkward and vulnerable.

Not dangers of violence, as many have faced, but risks of being punished in other ways, or rejected, shunned, and shamed.

So, as children understandably do, I put on a mask. Closed up, watching warily, managing the performance of “me.” The...

QUIZ: Are You Getting the Most Out of Life?

By taking the time to smell the roses and find beauty and pleasure in the little things, you can enjoy life even when things get a little bumpy.

Find out how much you enjoy life with this short quiz from my Foundations of Well-Being program:
https://fwb.rickhanson.net/gettingthemostquiz

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Dr. Rick Hanson and Summer Camp: Who knew?

This is a guest post from Michelle Lilyanna atHappinessandjoylessons.com

Last week, a friend came to me and asked me to make a nighttime audio for her daughterwho is going away to summer camp. Her daughter has enjoyed my other calming audiosbut wanted one specifically to help her when she was away from the family. I wanted toincorporate some techniques and practices I know for “Taking in The Good” and“Getting Through Difficult Times.” This one is for you Miss MacKenzie.

* I offer all parents...

QUIZ: What’s Your Aptitude for Acceptance?

Being aware of reality and accepting it is one of the first steps toward letting go and finding lasting inner peace.

Find out how accepting you are with this short quiz from my Foundations of Well-Being program:
https://fwb.rickhanson.net/acceptancequiz

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