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Laughter Therapy – Do It Yourself!

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There is a whole new science now dealing with the importance of laughter to our wellbeing. Terminally ill people watch funny movies to heal themselves. There are courses where you can learn to laugh. Think about it – learn to laugh. This natural thing that we do from birth is something we need to re-learn as adults. Do you think that when we were born everything around was funny and when we grew older nothing was funny anymore or is it that we just can’t recognise the fun in life?

Children laugh a lot. One of the greatest joys is to hear a baby laugh. More people find that irresistable. Children do not need a “real” reason to laugh. They laugh at things that seems silly. What do you think? Is it better to laugh over millions of silly things or only to laugh at rare “seriously funny” things? Who has more fun in life? Kids or grown-ups?

There are two ways to get back to this truth. One way is to invest in personal development. Grow, evolve and attract more fun into your life, which will give you more reasons to laugh.

The other way is to laugh more and thus attract more fun into your life.

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Published: August 28, 2007 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: December 23, 2019In: Personal Development, Life Coaching, Parenting, Education / Learning Tags: happiness, kids / children, health / wellbeing

If You Think You Can or Think You Can’t, You Are Right – The Story of Marina

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“And I thought all that time I was crazy and imagining things”, Marina said when she first came to see me. “I have been taking anti-depressants for 21 years, but now I want to stop. Will you help me?” she asked.

During coaching, Marina gradually stopped her medication with the help of her wonderful doctor. She goes out and is has entered a happy new relationship. She has improved her relationships with her kids and is communicating amazingly well with Peter. She has been promoted at work and is considering publishing her story “to help others believe they can”.

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Published: August 23, 2007 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: March 3, 2024In: Personal Development, Life Coaching, Beautiful people Tags: health / wellbeing, personal development / personal growth / personality development / self improvement, inspiration, success, emotional intelligence, depression, suicide, happiness, Life Coaching, relationships / marriage

Food for Thought: Fighting Obesity with Happiness

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Obesity in the world is increasing and numbers are a real worry. Statistics from around the world puts USA as the leading country with 30% of its population being obese, followed by Mexico with 24%, UK with 23% and Australia with 21%. Closing the list with 3% obesity are Korea and Japan.

These numbers increase every year and if, many years ago, we talked about “the overweight issue”, now we are talking about something that it is much bigger – obesity.

Many overweight people are shocked when the doctor tells them they are obese. Overweight? Yes, we are used to it, but obese?! That is a whole new game. Houston, we have a problem!

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Published: August 22, 2007 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: December 23, 2019In: Opinion, Personal Development Tags: education / learning, love, emotional intelligence, choice, action, food, happiness, relationships / marriage, fat, self confidence / self esteem / self worth, health / wellbeing

Hugs: The Ultimate Antidepressant

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For a while, I’ve been thinking of ways to motivate my readers to live an inspiring life that will make a difference. Many people think that the way we can make a difference is by doing big things and I think we need to re-define the meaning of “big”.

I think we can make a difference, a big difference, by changing the depression statistics in the world. One person at a time, we can teach how to put happiness in our hearts and chase away the darkness. And you are probably asking yourself, “And how do we do that with no budget, without the support of the government and without organizing ourselves in a formal way?”

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Published: June 25, 2007 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: November 9, 2021In: Personal Development, Life Coaching, Parenting Tags: family matters, depression, free hugs, suicide, video, beliefs, positive attitude tips, research, kids / children, change, teens / teenagers, happiness, stress / pressure, body image, communication styles, self confidence / self esteem / self worth, focus, learning styles, baby / babies, touch, relationships / marriage, health / wellbeing, love, social skills, practical parenting / parents, emotional intelligence

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Read about parenting, children, education, personal development, emotional intelligence and happiness

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Published: June 21, 2007 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: December 24, 2025In: General, Health / Wellbeing, Relationships / Marriage, Success / Wealth, Personal Development, Life Coaching, Emotional Intelligence, Parenting, Kids / Children, Education / Learning, Teens / Teenagers Tags: health / wellbeing, personal development / personal growth / personality development / self improvement, communication, motivation, education / learning, love, Life Coaching, inspiration, relationships / marriage, men, art, family matters, emotional intelligence, kids / children, teens / teenagers, behavior / discipline, siblings, self confidence / self esteem / self worth

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