Did you know that your brain releases oxytocin, "the feel-good" hormone in the brain when you pet your dog or cat?
What is Oxytocin? (http://bit.ly/10NOoy7)
"Oxytocin is a powerful hormone. When we hug or kiss a loved one, oxytocin levels drive up. It also acts as a neurotransmitter in the brain. In fact, the hormone plays a huge role in pair bonding."
This wonderful feeling can come from dogs, cats, and even goldfish! A study showed that having a fish tank at a nursing home improved appetites.
"Watch a Lassie movie and spit into a cup. It doesn't sound like it, but this is cutting-edge research. By analyzing saliva, researcher Cheryl Krause-Parello showed that merely watching a dog in a movie lowered people's stress. Krause-Parello, assistant professor and director of the Center for Nursing Research at Kean University in Union, N.J., learned that people felt better after watching a Lassie flick because their levels of cortisol, a hormone associated with stress, took a free fall."
Do you have a pet? Have you had these great experiences with them? Personally, golden retrievers are my favorite dog. I have one named Oliver.
Full article at Psychology Today
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/animal-emotions/201007/pets-are-good-us-where-science-and-common-sense-meet
#Sciencesunday #doglovers #positivethinking #positiveenergy
Photo credit RKleine
Peg Fitzpatrick
Rockin' a positive attitude • passionate about social media • writer • Google+ evangelist • and so much more.
There’s more to Pinterest than “just pinning” and learning a few extra tips can maximize your Pinterest activities. While I love to spend time pinning, I also maximize my time there by finding ways to use it for creating content that I can share on other social platforms and learn while I’m there.
1. Repinly ”helps you find the most popular pins, boards, and pinners on Pinterest. http://www.repinly.com/
2. *Pinstamatic* is a fantastic tool that you can use to add Twitter profiles, calendar items, and more to pin boards. I created the two pins with red arrows pointing to them with Pinstamatic.
http://pinstamatic.com/
3. Be creative with your Pinterest board names!
More tips here:
http://pegfitzpatrick.com/2013/01/18/tips-for-smarter-pinning/
#Pinterest #PinterestTips
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1. explosive
2. self-abuse
3. avoidance
4. sarcasm
5. passive aggressive
6. habitual irritation
Great tips for each style: what it looks like, what you do and how to turn it around.
Full article Real Simple
http://www.realsimple.com/health/mind-mood/best-manage-your-anger-00000000009959/index.html
Sixteen ways to manage your frustration based on your personality type.
Really? Really....
#caturday
A micro pig!
from Reddit http://i.imgur.com/mG50Wy6.jpg
I think that +Brian Scott still owes me a birthday present so, this pig'll do.
#cutenessoverload #cutepocalpse
I love these! My fave would be Gone with the Wind...wait no, the Titanic theme...there's something for everyone!
What's your favorite?
"From plush and vivid shades that bring back the retro age to the lovely modern minimalist designs that use neutral shades in a simple, yet effective fashion, from Hollywood-inspired themes to those inspired by nature, here is a fascinating collection of them all."
Full article and very cool photos
http://www.decoist.com/2012-09-13/35-modern-media-room-designs-that-will-blow-you-away/
#InteriorDesign
“It’s no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense.”
“Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry.”
“When your friends begin to flatter you on how young you look, it’s a sure sign you’re getting old.”
You may know Mark Twain for some of his very popular books like Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. He was a writer and also a humorist, satirist and lecturer.
Twain is known for his many – and often funny – quotes. Here are a few of my favorite tips from him.
1. Approve of yourself
“A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.”
2. Your limitations might be just in your mind
“Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.”
3. Lighten up and have some fun
“Humor is mankind’s greatest blessing.”
4. Let go of anger
“Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.”
Full article on the Positivity Blog
http://www.positivityblog.com/index.php/2008/05/16/mark-twains-top-9-tips-for-living-a-kick-ass-life/
Photo credit Sigurdur Jonsson
#positivepsychology #inspiration #quotes
Ireland might be mine. :)
#Travel
A dramatic reading of the Amy' Baking Co. Facebook "event" this week
(warning bad language and you may pee your pants)
Facebook in a nutshell, no?
BTW: Threatening "the Reddit people" is not a good idea. Don't do that.
h/t +Carrie Keenan
5 key steps for business social media success by +Dave Kerpen
“Over 1.1 billion people in the world are on Facebook, including over 175 million Americans, or 1 in 2 adults. Twitter recently surpassed 400 million accounts. LinkedIn boasts over 225 million users. Small business owners are trying to take advantage of these trends, but few are fully reaping the rewards.For many business owners, the temptation is to use social networks to promote themselves and broadcast their messages. But if you stop thinking like a marketer and start thinking like a customer, you’ll understand that the secret to social media is in the “social” more than in the “media” – it’s in being human – being the sort of person at a cocktail party who listens attentively, tells great stories, shows interest in others, and is authentic and honest. The secret is to simply be likeable.”
Here are 5 key first steps for business owners to be more likeable and ensure greater success using social media:
1. Listen (and don’t stop)
2. Start small and build on your social platforms
3. Don’t ask for the like, earn it
4. Share
5. Spend at least thirty minutes on social media per day.
Full article on Likeable local:
http://likeablelocal.tumblr.com/
#socialmedia #socialemediamarketing #likeablelocal