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Chicago Happiness Habits Online Course – April 1st 8:30 AM-10:30AM

milt@blacksgonegeek.org (Milt Haynes) — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 08:17:00 -0600

Want to learn how to be happier? Great news: our new Happiness Habits course is being run *Online* near you in Chicago.

On this special 6-week course you will discover the science-based foundations for happier living, with inspiring content from world-renowned experts.

Each week your group will meet together for a 2-hour session with a great mix of expert videos, practical exercises, discussions and the chance to develop helpful habits.

The sessions each focus on a different aspect of building and maintaining a happier life:

Week 1: Gratitude with Vanessa King and Shawn Achor
Week 2: Self-Care with Kristen Neff, Rupy Aujla and Darryl Edwards
Week 3: Relationships with Robert Waldinger and Roxy Manning
Week 4: Resilience with Tal Ben-Shahar and Maria Sirois
Week 5: Kindness with Matthieu Ricard, Chude Jideonwo and Nipun Mehta
Week 6: Meaning with Gretchen Rubin, Jon Kabat-Zinn and Richard Layard

The course has been designed by experts at Action for Happiness, it is based on thousands of peer-reviewed studies and over 10 years of practical experience in bringing people together to take action and create meaningful change.

This course starts on Tuesday Apr 1, 8:30 AM and will run *Online* at the same day and time each week for 2 hours.

To help make the course as meaningful as possible and to support the quality of discussions there are a limited number of places available.

Action for Happiness is a charity and the course is available on a suggested donation basis. Everyone is welcome and no one is ever turned away for lack of funds. Places are offered on a first-come-first-served basis - so grab your spot whilst you can!

Join the course here:

https://actionforhappiness.org/course/happiness-habits-chicago-2/?utm=EM-1

Thanks so much for being part of the Action for Happiness community and please do invite friends in your area along if you think they’d enjoy it too.

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milt@blacksgonegeek.org (Milt Haynes) — Fri, 3 May 2024 11:59:00 -0500

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Merry Christmas

milt@blacksgonegeek.org (Milt Haynes) — Fri, 15 Dec 2023 11:37:00 -0600

Note from Milt Haynes (December 15, 2023)

Merry Christmas!

Hello Blacks Gone Geek Community

I've been retired for a few years and now I'm decommissioning BGG. This includes the website, FB, Twitter and LinkedIn. You can still find me on Facebook and LinkedIn if you want to reach out.

Peace and blessing to you all.

Milt Haynes

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