Welcome to the May 18, 2008 edition of happiness carnival.

Shaheen Lakhan presents Are You Depressed Because You?re Introverted? posted at GNIF Brain Blogger, saying, “Happiness and depression are inheritable and there are genetic links to certain personality traits. Those who are extroverted, open, agreeable and conscientious are more likely to be happy. Those with opposing traits — introversion, disagreeability and neuroticism — are more likely to be depressed.”

Shawn Driscoll presents How Do I Maintain Energy, Focus, Motivation and Drive? posted at Shawn Driscoll.

Avani presents Better Sorry Than Safe posted at Food For Mind.

Dr Martin W. Russell presents “I Can Make You Thin” by Paul McKenna - A Review posted at Dr Martin W. Russell, saying, “For most people food is a great source of happiness, but also unhappiness. Here’s a review of a book that makes it completely about happiness.”

Gary Evans presents Visualizing For Manifestation Yields NO Results! posted at Good To Feel Good.

Patti Blevins presents Home Based Business Opportunity to Work At Home - Auto-Suggestion is Changing Lives posted at pattiblevins.com.

Trevor McKay presents Gastric Bypass Surgery And The Food Police posted at All About Gastric Surgery.

Holly Ord presents Happy International No Diet Day! posted at Menstrual Poetry.

Frederic Premji presents How To Do Anything Properly posted at BlogMotivation.com, saying, “Great article that discusses how you should approach anything that you do.”

Gerry Cueto presents Having Fun Getting Organized posted at Finding a Meaningful Career.

Jake Riley presents Conic - Juggling in a Cone (Preview) posted at Free MAGIC TRICKS.

Yvette Nietzen presents Can anything good come out of Nazareth? posted at Fresh Wind Ministries, Int´l.

GreatManagement presents How to Block Stress––Before the Interview posted at The GreatManagement Blog, saying, “Try these three simple stress-reducing techniques and notice how your self-esteem will rise before the interview.”

David B. Bohl presents Slaying Your Personal Demons posted at Slow Down Fast Today!, saying, “How many times have you had a goal in life, but were halted in your progress towards attaining it by the little voice in your head telling you that you were not good enough, strong enough, smart enough, or fast enough?”

TheLifeLessTraveled presents Couple Quit Jobs, Sold Possessions To Bicycle Around The World For A Year…Find Adventure And Freedom posted at The Life Less Traveled, saying, “In 2006 James and Sarah Welle sold all of their possessions and left their comfortable jobs at Microsoft to bicycle around the world. During their year-long adventure, the pair encountered interesting people, delicious food, new found athletic prowess and the realization of how close at hand freedom and the choice to shake up your daily life truly are. Read about how they decided to bicycle around the world for a year…and how you can, too!”

Madeleine Begun Kane presents Email Hell posted at Mad Kane’s Humor Blog.

Stuart presents Is Happiness Contagious? posted at Improved Lives, saying, “Your level of happiness may be strongly influenced by who you know.”

Charles H. Green presents How to Increase Trust by Getting Off Your “S” posted at Trusted Advisor Associates, saying, “Self-orientation can be the biggest obstacle to happiness and good relations with others, because when you start thinking of other people first, you tend to do the right thing instinctively.”

Nadege presents Affirmations-Are you motivating or lying to yourself? posted at Clearly Envision.

Erek Ostrowski presents Creating a Conversation “For” the Job You Want posted at Verve Coaching, saying, “Once you have a list of all the factors and characteristics that describe the job you want, and you can actually envision a job that embodies all of those factors and characteristics, the next step is to build a network of interrelated conversations that support your vision.”

Chris Edgar presents Do You Know What You Want? posted at Purpose Power Coaching, saying, “Many people claim they don’t know what they want in their careers and other areas of their lives, but I’ve often found this isn’t really true. In my experience, when you give someone a safe, non-shaming environment where they can open up about what they want, they suddenly become able to describe their true callings and desires. If you’re having trouble finding your own bliss, find someone who will listen to you without judgment, and you’ll be surprised how much you really know about what you want.”

George L Smyth presents One Minute How-To - How To Save The World, One Person At A Time posted at George L Smyth, saying, “George L Smyth explains how you can loan small amounts of money directly to the people who need it the most.”

Jason presents Three Keys to Finding True Happiness posted at The Frugal Dad.

Avani presents Learn and Have Fun posted at Food For Mind.

Shirley presents Bliss is all around us. posted at Brighter Days for you and me!, saying, “Do you ever have of a moment of pure bliss? When all is right with the world for that one millisecond of time and life seems perfect and beautiful? Isn’t it great? Doesn’t it just make you want to hug the next person you see and share your joy?”

EnduranceNinja presents I am addicted to goal setting and self improvement. posted at E-Ninja Training Systems.

Neelakantha presents Relax: 50+ Simple 30-Second Ways to Bring Tranquility To Your Life posted at Online Nursing Degree Directory.

Gary Evans presents Love Music? Listen To Music That Loves You posted at Good To Feel Good.

Gayathri Moosad presents The Personality Development Workbook - Dealing with negative people in your life posted at The Personality Development Workbook, saying, “How to deal with negative people in your life and achieve true happiness”

Nancy Hayssen presents What Drains Your Soul? posted at “Sexy at ANY Size!”.

Ginger M. presents Getting Work Started — A Tip for Procrastinators | Growing Happiness posted at Growing Happiness, saying, “If you are a procrastinator, why not try this simple tip to get work started? ”

GreatManagement presents The Managers Most Useful Tool posted at The GreatManagement Blog, saying, ““You can tell a lot about someone through their shoes.””

Joel Chue presents Hypnosis CDs- Price Comparison Review posted at SELF HYPNOSIS: Weight Loss, Quit Smoking Self Hypnosis!.

Mag Herrera presents Natural Recipe for a Healthy Prostate posted at Life. Money. Development., saying, “Sharing a reader’s natural recipe for a healthy prostate.”

Gerry Cueto presents Breaking Down Your Goals posted at Finding a Meaningful Career.

Sally Thompson presents Team Effort: 50 Tips and Resources for Couples Losing Weight Together posted at Nerds Do It Better.

sarah presents Childhood snapshots re-created at Youngme / Nowme posted at SARAHSPY.

Alex Blackwell presents 23 Heartfelt Reasons I Will Always be Faithful to My Wife posted at The Next 45 Years.

Shamelle presents 8 Stress-Busting, Spirit Lifting, Body-Boosting Ideas To Brighten Your Day With Music posted at Enhance Life.

NAOMI presents BRITONS LOVE BUBBLY posted at Diary From England, saying, “Even in these tough ecomonic times, more and more Britons are drinking champagne because it makes them feel good and happy about themselves.”

David B. Bohl presents Personal Development Defined posted at Slow Down Fast Today!, saying, “Personal development is simply the act of enjoying your life and of being in control of it. You learn to make decisions every day that guide you towards achieving a set of goals or values, and remaining motivated to achieve your goals.”

James DeLelys presents WORDS » Articles posted at WORDS.

Raymond presents The Best Frequent Flyer Airline Miles Credit Cards For Cheap Flights posted at Money Blue Book.

Raymond presents How To Make Money From Balance Transfer Credit Cards posted at Money Blue Book.

Sarah Scrafford presents Don’t let your Waist go to Waste posted at Physical Health Guide.

Mike King presents A Guide to Mastering Your State of Mind posted at Learn This, saying, “Your state of mind has a direct impact on many actions within the body and these are highly tied to your emotions, or how you feel. So if you are willing to learn to control those things that affect your state of mind, then you can have whatever state of mind you like which ultimately leads you to feeling however you like!”

Amanda Moore presents How My Passion is Changing My Life posted at VagabondetteVA, saying, “This is a follow-up to a Dosh Dosh article about how having passion for your business can lead to greater success.”

Edith presents Scary Finger Cookies posted at Edith Yeung.Com: Dream. Think. Act..

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