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Some cancer patients were told that they had three months to live, marking the time that would prove to be the most trying, exhausting, and heartbreaking point in their lives. But the amazing thing about these extraordinary people is that they decided to continue laughing through the hard times; laughing at their families, laughing at their pets, laughing at a movie on TV or a story in the newspaper every morning. Those three months passed and when they came back to see their doctors, it turned out that their tumors were benign or their cancer had disappeared, and they attributed their healthy outcomes to laughter.
Without question, this is the extreme example of the effects of laughter and how it can improve your quality of life. Understand that laughter psychologically puts you in the state of having fun. You are enjoying the present moment and it shows when you throw your head back, hold your stomach, and you just can’t control your laughter. The day goes by so much faster when you’re having fun, so why not laugh your way through the day?
There is no need to explain how laughter and worry are polar opposites. It’s just the way life is; light during the day and dark at night. Both are necessities. They have to exist, because if you didn’t have worries, you wouldn’t know laughter.
The most powerful thing about laughter is that it has the ability to put you in neutral. Personally, laughter puts me at peace and is a crucial part of my happiness. When I’m busy worrying about my problems, I could turn on ten different talk radio stations, but I’ll find them all boring. And the only person to blame for that is me. When I make it a point to be happy, smile, and laugh my way into a good mood, I turn the same talk radio stations on, and I think they’re hilarious. It all comes from within.
To the person that hasn’t laughed in months and years simply because you have forgotten how to and you find yourself in a deep depression … use your imagination. It all comes back to what you’re thinking about.
Laugh at yourself. Laugh at children. Laugh at that ridiculous comment you heard on the radio. And when you’re laughing, you’re attracting people. Everyone wants to be around someone that knows how to have fun. Socialization can go a long way when you are trying to bring yourself out of depression.
Remember to not sweat the small stuff. There’s never a happy medium between depression and happiness. It’s one or the other, and you are the only one that has the ability to change it.
Make a list of 10 different things you love to do. One of mine happens to be on a boat, offshore, tuna fishing. But tomorrow, I don’t want to go f***ing tuna fishing, I want to go feed the ducks at the pond. When the list has been exhausted, make another one. And I guarantee you’ll find something to laugh about while you’re doing the things you love.
When I wake up in the morning, I look at myself in the mirror and laugh at myself. It is important to add some cheer into your day-to-day life and stop taking yourself so seriously. Don’t scold yourself for the mistake you just made. Laugh at it. The more you beat yourself up over your slip-up, the more power you give it and you allow it to consume your thoughts, even your entire day.
When I’m in a bad mood, I don’t see anything around me but problems. But when I feel good, I see everything. I see nature. I see people. I see happiness.
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How many times do you come across a perfect stranger and say, “honey, I love your smile,” or “I love your eyes” or “your hair looks nice today,” and then walk away? Maybe not often, but that small gesture might have been the first compliment he or she has gotten in days, months, or even years.
These gestures are not for the purpose of hitting on someone or trying to get a date. The purpose of these gestures is to make someone feel good about their self. There is not enough compassion and kindness in an otherwise stressful world, and you’d be amazed how much a compliment, or even a hug, can mean to a person.
Sometimes, a simple wave or a handshake just won’t do. A strong, honest compliment and a hug can give that person the strength they need to make it through the rest of their day, and that goes for strangers and for everyone you encounter at home. Hug your kids often and tell them that you love them as much as possible, even at the most random of times, because that may have been exactly what they were looking for at that moment in life.
Forget the handshake, the wave, or the fist bump. I hug people, a lot. Sometimes even upwards of 50 people a day. Everyone that you cross paths with is dealing with some sort of problem, whether it is written on their faces or not. And you’d be surprised how many times I prompt a smile out of an otherwise miserable person, just by giving them a hug.
The power behind a hug is fueled by who we are as a human race. We are programmed to believe that each person is an individual and possesses a level of separation from every one else around us. But what truly matters is that it takes the same amount of air in our lungs and blood in our veins to live. We’re all in the same boat, and each individual deserves to feel compassion, kindness, togetherness, and to be cared about.
To embrace another human being, or to simply touch an acquaintance or a friend’s arm while engulfed in a conversation, is SHOWING that you care what is going on in their lives. Because just verbalizing is not enough. I truly believe that there is a direct correlation between happiness and hugging. It is warm. And to be able to communicate warmth, appreciation, and a genuine moment of happiness from both parties, all from a hug, is incredible.
To supplement your hugs, follow them up with compliments. Society tells you to keep your distance and be afraid of your surroundings. Respect someone’s personal space. Well, I think society has taken personality out of the people. What is the point of having a personality if you can’t show it to those around you?
I told a random guy in Wawa this morning that I liked his tan, and he smiled at me. Just by giving him that compliment, he stood a little taller. This random act of kindness could have been the first that he’s received in a while, but I know that I impacted his life in a positive way, even just for a moment or for the remainder of his day.
I’ve never gotten a negative response from someone after I had given them an honest compliment. We crave them, and we need them to get a lift every once in a while. Pay someone a compliment and keep moving throughout your day. Make it a part of your daily routine and watch your attitude slowly change for the better.
The smile that you put on your neighbor’s face this morning is contagious and can be paid forward, and that is all we can hope for.
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Education is a beautiful tool to have, but imagination represents the term “the sky is the limit.” Every invention in this world was created from an idea, cultivated from someone’s imagination.
Innovative imagination from the Wright brothers has allowed us to advance to a more efficient means of travel with airplanes.
Henry Ford, with his invention of cars, had the equivalency of a second grade education, but he has created one of the biggest industries in the world, and it all started from an idea and a vision. When the shareholders wanted to remove Henry Ford’s title as Chairman of the Board because he didn’t have the “proper” education, his response was to prove that he surrounded himself with educated people to supplement his lack of it. In Ford’s case, he had the means to surround himself with educated people to be able to keep his mind focused on his imagination and innovation.
Of course, education has to supplement the imagination in order to achieve the final goal. There has to be a defined mixture of both education and imagination. Education without imagination and vice versa is useless.
If you lack in education, be sure to surround yourself with a great creative team. Or, seek educated people to supplement your creative ability, and either way, you begin to prosper. But the beauty about the imagination is that it has the ability to generate happiness.
For example, I’m driving in the car and I hear some good songs playing. I imagine myself on the stage, singing in front of 100,000 people and experiencing something beautiful. I smile.
This is a very interesting message, especially right now. The month of May is full of new graduates emerging into the working world, and they are faced with some issues and thinking, “Where do I go from here?”
You have to imagine and dream about where you want to be. Envision it, plan it, and cultivate it. If you are unhappy with your current position, come home, sit in your backyard, close your eyes, and use your imagination to shape where you want to be.
Everyone has issues, but once you begin using your imagination, you’ll find yourself above all of the stresses of daily life and moving toward a happier existence.
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Looking back to my childhood hockey years, I never realized that I was subconsciously setting goals to reach my purpose. I listened to my opponents as they wished for someone else to fall down so they could capitalize on the opportunity to take a shot, to take advantage of someone else’s misfortune.
The approach has never entered my mind, and still doesn’t. I always believed in what I could do. I created my own opportunities. I didn’t have the time (or the patience) to wait around for someone else’s mistake, with the uncertainty that it may never come. So I made my own success. If it didn’t work out, then I would identify my mistake, learn from it, correct it and move on.
Sure, learning from other peoples’ mistakes may work for the short-term. But analyzing your personal success using someone else’s model is a waste of too much time and too much energy.
The most successful people do not invest their time in worrying about what other people think of them. Get busy, drive your passion, and move in the direction of your goals. If you allow yourself to actively participate in these three steps, you shouldn’t have time to focus on the successes of others and how they’ve accomplished them. Concentrate on enhancing yourself and moving toward your purpose.
It’s tough to move forward when you’re busy looking behind you. It slows you down immensely. You’ll easily forget how far you’ve come and what steps are necessary to move forward.
Holding yourself accountable for your success builds confidence, charisma, and helps you to make solid decisions, whether you’re in the business arena or working toward personal life goals. You always get what you attract. If you fill up your mind with fear of other people, it will allow your competition to surpass you while you’re left choking on the dust they’ve kicked up.
Recognize and revel in your own journey, and enjoy it while it lasts. After all, you are the only person in possession of it, and you are solely responsible for the outcome.
Use this method as a key ingredient in building your success. You hear a lot of people closely examining their competition, as if doing so will ensure your success. During my hockey career and beyond, it NEVER EVER entered my mind that I would lose my job to someone else. Because if it had, I would have been left in the dust before my career even began. I make the conscious effort to focus on how I can improve myself.
That, my friends, is when the magic happens.
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I’m going to make this one simple, because I have important things to do right now. The present moment is so significant, because the present is all you have. You don’t own yesterday, and you don’t own tomorrow. Make no mistake, it is wise to plan for certain things that lie on the road ahead, but you want to make sure you don’t lose sight of living for today. You’ll be missing out on some beautiful experiences.
By choosing to live a conservative and risk-free lifestyle in regards to always looking ahead, you may develop a fear in what the future holds. You lose the present moment, and you’ll never be able to get it back.
I’d like to call myself a spontaneous person. When it feels right, I do it, at that very moment. Do you know what I don’t do? I don’t plan vacations a year ahead of time. The present moment enables you to enjoy what life is all about. Capture it, and let it captivate you. Slow down and enjoy your surroundings, nature, your family and friends, your health, and most importantly, yourself.
If you start to worry about things that may happen 15, 20 years down the road, then your thinking shifts. You’ll constantly be worrying about your investments, health, etc. You’ll be living in fear. And the only way to walk away from this is to remove yourself from your own imagination and the uncertainties that you’ve created, and focus on this very moment.
We all know “The Golden Years” are not promised. “The Golden Years” is the title provided to us by society, and its definition is retirement and settling down. First of all, I don’t believe it’s healthy to retire. I don’t even like the word “retirement.” If you’re not productive in some way, you’re only going to move backward. Instead, look at “your new found freedom” as just another phase in life. The secret is to learn how to adapt and live within the phase you’re currently faced with.
You’re 25 years old, you graduate, and you get a good job, which is what society tells you to do. Don’t spend any money. Save for the future. Buy a house. Pay it off. Guess what? You don’t own anything in this world. You’re just using it. When you die, you can’t take any of these things with you. They’ll just be passed on to someone else who will use them for a while.
So after years of preparing for the future, you look back and say “Shit, I should’ve done this. I should’ve done that.” You spent your time missing out on great opportunities because you were hoping to be better off in the long run. Time does not belong to you, so you better make the best out of your rental. Once it’s gone, it’s never coming back. You can’t buy it, can’t trade it, and can’t ask for an extension. Start thinking about your “Golden Years” as right now. Right now, the market is booming for time, and right now, your time is the most valuable that it’s ever going to be. Your time’s worth is peaking, right now. Right now is the golden time. Spend it wisely.
“Right now, you are the oldest you’ve ever been and the youngest you’ll ever be” – Unknown
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