Author Archives: Diana Rankin
For Happiness Move from Wanting to Having
When we are unhappy, we need to look within our lives to that which helps to create our unhappiness. Unhappiness is often caused by our constantly staying in the place of wanting and never reaching the place of having. We … Continue reading
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Be Happy, Have a Temper Tantrum
Even if you consider yourself fully mature—and few of us do if we’re past our twenties—your inner child likes treats and needs to play. The lack of feeding and considering your inner child can keep you from the happiness you … Continue reading
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Tagged awakening, be happy, energy, happiness, healing, inner child, intuition, joy, love, spirit guide, spirituality
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Unsticking the Stuck
It takes energy to be unhappy. Unhappiness drains you. Imagine you are walking around every day carrying a fifty-pound bag on your back. This fifty-pound bag is filled with I’m-not-good-enoughs; They-are-not-goodenough-for-mes; Life-is-unfairs; I-could-do-that-buts; and a thousand other excuses of what … Continue reading
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Tagged a happiness exercise, awakening, energy, happiness, healing, how to be happy, intuition, joy, love, smile, spirituality, unstick the stuck
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Election 2024
This is an article I wrote about the 2016 election. I change two words: 2016 to 2024 and President Obama to President Biden. The article still seems relevant. Today is a day to catch our breath and reflect. For some … Continue reading
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Tagged awakening, Election 2024, energy, happiness, healing, love, spirituality
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Mining the Body’s Wisdom
Happiness eludes us when we hold old fears and other negative emotions in our bodies. Releasing negative emotions provides us with greater wellbeing, health, and energy—and it allows us to be happy. Our bodies are wonderful monitors for telling us … Continue reading
Life’s Small Moments
You are the only you in this whole world. You are unique. No one else is like you and no one else can be who you are or do exactly what you can do for this world. You have come … Continue reading
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Purposeful Daydreaming & 21 Pleasures
Happiness doesn’t just happen. You need to have the intention that you want to be happy, and then nourish that intention with repetition and emotion. As you work toward happiness it becomes a byproduct of living and enjoying your life. … Continue reading
Happiness Self-Notes
One of my favorite writers and author of one of my favorite books, Anna Cara, the late John O’Donohue, said, “The most powerful way to change your life is to change your mind.” You’ve probably already heard me say this, … Continue reading
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Tagged awakening, brain grooves, brain patterns, emotions, energy, happiness, happiness grooves, happiness thoughts, healing, intuition, joy, life-affirming, love, repattern the brain for happiness, spirituality, thoughts
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Will the White Bird Turn Red?
I went to see the movie White Bird, a movie that takes place during the German occupation of France during World War II. It’s a movie everyone should see before they vote. I think about that last statement, “It’s a … Continue reading
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Hazel’s Angels
It was in the mid-1990’s when I was attending Jean Houston’s New York Mystery School that I met Hazel and her angels. She was a lady of a certain age by then but during World War II Hazel was a … Continue reading
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