Category Archives: Happiness
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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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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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
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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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Gratitude Generates Happiness
Happiness comes from a place of gratitude; unhappiness comes from a place of want. Does this mean wanting or asking for what you want brings you unhappiness? No. Certainly you must know what you want and ask for it, whether … Continue reading
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Find a Happiness Buddy
Sometimes it is difficult to pick ourselves up and find that happiness that seems so elusive. It is in these times, we need a happiness buddy, that other person who can add light to our world and bring laughter into … Continue reading
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Create an Awareness Journal for Greater Happiness
Happiness does not just happen. You must cultivate it, appreciate it, and nurture it. It is too easy to think we are at the whims of our emotions. We are not. We are the one who experiences our emotions, and … Continue reading
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Use Color to Change Your Mood
One night I woke in its middle and could not go back to sleep. I tried everything I know – meditation, soft music, relaxation techniques, writing, reading, etc. – nothing worked. After a couple hours of allowing myself to indulge … Continue reading
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