The opportunity to be happy resides in every moment. It’s not so much about finding it as it is about choosing it. Choose to think about something good. Choose to…
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I’ll admit it. I sing in the car. Loudly. It makes me happy. And sometimes when I’m belting out my favorites tunes, other drivers look over and laugh. That used…
I want you to have what you want to have as quickly as you want to have it. So, what is it? What, specifically speaking, would bring the brightest ray…
Bad days are optional. What we deem to be “bad” or “good” is a direct result of our personal perspective, choice and interpretation. Which means to make the shift from…
Imagine you’re in a small boat on a clear lake. It’s just you and the sleepy sound of water slapping rhythmically against the hull and the distant shore. The tide…
Isn’t life interesting how it brings people, situations and energy to us at just the right moments? That refund check hits the mailbox between paydays; a friend asks the one…
I’ve heard more than a few times that it takes 10,000 hours of focused work/study in becoming good at something. Let’s face it, we all want to excel and be…
Are you having a heavy day? There is a simple and sure-fire way to wriggle out from under whatever might be weighing you down: Small talk. Yep, that’s it! We…
Where is the break-even point for effort in life? How do we measure energy expenditure compared with perceived benefits? When it comes to mastering new skills, a recent study reaches…
Here’s a twist on the happiness puzzle: Take notice of how you don’t spend your time. A study published in the journal Social Indicators Research reports on “time diary” responses…