Winter of Happiness & Well-Being #5
Saturday, 22 February 2014
Temperatures at this time of year will often fool us, lure us into thinking that perhaps the winter season is over and warmth and sunshine are here to replace milky skies, ice, and snow. Not true. The season is on the calendar for another 27 days and just just like with all events, the world
Stepping into a new space…in your head
Friday, 21 February 2014
The most beautiful and amazing element of this life is that, in any given nanosecond, you can shift gears and change anything. It’s that simple. Your perspective on any given topic will change if you command your mind to do so. So how come we are not all exactly where it is that we want
Winter Happiness and Well-Being #1
Saturday, 25 January 2014
It all begins with your mind, your attitude, helping yourself develop a perspective that is helpful, not counterproductive. Each season lasts 3 months, on the calendar. If you open the season of winter lamenting the shorter hours of daylight and the cold temps, you are setting your mental stage for depression and frustration. The trick
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The K Factor
Tuesday, 07 January 2014
Where K = Kindness, and the factors are the things that lead to it.
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The start of a new season
Sunday, 01 December 2013
This is the opening of a new month, on the heels of Thanksgiving and the beginning of new holidays where everyone is in a flurry and feeling joyous and also terrified about the stress of it all. Not to stress — relax, breathe, be happy, put a smile on your face until it makes you
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5 ways to connect with loved ones during the holidays
Wednesday, 27 November 2013
The holidays are a beautiful time, each holiday of the year. However, the holidays of November and December bring forth a certain stress that is not so apparent at other times of the year. Is it really about the season or is it about our culture placing odd pressures upon us by creating a storybook
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The break of day
Wednesday, 20 November 2013
I love to arise while it is still dark outside because I like the experience of watching a new day begin. This photo is from my 3rd floor, looking eastward. Over the rooftops and through the trees, I see the remains of the dark of night as it slips away and then slowly there is
The middle of the week — Wednesday
Wednesday, 13 November 2013
It is not what anyone ever talks about — Wednesday. Friday gets a whole lot of attention, there is even an acronym for the excitement it generates — TGIF — thank God its Friday! There is even a national restaurant chain named such. We go there to celebrate the end of the week and the
Manage your stress and spread happiness
Monday, 16 September 2013
Wringing your hands won’t do you much in the way of anything productive, we all actually know this. I think it is an old habit someone started when they wanted to hold the hand of a loved one but no one was there. It might have started as a way to provide a bit of