11 Ways to be happier this December

Christmas happens in 11 days. Hannukah begins tomorrow at sunset. No matter which holiday you celebrate, there are simple steps that you can take today to ensure that you close out this year happier and open the new year with a joyful perspective. The Dalai Lama teaches us that happiness ought to be our primary

Thanksgiving is Thursday, 5 reasons to start the festivities right now

I just love what our friends over at the Huffington Post have done this morning to get things rolling for Thursday. The idea is to have a relaxing and joy filled holiday. However, there is the issues that we all face for the holidays and they include: a. time management and how to get your

You need to get hold of your mind

And it is not hard to do. Join me, we’ll get started right now!   There is a simple formula and I have it — lucky you that you are here today to receive it. 1. awaken yourself and say aloud — thank you world, I am alive right this very moment; 2. move around and look

Wake up, step outside, breathe in deep, and feel alive

You owe it to your good self to feel the beauty of living each and every single day. Start right now. No matter where I go, I seek out places in nature that are peaceful and yet also exciting. For me, there is nothing that provides both more than the sea, whether it is the

A special request for peace — today

Peace. It is attainable through intention. I love the words of the song “Give Peace a Chance”.Imagine what would happen if the method of protest would return to the sit ins that used to take place here in America in the 1960s and 1970s. We would be looking at a very different national image and
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How to quickly get out of a bad mood

Step 1–stomp your foot! Step 2–own the feelings that you are having and make sure you are accountable to yourself for them! Step 3–your leg should be talking back to you for stomping, telling you it is not happy about the residual feeling, your ownership of your feelings ought to have you motivated to be
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Create a Work-Life Balance to Keep Loved Ones Close

Journal Star, the website for the daily newspaper in Lincoln, NE, posted Dr Deb’s Monster piece, based on BUILD THE STRENGTH WITHIN, on October 23, 2014, and included the jacket image, as well as a link to the book’s page on Amazon, and to her website.  The site has approximately 260,000 visitors per month. Below is the

Faith Berger–a woman of depth and creative success

I remember the first time I met her. My immediate impression was that this beautiful person is captivating and so inspired and kind. A visit with her reveals an enormous passion for works of art and a consistent dedication to how it is displayed. Imagine you are the artist. Envision your thrill to have a

The work needs to be joyful

The life we are living is such a conundrum of everything, isn’t it?  Stress, joy, work, play, happiness and sadness. And some of the time, it feels as if it all comes at once. I love the mystery of this life and being curious about what will happen next. We have our plans and then there

Where we chose to be

I love how easy it is to be any place on the planet within about a day or two…..you just decide where it is you want to be and don’t allow any barriers. You can go, there are an endless number of ways to make it happen. I am happy to know this as a