Simple Joys
It doesn’t take much to put a smile on my face, and usually the reasons are random and unexpected. Every day is full of new smile sources – but I’m not always looking, and sometimes the greatest joys...
View ArticleMy Tuesday Happy
My happy today? Well it wasn’t the embarrassing and spontaneous nose bleed I had in front of a prospective client. It wasn’t the long wait in the doctor’s office, afraid I was going to leave with more...
View ArticleWhat Language Barrier?
I’ve referred to my dear friend Mariam multiple times: We reconnected through Facebook. During a neighborhood stroll together we focused on some simple joys. Once while sunbathing I contemplated the...
View ArticleCreating Positive: Forts & Ghost Stories
It was Lindsay’s turn to be in charge of our family night activity so when she brought out the stack of blankets and sheets we didn’t question her motives. We simply asked for instructions. Minutes...
View ArticleHappiness Crusade
On February 13, 2012, I started a 21-day “dopamine challenge” here on this blog titled Creating Positive. Many of you joined me in that initiative (and it’s not too late to get started) because...
View ArticleOpposable Thumbs
Happiness is such a lovely gift we choose to give ourselves each day. This morning I was dragging my feet just a bit as I suited up to walk Eli. It was really cold outside and I don’t very much like...
View ArticleFactory Default: Wellness
Recently I facilitated a group discussion on the topic of life’s challenges and how we choose the way in which we encounter said obstacles. I made it clear then, and I wish to state loudly in this...
View ArticleFirst World Problems
Sometimes it’s hard to remember to be grateful, especially when we feel like we are being inconvenienced. One glance in the last 24 hours at any number of social media platforms confirms I’m not the...
View ArticleJust Keep Going
There was a period of time in my life when I felt broken emotionally and couldn’t see through the density of my situation to a better tomorrow. I knew only to take one step at a time, placing one foot...
View ArticleHappy People Help
Unless you live under a rock, you don’t have to look very far before the realities of the suffering of so many around the world crosses your path in some form or another. Whether you’re following the...
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