Creative Success Depends on Long View
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The Connection Between Allowing & Happiness
When we are centered in a state of allowing, infinite possibilities become open to us.
However, when we decide exactly how things should be and then try to force it into fruition, we are blocking our greatest good. This is very easy to say [...]
10 Tips Plus Bonus Tip To Keep Your New Year’s Resolution
It’s January.
That time in the New Year where we feel the itch to renew and change – for the better. And bless us human beings, we wouldn’t be human if we didn’t find changing hard to do. Here’s 10 plus tips to making and keeping [...]
Start Your New Year With a Day of Being
What is your New Year’s day tradition?
Do you sleep half of it away? Clean the house? Watch football? How about shaking things up? Start a new tradition with a day of being.
What is a day of being? It’s a day to feel your feelings, [...]
Tips To Be Happy For The Holidays (Experts Tell, Plus See Annie’s CLUTCH TIP!)
Well, it has certainly been a tough year for many.
Lots of things to worry about. But what if we could have a Happy Holiday? No way, you say? There’s simply too much to do and to worry about.
“Exactly,” says Annie Jennings, creator [...]
‘Tis The Season To Be Jolly
One of my favorite symbols of the holiday season are the words “Ho Ho Ho.”
It’s so cheerful–simply a short and to the point message of happiness. I buy any and all Holiday decorations that have these three little words written on [...]
Peace On Earth: Peace In Your Home This Holiday Season
Families are not perfect
The holiday season seems to underscore this fact: putting adults fuelled by eggnog in close quarters over a stretch of time are the perfect ingredients for bringing out the worst in us. So how do you bring peace into [...]
Be Happy Over The Holidays, Dealing With Emotional Vampires & Nightmare TO DO Lists…
You say it every year. I am not going to overspend. I am not going to overeat. I am not going to feel guilty because I did not buy enough . . .
But you wind up doing it all anyway.
And it gets worse. You can’t hide from the Holiday [...]
Avoid the Holiday Blues
For some people, the holidays aren’t a time of family, happiness, cheer, and feasting.
It’s a time of depression, isolation, and headaches. If you are one of the people who have more anxiety than joy at this time of year, what can you do [...]
The Positive Side of Pessimism
Yes, you read that right – there is a positive side to being pessimistic.
When I first encountered the positive aspects of being negative, I was as surprised as you are.
Think about it: it’s so easy for us to slip into worry mode and wonder, [...]
Make Thanksgiving a Lifestyle
America celebrated its first nationwide day of thanks in 1789 under the leadership of our first president, George Washington.
However, it wasn’t until Abraham Lincoln was president that our country had its first official Thanksgiving holiday. [...]
When’s the Last Time You Were a Princess?
I’m doing a reading of one of my stories for an upcoming children’s tea party.
Since the character I’m reading about is a dragon, I’ve decided to dress up as a princess for the afternoon. And you know what? I’m really excited about [...]
Lonely? Get Connected
Loneliness is a state of mind that occurs when a person feels emotionally disconnected.
Contributing factors are physical isolation (like-minded people aren’t nearby), low self-esteem and shyness (which keeps you from reaching out and accepting [...]
There’s Scared and There’s SCARED
It’s a perfect setup:
It’s getting dark, the wind’s howling, the leaves are blowing and you’re heading home fast to be there for the kids before they head out to trick or treat. You think back to when you were a kid and how you couldn’t [...]
Don’t Worry. Be Happy
Remember that song “Don’t Worry. Be Happy”?
I used to really hate it. I thought it was the worst song in the world. It was silly, simple, and not very creative. Still, I couldn’t help but notice that it was just catchy [...]
Halloween Horror Nights and Life Lessons?
Halloween is here.
Last night some friends of mine and I headed over to Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights. Our whole intention was to have fun and to help a friend of ours from England experience Halloween American style. Apparently [...]
Let’s Try This: What’s Right with Me?
Have you ever asked yourself, “What’s wrong with me?”
Plenty of times I bet. This kind of self-talk stems from an over-emphasis in our culture of trying to fix what doesn’t belong or LOOK like it doesn’t belong to what is considered [...]
Make Time for Yourself and Get Happy
Tweak Your Schedule
Tweaking your daily schedule can make the difference between living a happy life versus slugging it out day after day. Let’s face it: we all have busy lives with more than enough things that have to get done every day. [...]
Maintaining Positivity In Your Life
Accentuate the positive
Hey purty! How do you stay focused on positive family values and lifestyle when the news around you is showing war, rumors of war and often times financial and family crisis? I’m going to share a few tips to help [...]
Midlife Sage-What I Wish I Had Known As A Young Woman
Avoid the muck
Women spend too many years struggling and stressing through all the crap of daily life before they finally realize the aching truth: Damn, I should have taken the path around the bog! That’s the road that avoids the muck and [...]
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