Category Archives: personal happiness

So, you don’t have any children?

Teaching is a very noble profession that shapes the character, caliber, and future of an individual. If the people remember me as a good teacher, that will be the biggest honor for me. ~ A P J Abdul Kalam So … Continue reading

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Being a Happy Little Imposter

‘Imposter Syndrome’ is the feeling of wearing a mask and playing a role that one does not feel at home in. It is when you feel like you or your work is a fluke and that you’re a dwarf amongst … Continue reading

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Navigating the Festive Season: A Guide to Overcoming Holiday Blues

Navigating the Festive Season: A Guide to Overcoming Holiday Blues The holiday season is often hailed as a time of joy, celebration, and togetherness. However, for many individuals, it can also bring about a sense of melancholy and loneliness known … Continue reading

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Happiness in the Next Act

It’s never too late to be who you might have been. ~ George Elliot Happiness in the Next Act This time of year has a tendency to be a highly contemplative period for me. It’s a combination of my normal … Continue reading

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A Happy Gear Change

Change the changeable, accept the unchangeable, and remove yourself from the unacceptable. ~ Denis Waitley A Happy Gear Change So I’ve been talking about it for some time, but finally sat down this weekend and made some decisions, primarily when … Continue reading

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What’s Thanksgiving Really About?

Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough. ~ Oprah Winfrey What’s Thanksgiving Really About? Thanksgiving, as I’ve mentioned in past years is … Continue reading

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Happy Viewing: Best Streaming Recommendations

Baseball hasn’t been the national pastime for many years now – no sport is. The national pastime, like it or not, is watching television.~ Bob Greene Happy Viewing: Best Streaming Recommendations I often see on social media people asking for … Continue reading

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Coincidence is a Crazy Thing

Coincidence is the word we use when we can’t see the levers and pulleys. ~ Emma Bull Coincidence is a Crazy Thing From early on in my current gig I really hit it off with one faculty member in the … Continue reading

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Happiness and Aging

Hope I die before I get old. ~ The Who Inspiration for my piece each week comes from random places at times. I’m actually writing this a week early, my aunt died this morning, my assistant’s mother-in-law died this afternoon. … Continue reading

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Happy Veterans Day

The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war. ~ Douglas MacArthur The other day at work, as part of the ice breaker for … Continue reading

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