-
To Follow this Blog Click Here!
The Ministry of Happiness
Categories
Ministry of Happiness on Facebook
Category Archives: personal happiness
Goal Setting for Happiness
I believe in goal setting, even for relaxation and vacation. So on my recent vacation I set some very specific goals. Goal number one was to do as little as possible. Goal number two was to maximize my relaxation by … Continue reading
Posted in personal happiness
Tagged be happy, blog, happiness, happy, life, relaxation, vacation
Leave a comment
Time for a reset
I restore myself when I’m alone. ~ Marilyn Monroe It’s been a hell of a year. Honestly this spring semester has been the hardest semester since that very first semester of the pandemic. I’ve spent some time thinking about why? … Continue reading
Posted in personal happiness
Tagged be happy, happiness, happy, life, mental health, positivity, reset, restore
2 Comments
Layers of Love
Love cures people – both the ones who give it and the ones who receive it. ~ Karl A Menninger I’m someone who prefers to sleep warm in a cold room. Living in the Bay Area of California, on the … Continue reading
Posted in personal happiness
Tagged be happy, happiness, happy, knitting, life, love, simple things
Leave a comment
Life’s Significant Moments
It’s graduation season, working in education I’m seeing lots of photos on social media from friends and former colleagues posting graduation pictures. Without a doubt, graduation can be a significant life moment for many people and congratulations to all who … Continue reading
Posted in personal happiness
Tagged be happy, happiness, happy, life, moments, stress, stress response, trauma
Leave a comment
The Importance of Kindness
Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love. ~ Lao Tzu I’ve written about kindness a lot over the years on this blog: Happiness, Gratitude and Small Acts of Kindness Quotes about Happiness, … Continue reading
Posted in personal happiness
Tagged be happy, happiness, happy, kind, kindness, life, positivity
Leave a comment
Keeping employees happy at work
Research indicates that employees have three prime needs: Interesting work, recognition for doing a good job, and being let in on things that are going on in the company. ~ Zig Ziglar According to an article referencing a survey they … Continue reading
A Happy Student Loan Monday
A wise man should have his money in his head, not in his heart. ~ Jonathan Swift I did not grow up in a family with a lot of money. Luckily I was born with a big brain and did … Continue reading
Posted in personal happiness
2 Comments
My Happy Little Garden
If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need. ~ Marcus Tullius Cicero One of the downsides of apartment living for me is the lack of opportunity for gardening. Ever since I was five, I’ve grown … Continue reading
Posted in personal happiness
Tagged be happy, blog, gardening, happiness, happy, humbingbirds, life, tomatoes
Leave a comment
Relative Happiness
Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking. ~ Marcus Aurelius It’s been a cold and very rainy winter in the California Bay Area, at least by our normal … Continue reading
Posted in personal happiness
Tagged be happy, blog, happiness, happiness is a choice, happy, life, positivity, relative happiness
Leave a comment
A Happy Day at the Bigfoot Museum
The inclination to believe in the fantastic may strike some as a failure in logic, or gullibility, but it’s really a gift. A world that might have Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster is clearly superior to one that definitely … Continue reading
The Ministry of Happiness 