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Holiday Happiness: Resources for Fighting Holiday Depression
Holiday Happiness: Resources for Fighting Holiday Depression If you don’t think your anxiety, depression, sadness and stress impact your physical health, think again. All of these emotions trigger chemical reactions in your body, which can lead to inflammation and a … Continue reading
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Tagged being positive, Christmas, depression, happiness, holiday, new year, resources, sad, thanksgiving, winter
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Holiday Happiness: Happiness Moment
Holiday Happiness: Happiness Moment The holidays are often a very stressful period for people so for the next 34 days (Thanksgiving through Christmas) we’re going to do a post a day, something happy and uplifting each day, perhaps an image, … Continue reading
Happiness, Exercise and Holiday Depression
So, get out there, walk, jog, go to the gym, whatever it takes to burn a few calories, raise your heart-rate, burn off some cortisol and release some endorphins. In the end you will feel better and probably live a longer, happier life.
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Tagged depression, endorphins, exercise, fitness, happiness, holidays, life, personal happiness, positivity
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Happiness is Thanksgiving Dinner
Happiness is Thanksgiving Dinner After a good dinner one can forgive anybody, even one’s own relations. ~ Oscar Wilde So as my favorite eating holiday of the year approaches, I thought I would do a post on Thanksgiving Dinner because … Continue reading
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Tagged cooking, family, happiness, holidays, recipes, southern living, thanksgiving, turkey
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The Importance of Forgiveness
The Importance of Forgiveness Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. So recently I had a really deep conversation with a friend. … Continue reading
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Tagged forgiveness, forgiving ourselves, happiness, healing, overcoming our past, peace, self-hellp
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Please, slow down, relax and be kind
Please, slow down, relax and be kind I’m convinced that probably everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. It’s just one more reason to always be kind. ~ Yolanda Hadid So this week we officially … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, happiness, holiday, holiday madness, holiday season, holidays, kindness, madness, stress, thanksgiving
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Happiness and Special Places
Happiness and Special Places I told the students that they were at the age when they might begin to choose places that would sustain them the rest of their lives, that places were more reliable than human beings, and often … Continue reading
Happiness, Gratitude & Compassion
Happiness, Gratitude & Compassion We all have times when the world goes South on us, when nothing goes right, when in fact it seems like we are a bad luck charm for anyone we know or care about. Life is … Continue reading
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Tagged compassion, grateful dead, gratitude, happiness, inspiration, kindness
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Happiness is Making Sauce
Happiness is Making Sauce “To invite someone is to take charge of his happiness during the time he spends under your roof.” ~ Jean-Antheleme Brillat-Savarin So the summer is in full swing and with it the garden as well. One … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Krim, childhood, happiness, italian, spaghetti sauce, summer, tomatoes
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Some happy words and images
Some happy words and images Kiss The Earth Walk and touch peace every moment. Walk and touch happiness every moment. Each step brings a fresh breeze. Each step makes a flower bloom. Kiss the Earth with your feet. Bring the … Continue reading
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Tagged buddhism, happiness, ireland, life, meditation, nature, peace, personal happiness, thich nhat hanh
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