Category Archives: personal happiness

Happiness and being Child-like

Happiness and being Child-like It’s never too late to have a happy childhood.  ~Berkely Breathed Good morning friends, first off today please read the title of this post carefully, Happiness and being child-like, not childish.  One of the things that … Continue reading

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Happiness & Being Perfect

Happiness & Being Perfect Nothing is perfect. Life is messy. Relationships are complex. Outcomes are uncertain. People are irrational. ~ Hugh Mackay So there’s a post going around on the web that I really like although if I tried I … Continue reading

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Happiness, Relaxation & Downtime

Happiness, Relaxation & Downtime Turn off your mind, relax, and float downstream. ~ John Lennon I think today’s post falls into the category of duh philosophy.  You know it’s like when people tell you exercise is good for you, duh.  … Continue reading

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A Mindfulness Day as a Way to Happiness

A Mindfulness Day as a Way to Happiness In mindfulness one is not only restful and happy, but alert and awake. Meditation is not evasion; it is a serene encounter with reality.                             ~ Thich Nhat Hanh Recently I had the absolute pleasure … Continue reading

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Happiness & Forgiveness

Happiness & Forgiveness The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong               ~ Mahatma Gandhi So there is the obvious thread here, forgiveness is a good thing. If you can truly forgive the people who have done … Continue reading

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Happiness & Mindfulness

Happiness & Mindfulness See if paying attention to the nature of the mind early in the morning makes your mind more alert throughout the day. Your thoughts certainly will be more tranquil. The conceptual mind that runs on thinking of … Continue reading

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Happiness, it’s all About Your Attitude

Happiness, it’s all About Your Attitude Adopting the right attitude can turn a negative stress into a positive one         ~ Hans Selye Attitude So tonight a deeply personal post about attitude.  I’m going to start with … Continue reading

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Update: A Jar of Happiness & Good Things

A Jar of Happiness & Good Things   The art of living does not consist in preserving and clinging to a particular mode of happiness, but in allowing happiness to change its form without being disappointed by the change; happiness, … Continue reading

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Stop Worrying about Happiness

Stop Worrying about Happiness Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy.            ~ Leo Buscaglia Stop Worrying about Happiness That’s right, you read that correctly, the Minister of Happiness is telling you to stop … Continue reading

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Time for a Happiness Day!

Time for a Happiness Day!   Sanity and happiness are an impossible combination. ~ Mark Twain You are not a bad person, you’re not evil or lazy as long as you have tried and my friends we have all tried.  I … Continue reading

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