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Holiday Happiness: You Need to Relax

Holiday Happiness: You Need to Relax You have to relax when you’re shooting an arrow. You can’t be tense. And that just helps, in your day-to-day life. ~ Stephen Amell The holidays are a very stressful time for everyone and … Continue reading

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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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We work too much!

We work too much! Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable. ~ Sydney Harris Tonight I want to talk about work.  The overwhelming majority … Continue reading

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How to be Happy at Work

How to be Happy on a Hard Workday Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion. I myself prefer to laugh, since there is less cleaning up to do afterward.              ~ Kurt Vonnegut So the other day at … Continue reading

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What is Social Media Doing to Your Happiness?

What is Social Media Doing to Your Happiness? Your success and happiness lies within you.  Resolve to keep happy and your joy and you will shall form and invincible host against difficulties.                    ~ Helen Keller Impacts of Social Media We … Continue reading

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The Stress of Travel and the Wonderful Part as Well

The Stress of Travel and the Wonderful Part as Well It’s not stress that kills us, it’s our reaction to it. ~ Hans Selye The very first caveat for this post is that I’m writing this at 10:30PM at the … Continue reading

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Learning to Relax Again

Learning to Relax Again I’ve always been active – outdoors, on the beach, playing – and so to go home, and have to sit on my couch to relax…it’s frustrating.  Sometimes you really just have to shut yourself down. ~ … Continue reading

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Winding Down in Gijon

Winding Down in Gijon Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time – Bertrand Russel It’s interesting to be doing my standard Sunday night post from Gijon on the northern coast of Spain.  I’ve gotten pretty far from my normal … Continue reading

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Happiness and the Pace of Life

Happiness and the Pace of Life You must always be yourself, and do things at your own pace. Someday, you’ll catch up ~ Natsuki Tayaka As I have gotten older I’ve noticed something about myself, I’ve really started to slow … Continue reading

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Happiness is accepting life as it comes

Happiness is accepting life as it comes Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune. ~ William James So today I’m sitting here waiting for the plumber to come, that is almost … Continue reading

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