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Don't Sweat the Small Stuff!


Our daily lives can be filled with small annoyances-you lock yourself out of the house; you receive a call from the principal's office; a shopping cart puts a ding in your new car; a neighbor's dog poops in your driveway; the shoes you ordered arrive after the event; your boss forgets to approve your reimbursement report prior to leaving for a two-week vacation; a "friend" was heard talking about you behind your back.

Striking the Right Work/Life Balance


As entrepreneurs we can get so caught up in our daily schedules and activities that we forget to do the simple things that can support our success. The challenge of balancing our lives in today's hectic world is a significant test we face.

Can Kindness Curb Conflict? The Science of the Smile


I had been outside since 5:45 a.m., in 50-degree drizzle. My feet were soaked despite several changes of socks. My fellow outside poll observers, Republicans and Democrats alike, looked just as forlorn as we answered voters’ questions in Virginia during the 2018 election.

Make This Next Season of Life a Great One


Enjoyable weather is coming soon. For many parts of the country September through November offers many pleasant days. Don’t waste them by spending all your time starring at the television or Facebook. You still have some life to live. Spending four or five hours a day watching what everyone else is doing is a waste of your time.

Dont Let Life Happen to You


Don't Let Life Happen To You It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. - Marcus Aurelius (121-80 AD, Roman Emperor, Philosopher) It's hard to believe that we are nearing the end of another year.

Divining Your Life Path Number


The Life Path is determined by the sum that is arrived at after reducing your birth date by adding digits together. This number represents the traits and talents that you were born with and the probable journey you will take during your lifetime.

Helping Happiness Along


Happiness is worth helping along.The benefits of being a happy person are huge.

The ABCs Of A Great Life: J Is For Joviality


Laughter, humor, a lighthearted sense of being - all of these are an important part of a well-balanced breakfast, er, life. Without humor, there is no hope.

Getting To The Root Of Unhappiness


Many people live in clutter, emotionally eat themselves into overweight, live in debt, hate their jobs and otherwise live unhappy lives, unable and seemingly unwilling to change. Why? What do these have in common? What is the core issue? Fear, or rather an absence of love.

Happiness and the Single Person; Changing Myth Into Reality


Does the expression "single and happy" sound like an oxymoron to you? Are you weary of others (especially other singles) reinforcing the belief that singles cannot be happy? Do you find yourself always planning for the future or putting things off until you "are married and settled? Do you often have a sense that the intense feelings of happiness and joy cannot really be experienced unless you "have someone to share it with?" Do you just feel there is not enough time and other necessary resources available to the single person to pursue experiences that can bring true happiness?If the above resonates in your gut, do not despair. The following tips will offer ways to help you experience your present reality differently through changing behavior that is based on those negative (false) beliefs.

Achievement and Happiness the 80/20 Way


If there was ever a principle that was responsible for the most happiness and achievement in the world, it would be the 80/20 Principle.The 80/20 Principle or Pareto Principle was discovered in 1897 by an Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto while he was searching for patterns of wealth and income in England.

How To Be Outrageously Happy


You can be as happy as you want whenever you want. Zen masters have proven this - all you have to do is just "be" with whatever you have right now.

Design Psychology: How Our Sensory Responses to Aromas Create Happy Homes


Our sense of smell elicits strong emotional reactions and triggers powerful memories, whether we're consciously aware of it or not.Scents and FeelingsOur olfactory system sends a chemical message about the scents around us through the limbic part of our brain, which is the oldest part of our brain.

Design Psychology: How to Create Happy Homes Using Scents


Our sense of smell elicits strong emotional reactions and trigger powerful memories, whether we're consciously aware of it or not.Scents and FeelingsOur olfactory system sends a chemical message about the scents around us through the limbic part of our brain, which is the oldest part of our brain.

Clearing a Path for Happiness


In the United States, the pursuit of happiness is a god-given right and Americans have a document to prove it. But I wonder why the Founding Fathers deliberately phrased it, 'the pursuit of happiness', as if to say --- happiness in itself cannot be granted because it was, and still remains, tied to materialism.

Getting Connected


"The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet." -James OppenheimToday is very special.

The Secret to Staying Centered and Happy in a Troubled World


Many of us are probably so used to crisis in the world that it has become a natural part of our mental scenery. We've grown accustomed to living in a world where acts of bitter conflict, unrest, and inhumanity are everyday things, and their constant contradiction with our essential values almost seems normal.

10 Steps to Happily Ever After


Do you know what all happy and healthy marriages have in common? In every one of them you will find two people committed to making each other happy. You will find a man who cherishes his wife and puts her needs above his own, and you will find a wife who respects and trusts her man.

Happiness Increases Longevity...Where Do We Find This Gift of Life?


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