Waking Up and Forgetting a Bad Day
“Life is inherently risky. There is only one big risk you should avoid at all costs, and that is the risk of doing nothing.” ~Denis Waitley
Yesterday was a bad day.
My husband and I got really close to …
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11 Lessons for a Life Filled with Peace, Love, and Happiness
“A man is not old until regrets take the place of his dreams.” ~Proverb
When Lori wrote her list of thirty-three lessons she’d learned in life (one for each of her years) to celebrate her recent birthday, she gave us …
Live the Beach Lifestyle Everyday
“The time to relax is when you don’t have time for it.” ~Sydney J. Harris
I live on a beach, and I don’t mean in a box under the boardwalk. Rather, my home is just about 60 seconds away. …
5 Ways To Reclaim The Human Wealth That Is Your Right
“An unhurried sense of time is in itself a sort of wealth.” ~Bonnie Friedman
We live in a society that favors material wealth over human wealth. Fame, fortune, and glamorous toys are what we are told to strive for with …
Take Back Your Power and Start Loving Your Life
Editor’s Note: This is a contribution by Lindsey Kasch
“People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don’t believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look …
Create a Positive Space and Break the Cycle of Negativity
“Man stands in his own shadow and wonders why it’s dark.” ~Zen Proverb
I’m an emotional, sensitive person with a lot of empathy for others. I’ve found myself feeling torn apart by negativity and the world outside of me. I’m …
The Secret to Lighting up a Room: Find Your Inner Glow
“As we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.” ~Marianne Williamson
We’ve all met that person at a party or a business function who seems to “light up a room.” People are …
Giveaway and Interview: Happier at Home by Gretchen Rubin
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There are certain people who become part of the fabric …
Waking Up to Live Fully and Passionately
“It is not uncommon for people to spend their whole life waiting to start living.” ~Eckhart Tolle
Have you ever hit the snooze button? I’m guessing you have at least once. And when you hit it— if you were awake …
Embracing Our Darkness: We Don’t Always Have to Be Happy
“It is better to be whole than to be good.” ~John Middleton Murray
Discouragement is usually an unwelcome guest. Every time it comes knocking on my door, I try to shoo it away or sweep it under the …
Make It a Great Day or Not, the Choice is Yours
“The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we wait so long to begin it.” ~W.M. Lewis
Throughout my high school career, I kind of wandered around the school, trying to figure out who I …
Seasonal Sadness: 7 Tips to Make the Colder Months Better
“There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist, or accept responsibility for changing them” ~Denis Waitley
It’s still summer, and the last thing I want to be thinking about are the cold months ahead. There …
33 Things to Accept and Embrace
“Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh
Today is my 33rd birthday, and at this very moment I am likely sipping a fruity drink by a pool in Las Vegas.…
Tiny Wisdom Buy One Give One eBook Sale
In case you didn’t just read my post 33 Things to Accept and Embrace, today (August 28th) is my 33rd birthday, so I decided to run a fun promotion as a way to celebrate.
For today only, if …
7 Important Questions to Ask Yourself Today
“What you do today is important because you are exchanging a day of your life for it.” ~Unknown
During the first week of July 2012, a storm left my little town and nearly one million other people in the Mid-Atlantic …
How to Have Fun Like Children: 15 Joyful Tips
“If it’s not fun, you’re not doing it right.” ~Bob Basso
Every morning my daughter and I go for a twenty-minute walk to my workplace. For me, in those twenty minutes, I’m in transit. For my toddler, it’s nothing less …
Tiny Steps to Overcome the Fear of Judgment
“Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear.” ~Ambrose Redmoon
A couple weeks back, I had my first singing lesson in over 15 years. I’ve been hoping to get …
Connect with Joy Instead of Searching for Joy
“There is no need to reach high for the stars. They are already within you. Just reach deep into yourself!” ~Unknown
I spent years searching for joy. For a long time, I thought that if I did the same things …
Balancing Social Time and Solitude: Finding Your Golden Ratio
“A wise man makes his own decisions; an ignorant man follows public opinion.” ~Chinese Proverb
I’d like you to ask yourself a simple question: Do you know if you’re an introvert or an extrovert?
If you’re uncertain of the answer, …
See the Love Around You and You’ll Feel More Love Within You
“The most important thing in this world is to learn to give out love, and let it come in.” ~Morrie Schwartz
There is a Native American tale that tells of a young boy speaking with his grandmother. She tells the …
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