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5 Ways to Create Amazing Friendships

By MW de Jesus in Blog, love & relationships

“To have a friend and be a friend is what makes life worthwhile.” ~Unknown

Studies show that perhaps the most important component of psychological well-being is not family, material possessions, or career successes, but rather our friendships.

For someone like me, that is terrifying news.

I have few friends. There are several reasons for that: I’ve moved often throughout my life, I’m an introvert, and I was always deeply afraid of rejection. But the root cause was that I never learned how to be a friend.

Books and movies became my source of information about friendship and, as a …

Most Problems Wear Themselves Out

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

Source: Peaceful Mind Peaceful Life

Happiness Is a Way of Travel

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

Life Is a Process of Surrendering

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

Source: Expanded Consciousness

How to Reclaim Your Energy So You Can Follow Your Dreams

By Bill Apablasa in Blog, happiness & fun, meaning & passion

“The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” ~Dan Millman

I don’t care who you are or where you live, we all have one thing in common: We like to dream—to close our eyes and imagine that we’re living the life we were meant to lead. It’s a desire that’s imbedded in our DNA. To want more. Achieve more. Become more.

It’s why we start new businesses, write novels, learn to play the guitar, get our MBA, change careers, learn to cook, sew, or speak Swahili.

We’re …

How Your Expectations Can Hold You Back and Keep You Unhappy

By Nadja van Osch in Blog, happiness & fun, letting go

“My happiness grows in direct proportion to my acceptance, and in inverse proportions to my expectations.” ~Anonymous

I used to be quite the model student. I thrived at university and seemed to be meeting all the expectations of our milestone-society.

Having chosen a Business Masters at a well-established university in the Netherlands, I was being schooled for a corporate career in a multinational firm, which I thought was what I wanted for myself.

I was led to believe that a shiny-bright future was waiting for me as soon as I acquired this magical piece of paper, and who doesn’t want …

What a Healthy Relationship Will Never Require of You

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

Source: Live Life Happy

Let It Fuel You

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

Source: Princess Sassy Pants & Co

The Little Things You Hate About Yourself

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

How to Cultivate Hope When the World Feels Dark and Scary

By Joanne Clark in Blog, change & challenges

“Everything you can imagine is real.” ~Pablo Picasso

The world is so broken. We are broken. We all need healing.

Recent events worldwide are terrifying and sad. This cold and dark time of year is a challenge for many.

Some of us feel every little thing. We feel everyone’s pain. We are empaths who care for every person, every animal, and the whole world.

Many of my loved ones and friends are like this. My partner’s father recalls that on a trip to a large city nearby (my partner was eight), they saw people living on the street and asking …

8 Simple Ways to Brighten Someone’s Day

By Krista Butler in Blog, love & relationships

“If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping in a tent with a mosquito.” ~African Proverb

I have a love-hate relationship with airports.

On the one hand, it’s the perfect place to people-watch. I mean, how can you not tear up when you see a kid running to give a returning parent a giant hug? Or two lovers reuniting and smiling from ear to ear when they lay eyes on each other? You are witness to perfect snippets of pure, genuine emotional connection.

On the other hand, airports can be a drag. Long line-ups, having …

What Happened Is Done

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

Source: NotSalmon.com

The Happiest People

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

Start Each Day with This Thought

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

Source: Project Happiness

What to Do When You Love Someone Who Hurts You

By Lauren Erickson-Viereck in Blog, love & relationships

“Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know.” ~Pema Chödrön

There is a person in my life who I love with all my heart, but in this relationship I struggle to keep a full cup myself. They are family, the situation is complicated and tender. But learning to have compassion for this other person begins with having compassion for myself.

A nasty divorce spanning most of my childhood set the stage for our current situation. My mother was deeply emotionally wounded by my father, and carried that pain into her parenting of my …

Why Silence Is Often the Best Response to a Verbal Attack

By Taylor Linn in Blog, love & relationships

“Have the maturity to sometimes know that silence is more powerful than having the last word.” ~Thema Davis

It all started with the forks.

“You need to return my forks,” my roommate demanded one morning as I sat in the kitchen attempting to get some work done.

“I have already said that I don’t have them. We told you that the other roommate has been hiding them,” I replied.

She began raising her voice at me, “I can’t believe you would accuse her. You’re just a mean, nasty person!”

I slowly turned around and said calmly, “Today is my birthday, …

The Best Way to Cheer Yourself Up

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

5 Side Effects of Kindness

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

You Survived

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

Source: Power of Positivity

How to Make Peace with the Past and Stop Being a Victim

By Lindsey Sharratt in Blog, letting go, mindfulness & peace

“Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life; define yourself.” ~Harvey Fienstein

Do you usually feel as if everything bad that can happen will happen, and it will happen to you?

You must be the unluckiest person on the face of the planet. Opportunities never work out. Doors that should open close in your face. Friends let you down. Bosses don’t see your value. There seems to be a universal conspiracy to keep you stuck right where you are now.

You feel like your life is always going to be like this.…