Tag: happiness
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The Secret to Happiness? Letting Go, Leaning In, and Looking Forward
If you want to be happy — and seriously, who doesn’t? — the path is surprisingly simple, though not easy. Here are the 3 things I’ve defined: letting go, being grateful, and looking ahead with excitement. First, let go of what’s gone. The past may have shaped you, but it doesn’t define you. Whether it’s…
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How Perception Shapes Your Happiness
Bad drivers, annoying people on the grocery store line, whining children, unappreciative or insensitive others, demanding bosses and customers, richer people, differences in perspectives—along with more serious things like environmental disasters, tragedies, sickness and death—are part of life and always will be. But how day-to-day stuff impacts our sense of happiness is an internal matter…
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Hop on the Crazy Train
I’m sure plenty of people think I might be a bit of a flake when I tell them that everything changes when you truly breathe into a moment. But those that opt to jump on my crazy train witness what can happen — the transformation that occurs — simply by stopping and taking a few…
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Embracing the Present: Finding Joy in Everyday Life
Life, as the saying goes, is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans. It’s a profound truth that often gets lost in the busyness of our everyday existence. But right now, in this very moment, Life is unfolding its tapestry before us. It’s not some distant tomorrow or a far-off future; it’s…