“Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Since we are just past the Thanksgiving holiday much focus has been on gratitude. Gratitude […]
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To hear him tell it, Robert had a rough life. People were always picking fights with him. He was always getting cut off in traffic, or being targeted for parking tickets. Authority figures had it out for him, and that made it hard for him to keep a job. Every day, he had something to […]
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I recently finished reading a book called Still Life by Louise Penny, a French Canadian mystery writer. I love mysteries, and was happy to find Louise Penny. She provided an intriguing story. What really caught my attention, though, was when the reason for the title was revealed. Yes, many of the characters were artists and […]
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This was a question that was put before me recently and I thought it an interesting one. For many people the answer is it’s easier to be unhappy, because unhappiness, struggle and complaint are their default beliefs and behaviors. For others, happiness seems to come easily. We all know those people who seem just naturally […]
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“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.” ~ Marcel Proust Are you looking at what’s going right in your life or at what’s going wrong? For most people, their default way of thinking is to notice all the things that are not working in their lives, […]
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The practice of gratitude as a tool for happiness has been in the mainstream for years. Long-term studies support gratitude’s effectiveness, suggesting that a positive, appreciative attitude contributes to greater success in work, greater health, peak performance in sports and business, a higher sense of well-being, better relationships and a faster rate of recovery from […]
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The holidays can be fun and joyous, but they can also be stressful. Extra tasks, feeling that we need to make everything perfect and the drain on our financial resources can suck the joy right out of the season. It’s important to remember to love yourself through this time, and in so doing be there […]
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“Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.” — Melody Beattie One of the highest vibrations there is, is appreciation. Genuine appreciation for what you already have aligns you with a higher flow and you become a vibrational match to everything you desire. But more importantly, it […]
Read More...February is the month of love! We’re just past Valentine’s Day, when our thoughts and attention are on romantic love. Many people feel that romantic love is the highest form of love. While it certainly feels good, is healthy and rewarding, there is actually a higher, more certain love that comes from within us and […]
Read More...by Judith Sherven, PhD and Jim Sniechowski, PhD Long before we get to the table laden with turkey, cranberry sauce and over-sweet yams, we are face-to-face with the challenge of gratitude all month long. For most of the year we can duck and dodge the pressures of thankfulness, and most people do – openly admitting […]
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