My husband and I have both been very sick with some strange flu, so I have unable to write up the July Happiness Project. Instead, I am going to share a recap on the last six months of the Happiness Project. January Happiness Project was devoted to Vitality February Happiness Project focused on Love March … More The Happiness Project Recap
Meditation is such a wonderful spiritual tool to draw us closer to learning the inner truth about ourselves. In my search for meditation thoughts to share, I happened upon Elizabeth Lesser’s book: Broken Open: How Difficult Times Can Help Us Grow Before I share the meaningful quotes from her book, let me share a bit … More Meditation Thoughts from Elizabeth Lesser, Part One
How do we live fearlessly amidst all that is going on in the world? With the pandemic still plaguing us, unrest and riots in the streets, loss of income, and the upcoming election … We can choose to live fearlessly — despite everything and anything going on around us. I would like to share another … More Live Fearlessly
Even though the world seems to be in upheaval and you are facing ‘troubles’, the way we handle these ‘troubles’ impacts ourselves and those around us. Do you look for the gloomy side of life circumstances, or do you go to ‘the trouble tree’ to lay your burdens of the day down? Following is a … More The Trouble Tree
This is one in a series of monthly articles from Gretchen Rubin’s book: The Happiness Project. June’s Happiness Project is Making Time for Friendships — one of the most meaningful contributors to happiness. An appropriate theme to address while some of us continue the social distancing. Keep on reading to find some interesting ways of … More June Happiness Project: Making Time for Friendships
We live in a world of movement. Most of us are constantly on the go, doing this or doing that — whether it is physical or mental movement, we are always active in some form. And now, with current conditions where many of us are staying home due to the coronavirus, finding stillness, real stillness … More Finding Stillness Among Movement
This is not one of my typical articles, but I thought it might help someone else dealing with forgiveness and release: My family recently experienced the tragic death of my ex-husband and father of my children from a freak lawnmower accident. I received the call from his landlord on Monday morning — apologizing to me … More Finding Forgiveness and Release
You have probably heard the saying: Change your thinking, change your life. To change our thinking, we just need to form new habits and practices around our thinking process. But how do we do that? While attending a class called Dynamics of Prayer with Dr. Tom Sannar, I learned about the NCTER Process. This process … More Changing Our Thinking Using the NCTER Process
Following is one in a series of articles based on the words of New Thought leaders — current or past (or in this case, fictional!) New Thought Inspiration from Yoda Yoda is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise created by George Lucas, first appearing in the 1980 film The Empire Strikes Back. In the … More Quotable Inspiration from Yoda
This is one in a series of monthly articles from Gretchen Rubin’s book: The Happiness Project. May’s Happiness Project is Leisure and Fun — being serious about play. Another interesting theme seeing many of us are struggling with how to have fun and what to do with our ‘leisure time’ during the coronavirus. Keep on … More May Happiness Project: Leisure and Fun