So many times we expect situations to unfold in specific ways we miss the wonderful ways in which they are unfolding. We get so focused on what we expect and plan that we miss the wonderful ways in which situations are coming together better than we could have even imagined….
Category: Tools to Increase Happiness
Emotions as Guides
How do you use your emotions to your advantage? What if we used our emotions as guides? When we are upset, more than the situation warrants, perhaps we need to re-evaluate how we perceive the situation. My favorite example, to which many can relate, is driving in a car and…
Carving Out A Life
Recently we visited another area of the country that was surrounded by water. This type of environment is very different from where we live so the contrast was noticeable. It was interesting to observe how people interacted with their environment. Water is so plentiful that folks work, commute and play…
Relieving Stress
Stress is often caused when our brain tells us that things are not what we want. We think we want no challenges at work but if we really had no work challenges, we would become bored. We want life to be easy yet if it was we would create challenges…
Give Permission
There are so many happy events that happen each and every day. We often take them for granted or just don’t acknowledge them at all. If we do have something really great happen to us we may discount the joy as just a fluke. We don’t want to get to…
FUN!!!
When was the last time you had some fun? I mean real fun. Fun like you had as a child. Laughing so hard your stomach cramped struggling to catch your breath with tears streaming down your cheeks. The “time stood still” kind of fun. When we grow up we get…
Breaking the Rules
Starting at birth we were taught the rules of our families and our culture. Some of these rules were explicit but many were learned through observation, trial and error and reward and punishment. We often learn and repeat what our family passed down from their experiences in life. This…
Ebb and Flow
Much like the ocean, there are high tides and low tides in life.These natural changes to the activity in your life can be interpreted many different ways. The power comes in understanding what is happening. In high tide, there is more activity in your life. We can feel pulled by…
Gratitude – Revisited
In the not so distant past there was a post on gratitude. Expressing gratitude is one of the best ways to experience happiness and joy in our life so we will revisit gratitude often. Over the next week, focus on all that you have and all that went into what…
Spring
The earth slumbers through the winter and begins anew in the spring. We can take our cue from nature and begin anew this spring. In what ways will you choose to refresh your life? Will you start with a new haircut? How about introducing a new habit to meditate once…