Anyone who knows me knows I have a dog named Missy. She is, without question, one of my favorite creatures on the planet. I adopted her from the shelter when she was approximately 3 months old. This April we celebrated her 5 birthday. I hadn’t had a dog since my…
Tag: positive psychology
Soothers
Many of us are trying to change our old ways of being to find more peace and joy in our lives. New lifestyles take practice, experience and repetition. After all, we have been practicing our old ways of being for quite a while so it stands to reason that it…
Be Love
I found this saying on Pinterest and couldn’t agree with it more. What a nice reminder that we can only control ourselves. So often we get confused and try to moderate what we do to as a reaction to others. Editing our speech and behavior to please others is such…
True Happiness is Unconditional
Each of us has the power to choose to be happy everyday yet many of us are still unhappy. We tell ourselves, I’ll be happy when I get a new job, or I get a better partner, or I get the bills paid off, or when I retire, or when….
Facing Fear
“You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which you think you cannot do.” – Eleanor Roosevelt Looking for inspiration for this week’s blog I was reading some of Wayne Dyer’s comments on…
You Are Worthy
Feeling worthy can be difficult for many of us. At face value some of us may say we are worthy of love and appreciation yet when someone gives us a compliment or is kind to us, it is difficult to accept. Another way we may show that we don’t feel…
Easy, Fun Ways To Be Happier
What if I told you there were some fun activities that actually change your brain to see the world in a more positive light? Would you be interested in trying one or more? Shawn Achor has done a wonderful job distilling much of the positive psychology research into a few…
Looking Back
It is so fun to reminisce when the memories are good. Each of us can think of some fun times with loved ones and friends. The memories bring a special warm feeling. Life can be so sweet. On the flip side are those painful memories. Remembering events and interactions with…
Not Enough
Often, we feel that we don’t have enough. Not enough money, not enough friends, not enough support, not enough sleep, not enough etc.There is the flip side of this which is too much. Too much stress, too much to do, too much work, too much snow, too much etc. This…
Out of Control
We tend to operate in a fairly predictable world which lulls us into thinking that we have more control than we actually do. This has become more evident recently with the recurrent winter storms in the area. One storm after another produced large amounts of snow which resulted in copious…