Happiness

It’s never too late to be a handyman

It’s never too late to be a handyman, I learned yesterday. My dad was a great journalist, but went through his entire life hardly knowing what a screwdriver was. It was like he prided himself on not being very good with tools — and I grew up with the same approach. So here’s what [...]

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How to make your life soar

Sometimes I see books promising a happy, abundant life that seem kind of complicated to me. As we move into 2012 I offer a recipe for a happy life that is simple and straightforward — but which I guarantee works. I know it works because I’ve proven it in my own life, and I’ve seen its results in [...]

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Welcome a New Year, welcome a New You

I wish you a Happy New Year. Such a special opportunity we have at this time to consider how we can change our lives — and perhaps the lives of others — for the better. Life doesn’t ask for much, but it does ask that we participate with life in making all things new. It asks that [...]

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How to live with no regrets

This is a guest post by Daniel Offer. Daniel manages an interesting Facebook application called Emoinstaller. Emoinstaller allows you to add extra Facebook emoticons as well as Facebook smileys to your Facebook chat experience in just a couple of clicks. Do you tend to beat yourself up by bringing past personal mistakes or shortfalls [...]

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$500 million or a sense of immortality?

If you were invited to choose between one of the following two options, which would you choose? 1. A check for $500 million, made out to you personally. The IRS isn’t going to touch it. It’s absolutely free and clear, and of course, would get you well on the way to being a billionaire. 2. [...]

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The magic of synchronicity

“I am open to the guidance of synchronicity, and do not let expectations hinder my path.” – The Dalai Lama First, a bunny update: The bunny that lives under our big blue spruce tree is alive and well, I’m happy to report. Hadn’t seen him for awhile, and since we border open space, I was [...]

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Innocence — door to true meaning and happiness

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A buoyant heart is a happy heart

A buoyant heart is a happy heart. A buoyant spirit and attitude to life and the circumstances life brings to us is one of the most beautiful and essential characteristics of our own true nature — a quality that as we reclaim it and reveal it more fully in our living will transform our lives. The Collins English Dictionary [...]

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Is happiness looking for you?

We think we must get busy and find happiness — but suppose happiness is looking for us?

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22 favorite personal growth blogs: which one could change your life?

Christopher Foster’s list of 22 favorite personal development blogs — could one of them change your life?

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Top ten ways to be unhappy

Author presents a simple, proven 10-step plan to assist those who wish to stay miserable and unhappy or increase their present level of unhappiness.

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Face your clutter and be free

Whew! JoAnn and I have been going through the clutter in our house for the last three months preparatory to our proposed move to Denver, and I’m happy to say we should be finished by early next week. That’s when we plan to put the house up for sale. It’s been a laborious and stressful [...]

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Who truly deserves your love?

“You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe deserve your love and affection.” – Buddha We live in challenging times. Perhaps the [...]

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The one gift that will never lose its luster

JoAnn was very sweet, but very firm, as she always is. She had ordered a new shirt and pants for me for Christmas, but the parcel arrived early. So she gave me a choice. I could start wearing my new clothes right away — which is the choice I made — or I could save [...]

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