Happiness

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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Power of patience critical to lasting happiness

The power of patience is all too easily overlooked in our fast paced culture. But it’s absolutely critical to lasting happiness and inner peace. True, with more and more people demanding immediate gratification it might seem patience has become obsolete. But whatever your age, and whatever your life situation, nurturing this calm and noble quality [...]

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Trust God: 5 things we can learn from a blue spruce tree

Trust God – the one true being back of all things — because it is the very base of all true power, happiness and well-being. I’m reminded of this simple truth each morning when I step outside to admire the magnificent blue spruce tree that grows just outside our front door. There are at least five ways in which this noble tree teaches [...]

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Making peace with loss and death

“Eternity is not the hereafter…this is it. If you don’t get it here, you won’t get it anywhere.” – Joseph Campbell Finding inner peace in the midst of death and loss is a theme that runs through all our lives. So I noted with interest the other day that suddenly death isn’t the big gray [...]

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6 steps to stay calm

What can we do to stay calm in a busy, confused and violent world? Here are 6 suggestions.

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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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Is happiness hiding in plain sight?

Happiness was hiding “in plain sight.” All I had to do was pay attention to the little moments of my life.

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The gift that a raven brought

“You may hide yourself in a thousand forms, Still, All-beloved, I recognize you.” –Goethe. I went for a hike yesterday on the Devil’s Backbone trail outside Loveland, and a wild creature brought me a special surprise. A gift to give me a lift. I’ve been tired the last few days. I was tired as I [...]

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Top tips for a good relationship #1

What a beautiful thing it is when something happens that reminds us we are loved. Love is the supreme power of this universe, and when we touch that magical, indescribable power, even in the simplest of circumstances, we feel it in every fiber of our being. But love is not love unless truth is present [...]

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