Did you know there is a direct correlation between your level of happiness and your level of gratitude? A study done by Robert A. Emmons and Michael E. McCullough in 2003 shows that individuals who think about gratitude report being 10% happier than those who don’t focus on gratitude. In the study, the participants were divided into […]
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We often wish things wouldn’t change. We are content and we are happy, enjoying what is going on in our lives at the moment. Someone once told me, “The only thing you can count on is change.” As I have experienced decades of birthdays and life, I believe this is true. And, I am O.K.
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When we invest in something we do what is necessary to help it grow. If it is a garden, we prepare the soil, plant seeds or seedlings, water, fertilize, and weed. In relationships one of the easiest things we can do is to be grateful and express that gratitude through thanks. In the garden scenario,
I am all for challenging, striving, reaching, becoming. Those words give us a sense of the future. Yet, sometimes we rob ourselves of happiness in the moment when we focus too much on the future. When we THINK we have to be something we aren’t yet. It is possible to have goals and hopes for
Imaginations are powerful. Imagination is the ability to see something that isn’t in the present. It is the ability to dream up something new, to be creative and resourceful. Imagine if you could feel calm and hopeful when things are tumultuous. Imagine if you were presented with a problem and you knew immediately what to
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Remember the colorful paper turkey’s we used to make in school around this time of year? On each red, yellow, or orange feather, we would write something we were grateful for. Mine often mentioned my family, friends, food, and toys, probably similar to yours. I wonder if my teachers had any idea of the benefits
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It really is. Happiness is not a future event. It is now. But, my kids are not listening to me. I hate my job and my boss. I can’t seem to get everything done that I need to. You can choose to be happy, even if your life is not where you want it yet.
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At Live On Purpose TV, our YouTube Channel, parenting is a huge piece of what people are looking for. There is another piece that recently got a big surge and that was personal development. I have met some people who either aren’t really sure what that is or they say they are not “into” personal
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Do you ever get the feeling that some people are living for future happiness? For a time when there will be no problems and then they can be happy? They are waiting to be happy. That just makes me sad. I will be happy when I find someone and marry. I will be happy when
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This is a topic that I have dealt with and in my 30 year psychology practice, I have had more than one person in my office with the same problem. They are trying to make everyone in their life happy and they are miserable because they feel like they are failing. When they perceive that
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