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By Cath Duncan
We’ve all heard the phrase, “Do what you love.” The idea that we can and should do what we love doing in our work, and that we should choose experiences that make us feel good in life, was a pretty unconventional idea 20 years ago. These days, however, it’s an [...]

This entry was posted on August 28, 2009 and is filed under: Happiness, Life - 21 Comments »

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By Mary Ward
Our mood can affect everything in our daily life. When we’re in a bad mood or depressed, we don’t feel like ourselves and we have a hard time concentrating or just making it through the day. When we’re happy, we feel on top of the world and ready to take on [...]

This entry was posted on August 17, 2009 and is filed under: Happiness, Health & Fitness - 11 Comments »

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By Carole Lynne
To renew and reinvent our lives we need a plan. Here it is: a seven-day process to work with over and over. This plan incorporates physical, mental and spiritual work. Use the whole seven-day process, or choose any one of the days to work with as you create the life [...]

This entry was posted on April 24, 2009 and is filed under: Change, Happiness, Life, Personal Growth - 6 Comments »

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By Mark David Gerson
“Love, love changes everything … Nothing in the world will ever be the same.” ~ from Andrew Lloyd Weber’s “Aspects of Love”
The black jeep drives out of the Denny’s parking lot in Gallup, New Mexico, my daughter Guinevere waving from the back seat. It turns south on Muñoz Drive, then [...]

This entry was posted on April 4, 2009 and is filed under: Happiness, Life - 7 Comments »

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By Donna VanLiere
I grew up in the 70’s and 80’s when parents still told their kids to go outside and play. My friends and I would spend all day in the yard and when we got hot and sweaty enough we’d run to the back patio, open the water spigot on the [...]

This entry was posted on March 31, 2009 and is filed under: Gratitude, Happiness, Life - 11 Comments »

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By Ali Hale
Have you ever had the experience of something that you once did for fun turning into work or a chore?
Maybe you loved knitting in the past, but recent requests from friends for specific items have left you feeling that turning out a new hat or jumper has become something you [...]

This entry was posted on March 24, 2009 and is filed under: Happiness, Life - 25 Comments »