happiness Archive
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A Lesson in Gratitude
When the teacher is the studentPosted on November 17, 2011 | No CommentsThe number of blessings each of us has is virtually unlimited. -
It Takes Two To Tango
So what if YOU'RE the lousy dancer?Posted on November 15, 2011 | No CommentsIt hit me like a dope-slap from the Jolly Green Giant - I was creating the same sorts of conflicts in my new relationship as I had done in my first marriage! Two different women, same dude. Two wonderful, talented women, same unpleasant Mr. Grouchy-Pants. -
One
That's how many "true" selves you havePosted on November 9, 2011 | No CommentsPay attention when you get angry and ask yourself, "who's angry?" If the answer is, "me!" then ask, "but who asked the question?" It takes about one-tenth of a second to realize that it's not you that's angry, but some part of you that you don't necessarily have to validate at that moment. -
Play!
It's not just for children anymorePosted on November 8, 2011 | No CommentsMost of us adults think we have to work with a purpose in mind, but maybe we just have to remember what it was like to play. Have faith that new insights will occur, and immerse yourself fully in whatever your life's mission may be. -
Trust Life
Embrace the maze.Posted on November 4, 2011 | 4 CommentsDoes life sometimes seem like a confounding labyrinth? That's because it IS. And that's most of the fun if you take the right attitude. -
Thank God it’s Monday!
Why wait until friday to start living?Posted on November 4, 2011 | No CommentsSo I dropped HUGE dollars for books - ten to be exact - and came home with two weeks' worth of reading material. One of the books is Thank God it's Monday! - A Tool Kit for Aligning Your Lifevision and Your Work, by Tim Hoerr. It is the height of irony that a book with this much to offer should be found in a place where overlooked, under-marketed books go to die. -
A Job Well Begun
Is a job half-emailed to your co-conspiratorsPosted on November 2, 2011 | No CommentsI've been working on aspects of advanced swordsmanship with two of the most extraordinary swordsmen in the world, and we've been bashing our heads in (so to speak) trying to figure out how to write about what we do. -
Sell To The Masses, Eat With The Classes?
Sell To The Classes, Eat With The Masses?Posted on November 1, 2011 | 1 CommentIf there's one hard and fast rule I've learned on my personal journey to improved happiness and personal success, it's that there isn't one hard and fast rule. -
What do you expect?
Expect nothing, get ....Posted on October 31, 2011 | No CommentsIf you work with low expectations when the challenge is great, it may help you get through the tough work of doing one incremental task at a time without stressing about achieving the greater goal right away. -
Task Management
What works for you?Posted on October 28, 2011 | No CommentsWhat used to work was just to dig in, start working, and do whatever came to mind. When I was running a single business, that actually worked pretty well, as long as I had enough caffeine in my system!