Personal Growth Sing Along Take a trip back to childhood with me. “If you’re happy and you know it clap your hands . . . “ There’s actually some pretty cool cognitive stuff happening here. The songs says that if I’m happy and I know it I should clap my hands. Then what happens next […]
Reporters and Artists
Reporters and Artists When we speak, we often think that we are a reporter – factually reporting on what we are observing. But our words are much more like the artist’s brush – painting and creating our experience. Think about something or someone that makes you mad and then say these three different things and […]
Dominated By Time
Dominated By Time Any time that we are not experiencing lightness, ease, and joy in whatever we are doing, we are being dominated by time. And when we are being dominated by time, we naturally feel stress, pressure, and anxiety (usually because we think there’s not enough time) which makes us far less magnetic to […]
Whose job is it to judge?
Whose job is it to judge? Does judging others give you peace of mind? Does it create happiness? It certainly does not for me. I don’t think anyone has ever judged their way to happiness. Who am I to judge? I am certainly not perfect. How another person lives his or her life is between […]
The Smart Way to Climb a Mountain
The Smart Way to Climb a Mountain Imagine that you and I are climbing a mountain together. I keep mumbling, “I’m not there yet. I’m not there yet. I’m not there yet.” How long before you scream, “SHUT UP ALREADY”? Not only am I driving myself crazy, but I’m bringing your energy down too. A […]
A life without gratitude is a dry life indeed
Grace for Yourself
The Happiness Advantage Meets The Law of Attraction
Have you seen Shawn Achor’s TED talk? If not, please watch. He is so good! http://www.ted.com/talks/shawn_achor_the_happy_secret_to_better_work Shawn gives us the data about how our brains at positive perform significantly better than they do at negative or neutral. Then there’s the whole law of attraction side of things. When we are at negative or even neutral, we […]