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The practice of forgiveness is our most important contribution to the healing of the world. ~ Marianne Williamson You have their number stored in your phone. Yet you stare at the phone on the side of your bed, refusing to pick it up and call them. You’ve been staring at the phone for days. Weeks. Years. You don’t pick up the phone to call...

There are so many ways to start your day with a positive outlook, but have you ever considered how important it can be to go to bed with a smile on your face? There are actually several simple things you can do each night to wake up the next morning feeling better. Clean Your Space First things first: clean up the...

Yep, I talk to myself… we all do! What a lot of people don’t realize is that it’s not only healthy to talk to yourself, it’s a key to feeling a sense of control and peace. You can say the wrong things to yourself and feel a sense of weakness and vulnerability. The trick is to have a few positive mantras that...

We are attached to how we want things to be. We have an ideal about how each of these situations should be, and our clinging to this ideal is causing the stress. Let’s take the uncertainty about the job. Of course, that’s not ideal, we would rather have a stable job that we don’t have to worry about. So reality...

The ingredients aren’t hard to obtain, but the trick is knowing how much of which ingredient to add and at what time. ~ David Thorton Have you ever prepared a dish only to realize too late that you left some vital ingredient out? Maybe it was the sugar in a batch of cookies or the yeast in a loaf of bread....

Happiest people aren’t the wealthiest, or the most educated. Gallup interviewed approximately 1,000 people each in 143 countries participating in the poll, and asked questions about smiling and laughing, rest and well being, and respect in the following Gallup Report. Similarly, the United Nations World Happiness Report, ranked 158 countries surveyed by Gallup between 2012-2015 regarding key factors leading...

You clicked on this article for a reason. Now it’s time to take action and change your life for the better. First things first: Rate your happiness on a scale from 1 - 10. 10 being the happiest. Don’t fib. Be completely honest with yourself so you can see where you can make improvements. How positive are you? Do you look...

Complexity is the curse of modern living so simplification is the antidote. The details, chores, objects, responsibilities that accumulate in modern family life can and does become overwhelming. Yet the busier we are, the less likely we are to ever dare question the validity of the existence of much of what makes up our daily lives. Without questioning what makes up...

What’s holding you back from living your best life? Fear is one obstacle that can keep you from trying new things ― and with life, you never know what’s around the corner. Yet, when you boil it down, what are you afraid of? In the end, you’re the only one keeping yourself from tasting the things life has to...

Cozy sweaters, warm cider, and beautiful scenery—this is the best season for *falling* in love. Fall is beautiful when those lush green leaves change into different shades of orange, red and yellow, falling from the branches and floating through the air, decorating our landscapes with brilliant colors. Those scorching hot summer days that fade into a cool breeze carrying a...