Got the winter blues? Can’t lie, all the cold and dreary weather has had me struggling to find energy and motivation to do much of anything! For those who really struggle with this, believe it or not, it has a name! Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) affects many, many people, so you’re not alone. So, in this post I’m sharing four great tips to zap the cloudy day blues and help with Season Affective Disorder. For my friends (like me!) who are affected emotionally by cloudy, dreary weather, here are a few of my favorite mood boosters for darker days (I rely on these, along with occasional two-minute solo dance parties…
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Talking Happiness with Pedram Shojai on The Urban Monk Podcast
I recently had the chance to riff on Operation Happiness and happiness in general with the awesome Pedram Shojai on The Urban Monk podcast. We covered some seriously huge stuff in just 33 minutes, and I shared some of my most powerful lightbulb moments when it comes to happiness. Exactly where to start when creating more happiness in your life? How do you sustain it? What exactly is it, anyway? Listen in for some great intel & fill your happiness bank account. XO Join us & listen in here.
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The Missing Link to Lasting Happiness? This is a Big One…
If I could share just one thing with the world about happiness and how to be happier, this would be it. If you’ve struggled in your life with creating sustainable, lasting happiness, this is for you, and it’s very important… Happiness is many things – a mindset, a choice, a feeling – but the MOST important thing to know about happiness – and the little known missing link – is this: Happiness is a SKILL. When you embrace happiness as a skill that you can learn to do, practice, and become good at… just like learning to play a musical instrument or speaking a new language… everything changes! Consciously practice…
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When You Feel Like Something’s Missing – Here Are Some Answers
Do you ever feel like something’s missing in an area of your life? Relationships, business, passions… it’s something most of us experience at one time or another. Long ago, I learned from A Course in Miracles that when you feel like something’s missing in any situation, the answer is what’s missing is what you’re not giving. I’ve found this to be powerfully true in so many instances. It’s an idea that’s changed the way I show up in many areas of my life for the better, and keeps me focused on always doing the best I can, asking, “What more can I offer?” But, I’ve recently learned there’s something else…
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How to Be Happy and Grow Through Dark Times
What I know with certainty is that there is a key to staying happy even when times are hard, and when it comes to shifting our whole perspective on creating our happiest life. In fact, it could be the single biggest approach to living our happiest existence.
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3 Ways to Be Happier Now
I really love my life! It wasn’t always that way. It took a lot of hard work, important lessons and many shifts in perception to get to this place. I’ve learned to step into myself and who I truly am, and I’ve learned to get out of my own way. Something else I learned along the way is that all human beings have a single life purpose in common. That purpose is to be happy. For a big part of my life, I spent so much time struggling, trying to figure out how to feel happier, to get to a happier place, or to get my hands around the next…
