What is the meaning of life? To be happy and useful.
— Tenzin Gyatso
14th Dalai Lama
As wonderful as the holidays can be, they can also be exhausting. By the time I get through Christmas, I’m so worn out that I have a very hard time even considering making resolutions. I have to rest up or I feel completely unable to do anything but put my head down and just keep moving.
This year, as I head for my big X0th birthday (I’m not telling), I’ve decided to try something different. I want to be happier with my life. I’m getting way too old to wait for someday, so this is the year of building a healthier and happier me.
I’m inviting you to join me on this journey. I’m not sure where it’s going to take me but I’m beginning today. Would you like to join me? I’d love to have you come along. I’m starting with my whine list – by defining what works for me and what doesn’t.
What stops us from being happy?
I know that part of what stops me is that at certain times, I whine – to myself, of course – about all the things that aren’t exactly to my liking. You probably have a “whine list” too –reasons that you are unhappy – or at least, not as happy as you want to be. It’s probably not a huge feeling, just something that weighs you down – telling you that you’re not really happy. So, before we go any further with this post, do me a favor and make a list of the things that are making you unhappy today. Continue reading » Happily Flourishing
Ever made a snap judgment about someone and then discovered (too late) that you could be waaay off base?
The second we see somebody on the street or meet someone, we make snap judgments about them, about who they are and why we wouldn’t necessarily sit with them or why we would or what’s cool or not cool.
— Max Cannon
Last week I watched the TV special, A Very Gaga Thanksgiving. It was an entertaining, 90 minute program conceived, produced and directed by the Lady Gaga herself. And – knock me down and call me shorty – I find I’m gaga over the Lady G. Despite her off-putting personas and her contrived costumes, Lady Gaga’s not only an amazing performer, she’s an amazing Continue reading » Gaga Over the Lady?
Remember
This December,
That love weighs more than gold!
— Josephine Dodge Daskam Bacon
And we’re off… on the rush to get from Thanksgiving to Christmas and get everything done that needs to be done. Somehow, we need to shove 8 weeks of shopping, cooking, entertaining, partying and traveling all into the four weeks between the two holidays.
I suppose that there is some comfort in the hurley-burley of racing around and getting things done. It helps us to not notice that our nest is empty or our parents have gone. If we’re busy focused on the tasks, maybe we won’t Continue reading » Dang, It’s the Holidays!
Acceptance of one’s life has nothing to do with resignation; it does not mean running away from the struggle. On the contrary, it means accepting it as it comes, with all the handicaps of heredity, of suffering, of psychological complexes and injustices.
— Paul Tournier
Wikipedia defines a chronic condition as a disease or other human health condition that is persistent or long-lasting in nature. It can be discouraging and sometimes we can feel that the “condition” controls more of our lives than we do.
For example: In the spring and the fall, my allergies can be a real challenge. My head gets stuffed. I have trouble thinking. I have trouble sleeping. Bending over to pick up doggie output can cause me to Continue reading » Chronically Challenged
If you’re climbing the ladder of life, you go rung by rung, one step at a time. Don’t look too far up, set your goals high but take one step at a time. Sometimes you don’t think you’re progressing until you step back and see how high you’ve really gone.
— Donny Osmond
Since I’ve started my new job (now 8 months old), one of the things that I’ve written about most often is the need for me to have time discipline. It seemed as if I spent each day running from deadline to deadline. Finally, after all this time, I’ve started to develop a rhythm to my life during the work week. Somehow, I’ve found a way to get through each day feeling less Continue reading » Slowing Down for Effect
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