Make someone happy.
Make just one someone happy.
And you will be happy too.
— Betty Comden and Adolph Green
Music by Jule Styne
One of the blessings of having some time off is the opportunity to see a movie – or two. During the holiday season, I saw Arthur Christmas. This is truly a Christmas classic to be. Created by the makers of Chicken Run, Arthur Christmas imagines how the Claus family now uses technology to make sure that no child is disappointed on Christmas morning. Unfortunately, like many technical solutions, this one has Continue reading » Make Someone Happy
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
Sometimes thinking too much can destroy your momentum.
— Tom Watson
There’s something about Americans’ expectations of life that seems to set us up for dissatisfaction. Don’t get me wrong, a little dissatisfaction is good for the soul, it motivates us to stretch – to accomplish more, for ourselves and others. But, as a culture, we seem to have trouble finding a Continue reading » Building Your Happiness Momentum
I’ve found that luck is quite predictable. If you want more luck, take more chances. Be more active. Show up more often.
— Brian Tracy
Ellie and I face a common problem. We both have to come up with topics to write about. While neither of us could probably tell you exactly how we do it, it seems to be true, at least for me, that it has something to do with showing up.
I’m sure you’ve heard that 80% of success in life is showing up. And so it is with writing.
When Ellie and I are asked to present at business and community meetings, whether we’re conducting training or simply providing inspirational encouragement, we always include some Continue reading » Building a Happiness Habit
If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.
— Dalai Lama
In the Epilogue to Better Than Good: Creating the Life You Can’t Wait to Live
, Zig Ziglar said that a very long time ago, he learned the answer to the question, “What would you change in your life if you had it to live over?” When asked this, one woman replied that she wouldn’t change anything because that meant that she wouldn’t be where she was now and she loved where she was right then. It made me wonder whether I Continue reading » Doing It My Way
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