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Four Tips for Surmounting Boredom or Irritation
Samuel Johnson wrote, “It is by studying little things that we attain the great art of having as little misery, and as much happiness as possible.” One “little thing” that can be a source of...
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Learn Your Capacity of Deflection and Reception
In the depth of love, your inclination is to abandon every need for safety, every mechanism of security that you have. You’re now open to “incidents” — sometimes called accidents — that naturally take...
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5 Mindful Mood Boosters That Make It Too Easy to Be Happy!
In today’s society it’s so easy to become wrapped up in our thoughts, dwell on negativity, or become overwhelmed by stress. How could we not when our worlds are filled with stimulation, external...
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Connectivity Is the New Resolution
Writers Note & Photo Credit: I had finished this blog piece some time ago, but for reasons yet unknown to me, I kept not turning it in to my Positively Positive Editor. Then came the LA Art Show...
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What Do You Really Want?
“Life is the sum of your choices.” – Albert Camus I spent the highest amount of my years very disempowered and lost, not knowing what I truly wanted in life. During the time I was working for a...
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The Movie of Your Life, Part II
I used to worry a lot about what people think of me. I felt that I could be damaged or even destroyed by someone’s words, or my failure to achieve an arbitrary level of success. I tried to present the...
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On Love, Dreams, and Avoidance: Taking Action Anyway in 2018
My first dream, before beauty and disability advocacy was to be an author. So much so that I never wrote. It was precious. Holy. It had to be perfect. Sometimes, the thing we love the most, is the very...
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Playing Saved Charlie Hoehn’s Life. And It Can Save Yours Also.
Charlie fell into the death trap so many people fall into. I fall into it. It’s a daily challenge to LIVE. “I could feel the alarm bells going off in my body. My vision… and my hearing felt weird. My...
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Our 4-Day Work Week. Don’t Be Jealous. Just Do It.
The average full-time U.S. worker actually works 47 hours/week instead of 40. FIFTY PERCENT of full-time salaried workers work more than 50 hours/week. — Gallup “The Research Is Clear: Long Hours...
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How to Make 2018 Your Best Year Ever
Regardless of how you ring in the New Year (with lively parties and fireworks or cozy celebrations at home), there is a recurring theme at every New Year’s celebration: to the make this year the best...
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A Reunion with Raggedy Ann and Andy
When I was a little girl – prior to kindergarten – my Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls were my security companions. They went with me everywhere. Then one day, after running various errands with Mom, I...
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Your Self-Expression Is a Gift to The World. Claim It.
Are you like me in feeling like there is something important you are here to do in this life? Could you have an essential message to communicate? Before you turn away, thinking you have nothing of such...
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How to Manage Boundary Bullies (Including Narcissists!)
Do you know any Boundary Bullies? These are people who want what they want regardless of how you feel about it. They can act in overt or covert ways to ram their agenda through. Interacting with them...
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Do You Have Spiritual Running Buddies?
Almost fourteen years ago when I was sitting on the floor of the LA airport waiting for a flight, I got a phone call from a young woman named Gabrielle Bernstein. She had read my first book and was...
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Why It Can be Selfless to be Selfish, or, How You Can be Generous by TAKING.
The pleasure of giving—giving help, giving advice, giving a recommendation, satisfying a desire—is one of the most exquisite pleasures imaginable. But to experience this pleasure, someone must accept...
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3 Steps to Building Relationships
It’s interesting how we meet people isn’t it? Sometimes we’re admiring another woman’s shoes in a public restroom. Sometimes we overhear a conversation while sitting in a nail salon and feel compelled...
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How to be Happy Even in Helpless and Frustrating Circumstances
“Happiness doesn’t depend on any external conditions, it is governed by our mental attitude.” ~ Dale Carnegie I am a jolly woman who loves to crack a smile at every chance she gets. However, I wasn’t...
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One Step Towards Becoming Whole
One Saturday evening I was alone at home. Many times I’m alone at home and it doesn’t bother me. Usually, I’m busy. This time it was different. I wasn’t busy. I stopped being busy and I’m “being” more....
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The 7 Essential Habits of Highly Creative People
The most commonly held belief about creativity is that it’s elusive, esoteric and unique only to the anointed few. The ancient Greeks believed that creativity was this divine attendant spirit that came...
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3 Kinds of Happiness – Which Do You Have?
The Difference Between Pleasure and Long-Term Happiness What leads to long-term happiness? How do we cultivate it in our lives? There are schools of thought within psychology that use scientific tools...
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