Do you ever find yourself with so many things on your to-do list that you’re not sure where to start? Every time you start thinking about tackling one item, another comes to mind, and then another, until you suddenly realize that 30 mins or an hour has gone by and you haven’t crossed anything offContinue reading “Happy Thought #19 – Thinking Slow, Moving Fast”
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Happy Thoughts #14, 15, and 16
I hope everyone is having a fantastic weekend! Mine has been fairly easy-going so far, although I’m obviously a little behind on my posts. Time to catch up! 🙂 Happy Thought #14 – Being Okay with Imperfection This thought came from this past Thursday – the first of my missed posts. Funnily enough, the factContinue reading “Happy Thoughts #14, 15, and 16”
Happy Thought #13 – The Smells of My Neighborhood
I just finished an evening walk in my neighborhood where I had the pleasure of coming across some wonderful smells that brought a smile to my face: Smoke from someone’s fireplace. Combined with the crisp, cold air, it brought me back to snowy winter nights growing up warm and comfy in front of the Fire.Continue reading “Happy Thought #13 – The Smells of My Neighborhood”
Happy Thought #7 – Knowing You’re Not Alone
I’m still feeling under the weather, so this will be another short post. Leading into the holidays, I was struggling particularly hard to keep everything together – my work obligations, chores at home, keeping in touch with loved ones. The sum weight of 2020 made it difficult for me to give proper attention to detailsContinue reading “Happy Thought #7 – Knowing You’re Not Alone”
Happy Thought #6 – The Comfort of Friends
Today’s post will be short and sweet. I’m not feeling well today but have really found a lot of value in this exercise and wanted to stick with it. The events in the Capitol today have been alarming, to say the least. When it first started I couldn’t help feeling completely and utterly DONE. I’mContinue reading “Happy Thought #6 – The Comfort of Friends”
Happy Thought #5 – Our Ability to Choose Our Reaction
My company has been remote since the beginning of the pandemic and I will be staying remote permanently. So today my mission was to officially pack up my office. Now that I’m at the end of the day I can say confidently that today had a lot of potential to be difficult. However, each timeContinue reading “Happy Thought #5 – Our Ability to Choose Our Reaction”
Happy Thought #4 – When a Plan Works Just Right
For a while now, I’ve been struggling to find time to fit in some activities of personal importance. The first was just creating space for myself. This is a term you’ll find discussed in Neil Pasricha’s book, The Happiness Equation, among other resources. I love the way Neil talks about this. He says, “Stop thinkingContinue reading “Happy Thought #4 – When a Plan Works Just Right”
Happy Thought #2 – Vision Boards
It didn’t take me long to find today’s happy thought. I LOVE vision boards. That’s it. That’s the whole thought. Yet there’s so much that goes into that thought and the reason behind it. If you’ve ever found yourself floundering with what you really want from life, work, whatever, or if you’ve ever felt overwhelmedContinue reading “Happy Thought #2 – Vision Boards”
What is Happiness?
2020 has been a particularly challenging year for so many people. Our lives have been turned upside down and we’ve had to come up with entirely new ways of working through our daily lives. If you had to name the emotions that have dominated this year, you might come up with feelings such as: StressContinue reading “What is Happiness?”
Treasure Trove of Happy Thoughts 