I received an e-mail recently thanking me for my daily Blessings. The woman wrote they made such a difference in her life, and actually helped her to start her day. I was thrilled to get this feedback, yet like most people who attempt to do good in the world, I was a little surprised. Although […]
Recipe for Happiness and Self-Esteem
Today driving by a public school I saw a sign on the bulletin board that said approximately the following: Children are our treasures in our art gallery. I thought this was a lovely saying. And indeed when adults do treasure their children self-esteem has a chance to really develop and flourish. What is more exquisite […]
Easy Recipe for Happiness
Dear Folks, A friend of mine was mentioning that when her mother-in-law visited many years ago, she took the little girls out in the carriage for a walk. Being a friendly person, she naturally talked to strangers. On this day, she began to talk to a neighbor who looked a little tense. It turned out […]
Recipe for Happiness
Once again I was looking at my teabag quotes. The other day my Yogi tea simply said, "Keep Up". I thought that was a wonderful simple Recipe for Happiness. If we can keep up with whatever is important at each stage of life than we have a chance to live that stage to the fullest. […]
Another Recipe for Happiness
I noticed that Donna in a post at http://www.matchdoctor.com/blog_31852/Early_morning_ramblings_the_simple_things.htmlte wrote such a lovely list of what brings her happiness. She didn’t call it a Recipe for Happiness, but indeed it is! Enjoy her list, read it as a sample Recipe for Happiness and then see if you can come up with your own Recipe! "There […]
Reciipe For Happiness
http://www.readthehook.com/stories/2007/02/01/brazen-happiness-C.doc.aspx#comments Dear Folks, At the above address you will find an interesting article about Happiness and how we respond to various settings. For example, what if we work in an environment that pulls us down all the time? How can we stay happy? Here is one Recipe for Happiness: Take some time to list your […]
Finding Happiness
Dear Folks, I was looking at my Yogi tea, tea bag this morning and reading the tag. It said, "Share your strengths, not your weaknesses." What a wonderful saying. In many ways that comment is the essence of THE ENCHANTED SELF, A Positive Therapy. I teach that to find and sustain happiness we need to […]
The Gift of Daily Happiness
Dear Folks, For the last five days I’ve been at Reed’s Landing in Springfield, Massachusetts where my mother, Bernice Becker, author of Feel Good Stories , www.storiestofeelgood.com lives. I sat with a man at dinner who said that he wakes up happy and stays happy the whole day. What do you think of that? For […]