Blog / Happiness / happy / Love / Love & Relationships / relationship / unhealthy
by Holly Lochinger · Published August 1, 2016
“The harder you fight to hold onto specific assumptions, the more likely there’s gold in letting them go.” ~John Seely Brown
It was Christmas night and I was ecstatic. He would be there any minute.
I touched up my gloss …
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Blog / Happiness / happy / Love & Relationships / relationship
by Sarah-Jane Dalby · Published August 1, 2016
“Good friends help you to find important things when you have lost them…your smile, your hope and your courage.” ~Doe Zantamata
Divorce or the end of a long-term relationship is one of hardest, if the not the hardest, trial you …
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Blog / Happiness / Love / mindfulness & peace / Self Help
by Michelle Peña · Published August 1, 2016
“Stop trying to ‘fix’ yourself; you’re not broken! You are perfectly imperfect and powerful beyond measure.” ~Steve Maraboli
The other day I had some time to kill before a meeting, so I decided to go to one of my favorite …
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Blog / change & challenges / Happiness
by Holly Niederhofer · Published July 28, 2016 · Last modified August 1, 2016
“When fear wakes up inside, and there is no place to run away or hide from it, consider it a gift. In all the glory of that discomfort, know there is refuge in surrender.” ~Erin Lanahan
When I was a …
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Blog / Goals / Happiness / happy / Love / quality / quantity
by Katie Jensen · Published July 28, 2016 · Last modified August 1, 2016
“In the end, these are the things that matter most: How well did you love? How fully did you live? How deeply did you let go?” ~Buddha
Last year my yoga teacher told a story in class about Hanuman, an …
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Blog / codependency / codependent / Control / Happiness / happy / Love / Relationships
by Ariane Michaud · Published July 25, 2016 · Last modified July 24, 2016
“A codependent person is one who has let another person’s behavior affect him or her and who is obsessed with controlling that person’s behavior.” ~Melody Beattie
From a young age, I felt insecure in my own skin. I was a …
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authentic / empowered / Happiness / happiness & fun / happy / purpose / Ralph Waldo Emerson
by Alicia Rodriguez · Published July 18, 2016
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
Growing up, I was shy, bullied often, or ignored because I couldn’t stand up for myself.
My parents, …
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Blog / change & challenges / Emotions / Happiness / happy / lessons / meaning & passion
by Thomas Hahn · Published July 18, 2016
“The great gift of human beings is that we have the power of empathy.” ~Meryl Streep
Growing up I spent a lot of time on the Internet browsing websites and looking at images. One image that stuck with me as …
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Blog / Happiness / happy / sensitive / Sensitivity / Strength
by Benjamin Fishel · Published July 18, 2016
“Never apologize for being sensitive or emotional. Let this be a sign that you’ve got a big heart and aren’t afraid to let others see it. Showing your emotions is a sign of strength.” ~Brigitte Nicole
We have a problem …
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Happiness / happy / Love & Relationships / people pleaser / please
by Laura Tong · Published July 18, 2016
“Lean too much on other people’s approval and it becomes a bed of thorns.” ~Tehyi Hsieh
Let’s be honest with each other.
You’re a people-pleaser
So am I.
And so is Oprah, the President of The United …
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anxiety / Consciousness / Health / Life / meditate / Self-development
by Robyn Reisch · Published July 14, 2016
Most of us live incredibly cluttered and fast-paced lives, driven by the need to be productive, accomplished, and forever moving forward. What would happen, though, if we decided to take a time-out? Many of us get anxiety just thinking about it – the prospect of falling behind, slowing down, or even failing. However, taking a break might, in actuality, help you to come back stronger and sharper than ever before. Alan Cohen once said “There is virtue in work and there is virtue in rest. Use both and overlook neither.” Most of us can accept the wisdom in these words,
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anxiety / calm / Control / Happiness / mindfulness & peace / peace
by Jonathan Allen · Published July 7, 2016 · Last modified July 17, 2016
“Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” ~Victor Frankl
There’s a big lie we tell ourselves during stressful times.
It …
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In the lesser known village of Vishnupur, lived an even lesser known idol maker, Rama. He had spent most part of his life making idols for the temples of his own and the neighbouring villages. Sometimes city dwellers also came by to buy his idols. He was very passionate about the art of making idols. […]
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