Happiness

In these "Pandemic Days," many of us want to keep things at home as clean as possible. Sometimes that's an impossible job because the clutter we've allowed to accumulate covers the surfaces.  There's stuff in every space. To clean, we have…

Self-love is something that is important for our happiness but isn’t usually talked about in our society. Instead of focusing on loving ourselves, we compare ourselves to other people’s success and start chasing that which is a recipe…

Everyone deals with stress, but some people manage it much better than others. If you are finding that stress is taking over your day and making it tough to complete regular tasks—and let's face it, this is totally normal right now—you are…

COVID-19 has created some unexpected consequences  People are stressed and afraid. The death rate is rising, the economy is fractured, and tempers are flaring. Social distancing has made us feel isolated and alone while sequestering has…

People and dogs have been besties for tens of thousands of years. The bonds we form with our canine companions are like nothing else— perhaps because dogs provide friendly companionship and unconditional affection. Thinking about getting a…

The world seems to be crashing down around you. You bought a house before your old one sold and now you're stuck with making two mortgage payments. Gas is so expensive it's taking most of you grocery money just to get to work and back. It…

A video found me this morning as I was sitting here trying to decide what to write about. And once I found it, it seemed imperative that we talk about helping others - again. The video is snippets from the movie "Pay it Forward" which hit…

Remember the magic words you were taught as a child? Now we would call them Keywords. In this instance, we would call them Keywords for Happiness.  Most parents and grandparents drilled these into our minds from the time we could talk until…