Gratitude

Today is the last day of the Ultimate Blog Challenge! If you haven’t noticed, I have written a blog post every day this month! That makes me a Finisher! And although I could have (maybe even should have) written about this at the start of the challenge, I am writing about it now, as a…

Lifelong learning enables you to enrich your mind and expand your career opportunities even if you completed your formal education long ago. Regardless of if you have a big bank account or if you’re on a limited budget, there are still many ways, both in your community and online, to build your knowledge and skills.…

I like to make others happy, one small gesture at a time. My daily life is very busy, but I still make time for small gestures that help others. I like to show my appreciation and make them happy. Being kind in this way also gives me a great feeling and encourages me to be…

Children are absolutely fearless. If you ever doubt this fact, spend some time on a playground, and you’ll see exactly what this statement means. They jump into play, enlisting perfect strangers’ help for companionship and meeting their goals. They climb and run and jump, frequently with unbridled enthusiasm that adults come to envy. We’re actually…

I experience gratitude daily. Thankfulness comes naturally to me. I know that I am blessed, and I see my life through that lens. Remembering this brings me joy, and I like to feel that emotion, so I choose to experience gratitude daily! I am thankful for the wonderful people who surround me. They provide me…

Yes – those are from the Who’s lyrics for Pinball Wizard. I have been receiving a bunch of emails lately with comments from people asking me about Gratitude. Specifically, the emails have been asking how I manage to stay positive, how I maintain an Attitude of Gratitude, and what else can be done to help…

If you want to be happier, there’s good news. You don’t have to do anything dramatic or overly challenging to put a big smile on your face regularly. Only a few simple things are needed to experience greater levels of happiness. It’s much easier than you think. Use these ideas to enjoy greater happiness in…

It can easily be argued that every decision a person makes is in the pursuit of happiness. You might say, “Wait a minute. I go to a job I hate every day just so I can pay my bills and barely survive.” True, but you really think that going to that miserable job will leave…

Learn to expect, not to doubt. In so doing, you bring everything into the realm of possibility. This does not mean that by believing you are necessarily going to get everything you want or think you want.  Perhaps that would not be good for you.  When you put your trust in God, He guides your…

That’s it. You’ve had it. Life is just not going as well as you’d like. And you just can’t feel grateful for anything with your current circumstances? Well then, it’s time for a change, a Fresh Start, if you will. But how do you know where to even begin? Especially if you’re still neck-deep in…