Anger, we all have it, some more than others, but little good ever comes from it. It’s an emotion, a feeling and a shortcoming that breeds more anger and hate and fear. Some of you may think that you need to be angry at times to accomplish certain tasks such as giving someone who deserves it, a piece of your mind! Maybe someone stole your car. Surely you have a right to be angry at them. But does it help? Read more…

I would imagine that if you’ve found this site through your own means, there’s a decent chance that you would like to be happier. If someone else sent you a link to this site, then maybe they want you to be happier Do you think it’s possible that you can be any happier? Maybe you are very unhappy now and believe that you’re destined to a life of doom and gloom. Although I do not believe that any of you are alone in your feelings, different readers will be coming from different starting points. So what does it take to be happy anyway? No matter how happy or unhappy you may presently be, if you want to change, there are a couple of key ingredients that you’ll need to possess.

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It’s easier to be happy when everything is going your way, right? But life doesn’t always go our way, does it? Not to be pessimistic but there will be trying times, separation from loved ones, sickness and death, to name a few, that’s just the way life is. Those are the big ones, what about life’s everyday annoyances and challenges? Your boss or co-workers treat you poorly, your at odds with your spouse, you’re stuck in traffic or your property taxes went up again. How are we to be happy when things just aren’t going our way? The answer is always the same… Read more…

Do you like yourself? Are you happy the way you turned out? Do you wish you were different? Maybe you like yourself, for the most part, but you still possess a few characteristics that plague you. You can certainly try to change yourself to be more of the person that you had in mind but it’s likely that some of the old, undesirable, you will remain. So, what to do? Read more…

Sometimes life is going along just the way we want it to go and other times…it’s not! During such trying times, dealing with the moment can be challenging, never mind bringing the past and future into the mix. Let’s say all is well in your world at this moment. How many of you mess that up by dredging up something uncomfortable from the past or begin to worry about the future? Read more…

This post is part II of Let’s Talk About God.

Ok, so how do we get this faith? I am sure many of you already have a faith of some sort in a Higher Power or God. From my experience, faith takes work. Maybe you need to put more effort into your religious or spiritual practice. I cannot tell you what to believe and no one can have faith for you. I have included some helpful links on this site that may aid you in your search for faith or help you to strengthen yours. Read more…

God, Higher Power, Jesus, Universal Force are just some of the names used to depict a persons belief in, well…God. There are also atheists, those who do not believe in God. Whatever your belief is or isn’t, faith is an important component of being happy. I’m not telling you that you have to be religious to be happy but what I will say is that having faith in a Greater Power of some kind can greatly impact your ability to be happy and at peace. Hear me out… Read more…

We are in the midst of an economic crisis perhaps not seen since The Great Depression. Hundreds of thousands are losing there jobs due to employment cutbacks and to make matters worse, companies are freezing hires. Over the past couple of years we have seen a tremendous amount of home foreclosures. Considering the growing number of unemployed, I have to believe that there will be many more to come. So, if we are among the financially stressed and perhaps unemployed, can we still be happy? Absolutely we can! Read more…

There are some basic guidelines that we need to follow to feel good and be happy. While reading this post, some of you may be thinking, “well, of course, I know that” or “duh” But think about how many times you do things that you know you shouldn’t do, but you do them anyway. The point is that sometimes knowledge is only part of
the answer. For many of you, the simplicity of the information in this post may prove to be very enlightening. Read more…