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Are You Making Time For What Matters?
My heart sank last week as I received a call that someone I love was in the hospital awaiting heart surgery. And then again two days later when I got the message a friend has cancer. And finally, when I turned on the news Sunday to hear of another deadly shooting that had senselessly taken…
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How To Stop Taking Life For Granted
What it takes to live abundantly and stop taking your life for granted.
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Why Getting Dumped Is A Good Thing
Getting dumped never feels good but read this to find out why it’s actually a good thing.
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How Guilt Keeps Me From Fully Embracing Gratitude
Gratitude. This month we hear a lot about being thankful here in the U.S. We are reminded to count our blessings. We try to consciously keep our focus on the sweet stuff. It would really be in bad taste to be thankless this month! I love Thanksgiving for this reason. It takes our ego down a…
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Grateful For Girlfriends
As I sit in a window lined lobby of a Hawaiian hotel on the North Shore, overlooking the Pacific with my laptop open, I am overwhelmed. Watching the billowy clouds push through the sky from the balmy Hawaiian wind, I am overcome with gratitude. Every cell of my body recognizes the blessings in my life.…
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Why Surfers Need To Wear A Leash
Today is the last day of #31DaysOf Stoke/ #Delight On The Daily – thank goodness. This has nothing to do with happiness really, but it was on my mind and I’m trying to get better at videos. It’s about protecting ourselves or why it’s important for surfers to wear a leash! I have several…
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Through Struggle We Become Our Best Selves
***PSA-There is questionable language in this post. And it felt really damn good to use it. I am in favor of a good ironic moment. And, I am finding, God is too. Life is filled with it’s share of irony. A while ago, I decided to create a personal challenge. I dedicated a whole month…
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Are You In Control Of Your Happiness?
I have been concerned that people are putting fun last on their to-do list. Some people are even feeling guilty for having fun. Are you one of these people? I hope not. This is why I conceptualized the #31Days Of Stoke/#Delight On The Daily two months ago. I wanted it to be a reason people…
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What I’ve Learned About Happiness
So after a week of focusing on happiness, I am learning new things about this elusive emotion. I can say the theme that has come up this past week has been: “Happiness is a journey, not a destination.” Ben Sweetland I kind of thought this #31DaysOfStoke challenge would be easy. That I would just smile…
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Knowing When To Quit
Quitting isn’t necessarily a bad thing. It simply means redirecting yourself. Here is one experience I had with quitting.