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Are You Happy With Just Okay?
When people ask how you are, do you respond with, “okay?” Don’t you want more out of life than simply okay?
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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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Making Your Happiness a Priority
I take happiness very seriously. Yours and mine. You’ve heard me preach before, life is short. It is imperative we do not take that for granted. I want us both to make the most of every single day we are given and give ourselves permission to spend a few moments focused on what makes us…
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Keep Your Eyes On The Horizon
Sometimes it is hard to find joy in our lives. Sometimes the hand that life deals us is so far away from joy, we feel we will never be happy again. In these dark, sorrowful times we have a hard time seeing beyond the gloom. But what we need to remember is that things will…
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Stoke Is A Verb
Surfers use the word stoke a lot. “I was so stoked yesterday, the waves were firing.” They use stoke in place of happy, joy or fun. They use it to describe the way surfing makes them feel. However, a traditional English dictionary version of the word stoke is: To stir up and feed a fire; To tend a…