A colleague of mine has been tweeting about my new e-book “Seven Steps to Happiness”–and of course, I’m happy about that! It’s always nice to have friends and colleagues to believe in you and support you and what you do. That being said, unless you are a hermit, in life, there will always be those […]
I never saw Elvis in concert, much less met him. The closest I ever got to the King of Rock and Roll was in meeting Ray Walker of the Jordanaires, who sang backup for Elvis for 14 years. After seeing Mr. Walker perform at an event, I joined the small crowd around him to ask […]
How do you deal with something in your life you don’t want? What really works when it comes to changing your life? Do you need to focus on the positive and pretend you aren’t upset? In my last post, I dealt with how to deal with change you don’t want, and the next four blog […]
Change… Do you love it or hate it? Well, it all depends on the direction of that change, doesn’t it? If it’s in the direction you want, you love it. If it’s in the direction you don’t want, that can be tough. And sometimes, really tough. Some people cry after a divorce (and before!) and […]
The following is a guest post by Dana Lerma, an acute care Nurse Practitioner at Children’s Memorial Hospital in Chicago. I am proud to say Dana is my daughter and you can follow her blog at: http://adventuresofapicunurse.blogspot.com There are so many days in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit that seem the same. Mundane. A little […]
As you look back over 2011, what thoughts, images and feelings come up for you? Are you feeling good and congratulating yourself? If not why not? Someone might answer with “Because this year hasn’t gone so well for me. What I hoped for in the beginning hasn’t happened, so I’m kind of bummed about it.” […]
There are many effective ways to change your life for the better. Some ways take a lot of time and some ways take a lot of money. You can travel the world and that would broaden your horizons, boost your knowledge and confidence–and take a good bit of time and money. I’ve only been to […]
To me, faith is a belief in something in the absence of proof. We often have evidence for something without having proof to nail it down. If we have proof for something, we don’t need faith. I’m not talking today about faith in a religious sense, but in a practical sense. Can we be happy […]
So far we have talked about two strands in the tapestry of happiness: • Self-Confidence • Vision Today we are going to look at the role of Self-Love in happiness; a topic that has created a lot of controversy, confusion and ironically, unhappiness! Think about these questions: • Should you love yourself? • How much […]
When you look into your future, what do you see for the short-term and beyond? How do you feel about what you see? Do you like what you see; does it make you happy? Do you have a clear picture of what you want, where you are going and why what you want is important […]
