Mary and Judy were childhood best friends. They did everything together and grew up living very similar lives. After college, they both got married and had children. They kept in touch as much as possible but grew apart throughout the years. Mary was very happy and had a positive attitude. When life threw her lemons, she made buckets of sweet, delicious l[...]
As a happiness coach, people always ask me, “Are you ever not happy.” I usually respond with “Heck yeah, I go through the array of emotions just like everybody else, just ask my kids.” The difference is that I have trained my brain to be aware of these emotions so that I don’t stay in them for too long. It is something I work on daily for several[...]
For the last few years, I have become a “mad (happy) scientist” on a quest to understand positive thinking and happiness. It became important to me after a few personal “unpleasant” life events. Here’s what I learned: There truly is no gain, without pain, BUT if you stick it out, the end result feels awesome (most of the time)! Life happens[...]