Study: Happiness is personal choice – not based on conditions

Smily-on-beachI have a friend who is constantly happy.

No matter how stressed people are around her, she always finds something positive to focus on.

And this got me thinking about happiness and how much control we really have over the way we feel in our daily lives.

Is she just more naturally disposed to being happy?

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The fox and the bear – be proactive.

Bear-and-fox-proactiveThere’s a simple story that I would like to share with you if one of your goals is to be proactive with the the situations and events in your life.

Once there was a fox that made his home on a mountain. Every day the fox would head out and about the area in search of food and other things to make his den more comfortable.

On one particular day, a  big brown bear came along and lay down, right at the entrance to the fox’s den – blocking the way out. The fox tried to squeeze past but the body of the bear was much too big. So the fox decided to try again the next day.

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Can’t Sleep Because You Worry At Night? Here’s a tip.

can't-sleep-night-worryThere’s nothing worse than lying in bed, wide awake because you can’t sleep. And sometimes you can’t sleep because you worry that you might not be able to go to sleep. And why is it that so much goes through your brain just when you really need to put it out of your mind?

You may find yourself going over the day’s events, stressing about what might

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Setting Boundaries and the Power of Saying ‘No’.

the-power-of-noA friend once told me that the best bit of advice she ever got was:

“‘No’ is a complete sentence.”

An incredibly caring and compassionate woman, my friend once had the problem that befalls many nice people – she had trouble saying no when asked for something.

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