“There is no greater burden than carrying an untold story.” —Maya Angelou, Poet Laureate offloading a secret, something you have been keeping and holding, an idea that perhaps no one else knows, can really lighten your load. there’s evidence that “getting it off your chest” whether with someone or by writing it down carries positive health ..read more..
are you a smile mirror when a smile comes your way? what do you do with that? how does it make you feel? even when I feel down, whenever I receive a smile, I can nearly always put away my troubles just for an instant. maybe a smile is like a laugh box. it starts ..read more..
tormentor or mentor? it’s all how you look at it… is that “jerk” really just teaching you a lesson? most often there are lessons all around us. sometimes the lesson is just to stay clear of someone’s negative energy. once we start looking, there’s always something (and revealing) to see. what we perceive as pain ..read more..
“yes” just feels better. we seem to use it sparingly these days, no? so much is competing for our attention. so much begs us to distraction. “no” is the new guardian. i try to say “no” to things that are easy, because there’s probably not too much upside. i try to say “yes” to things ..read more..
the happiness channel is always on, and it’s free. the misery channel is always on, and it’s free, too. the things you notice every day are effected by whichever channel is on in the background. it seems easier to notice all the things that are “wrong” around us when we’re in a funk, then to ..read more..
