Elements of Happiness
What Makes Me Happy
What I’m noticing makes me happy these days: New filing cabinets. Actually the thought of new filing cabinets makes me happy. I’ve been living with stacks of files on my office floor and on countertops for the last year. Customer service that makes my life easy. The sales person at the office furniture store was…
Read MoreTea Time
Several weeks ago, the women in my family celebrated my mom’s 79th birthday by taking her to high tea at a historic hotel in Denver, The Brown Palace. It’s a classy place where heads of state stay when they are in town. Before atriums were made commonplace, The Brown Palace had one, topped with a…
Read MoreBelly Laugh Day–Jan 24
Laughter Yoga Leader, Elaine Helle, is getting ready for Belly Laugh Day. As she states: "From now until January 24, anticipate laughing out loud on Belly Laugh Day. You will boost your immune system and reduce stress hormones. On January 24, wake up and yell out, "It is Belly Laugh Day, yeah." A start-of-the-day positive…
Read MoreVital Friends
A book that’s been getting alot of press lately is Vital Friends by Tom Rath. Rath also wrote the book, How Full Is Your Bucket: Positive Strategies for Work and Life. He’s also a researcher at the Gallup Organization, where he’s looked at the role of friendships in business. On Gallup’s survey for gauging the…
Read MoreWhat I Learned On My Summer Vacation
My kids just returned to school. And with that, there’s the question, “How was your summer vacation?” This year, my husband and I and our two sons decided to take a 10-day road trip to somewhere in the vicinity of the Pacific Northwest. I say “in the vicinity” because we let our energy and instincts…
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