Take a minute to thank someone that made a difference in your life. I’ve provided some tips to help you get started. Read Post

A friend of mine sent me a chain email today presumably written by a terminally ill young girl who was being treated for cancer in a New York Hospital.

I am very moved by the poem, Slow Dance, attributed to the girl, and I wanted to research its origin before I shared it with all of you. So I checked in with BreakTheChain.org. Here’s what I found: Read Post

Are you one of those people that finds the negative in everything, even something positive like a job promotion? Or I bet you at least know someone like that. I think that the reason these people are negative is because they are paralyzed by fear. Read Post

This from my guest post The Art of Thoughtful Wishing at I Will Change Your Life.com:

Many people equate money and the accumulation of it the fulfillment of their desires. We believe it will bring us happiness, yet no matter how much we seem to earn, we always want more. The pursuit of money is what causes many people to confuse those things they want with what they really need. So many people go through life not realizing that happiness does not happen when we yearn for things we lack.

In addition to longing for money, we also tend to yearn for things that we have lost or things that have passed us by. Our memories tend only to remember what we want them to remember, distorting our images of the past. This type of wishful thinking distracts us from enjoying what we have, right now.

We spend so much of our lives regretting things that have already happened, or hoping for things to come, that we forget to live for today. Follow these steps and you will learn to live in the present, and appreciate those blessings you do have.

Read the rest of my post The Art of Thoughtful Wishing at I Will Change Your Life.com.

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Change is often rewarding, exciting and dynamic – for those that are making it happen. How can you take control and shift your life from being merely an observer who has to deal with change happening around him to a participant who is the catalyst for change in their life and others?

Read my article Shift Yourself from Observer to Participant at Dumb Little Man.

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We all need to have a little fun in our lives. You should be adding activities into your day that bring you joy or that you think are fun. Make time to have a little playtime each and every day. Read Post

Delegation will lead you to greater happiness as you accomplish more of your goals and strike a better work life balance. Read Post

If you want to succeed in reaching your goals, you need to learn as much as you can about them. You need to pursue those things that are going to bring you great joy. Read Post

Laughter won’t solve all your problems, but what will? Laughter is a way to work through, wait out and otherwise overcome problems. Read Post

In order to maintain successful relationships in your business and home lives, you must have a relationship with your employer and with your family that is built on trust.

Establishing trust will pay you enormous dividends in the future. You will have established a level of credibility that guarantees people will be in your corner in times of need. You will experience greater happiness and fulfillment because your relationships will be richer and deeper.

Read the rest of my article Self-Improvement Through Emotional Trust at Dumb Little Man.

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Thanks to Where we Relax for including this post in the Carnival of Healing.