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Tag Archives: How to find happiness
A Lightbulb Moment
I had a lightbulb moment the other day. At our Friday ladies Bible study there are a few questions that are asked after the study (which is entitled Follow by Andy Stanley). One of the questions was something like “has … Continue reading
The Day After The Perfect Day!
Today is the day after I had what I classified as “the perfect day”. Because it was such a great day, it left me wandering how many perfect days I have had in my life. Not every day can be … Continue reading
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Tagged Finding Happiness, How to find happiness
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“Don’t Put Off Your Happiness”
Last night, I went out for dinner with my brother. We were talking about being frugal and saving money for ‘a rainy day’ – and not enjoying the journey. In the course of our conversation he ended a sentence with “don’t put … Continue reading
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Tagged Finding Happiness, Happiness, How to find happiness
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Finding Happiness – In Time…
I found this article which I posted a year ago and had another look at it. As I read it, I find nothing has changed in my opinion. This s from Time Magazine article and is on three things to do to … Continue reading
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Happiness 101
I was scrolling through the internet this morning, mainly through news sites when I came across a question: how happy are you? I opened the link and while it didn’t assess my happiness, it did give options to increasing it. … Continue reading
Be Happy – Learn Contentment
It’s quite a conundrum, being happy. You may think that you need people or stuff to make you happy and when you don’t have the things you want, you won’t be happy. Well, guess what? We can’t all have everything. … Continue reading
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Tagged Finding Happiness, Happiness, How to find happiness, Solomon
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I Just Want To Be Happy!
1-49pm I think this is a very regularly googled phrase – “I just want to be happy”. 16 700 000 results. I found this on the internet as well, although I am not sure who wrote it…. What got … Continue reading
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Tagged Finding Happiness, Happiness, How to find happiness, The key to happiness
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Being Happy In South Africa Or Out…
11-33am Last night I watched a documentary on how positive people, who are generally optimists, live longer. Based in Britain, the presenter himself was more of a pessimist and even though he lives in one of the world’s most stable … Continue reading
Time Magazine – Three Ways To Train Yourself To Finding Happiness
12-56pm I was so interested when I saw someone post a link to a Time Magazine article on three things to do to finding happiness. I went into it immediately to find out if what I believe is what “happiness … Continue reading
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How Not To Buy Shoes
12-56pm Today has been an out-and-about kind of day. My first plan was to find a solution to my sore feet! In February this year I bought a “big brand” cross-training shoe. Now this is how NOT to buy running/training … Continue reading
If Robin Williams can’t cope with life, who can?
8-39am The suicide of Robin Williams has shaken people across the world. Because he was a comedian, a brilliant actor and a fantastic entertainer, one expects he would be happy. It goes to prove that just because you are funny, … Continue reading
Why Marriage Isn’t & Never Will Be Perfectly Fulfilling
12-39 This morning my Bible reading included Psalm 37. Verse 4 is probably the best known of the Psalm. It says, “Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart.” I decided to make … Continue reading
Emergency Happiness!!
1-31pm Have you ever had an urgent need for happiness? If you don’t get happiness NOW, you’re going to be in big trouble. A heart attack? That’s an emergency. A house fire – yep! That’s an emergency. But HAPPINESS? Just … Continue reading
About Getting Angry and Hating My Life!
7-04am Sometimes I have conversations with people about this blog and how it is always happy and upbeat and how my life glows! In response, I say there have been sad times…I mean Granny died…that was sad. And we’ve had … Continue reading
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Tagged Being optimistic, How to find happiness, Optimism, Pessimism
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WOW!
10-55am WOW! That was the only word I can find when I read the results of a survey funded by someone described as the world’s “most generous person”. I have written before about whether you need a lot of money … Continue reading