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Tag Archives: Finding Happiness
I’m 60 Now – Here Are My 6 Tips For Happiness
Wednesday Dear Elsie, Now that I’m 60, here are my 6 Tips for Happiness. Have faith. See the bigger picture – it’s not about now – we are only passing through. Everything we have is temporary. That’s an unsettling thought … Continue reading
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Tagged Finding Happiness, Happiness, How to find happiness
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City Working for Me
Monday Dear Elsie Today was the day you had sushi for lunch! Yum! 🍣😋 You really looked like you were enjoying it. For us the wind blew and as it did, I watched the branches of the tree next to … Continue reading
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The Good Things About The Day
Friday Dear Elsie It’s almost a week until your 5th birthday. Your Mom says you are not fussy about which birthday presents to get and that you take delight in little things. I feel the same way. The things that … Continue reading
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Fab Friday
Today has been a fun quite busy day. We woke early, had coffee and Bible reading and at 7am, I started working. Just after 8am, I went to gym where I did 30 minutes on the treadmill and managed 4.06km. … Continue reading
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Life Can Change in the Blink of an Eye
The other week I woke up with a very strange buzzing in my head. It was like ringing in the ears only it was buzzing in my head. It was the strangest thing, something I’ve never had before and quite … 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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When The Dog Catches The Bus
There’s this old saying that goes something like this, “it’s like the dog chasing the bus, but what he is going to do when he catches it?” Danziger the cartoonist, aptly illustrates it…. For me that phrase or illustration has … Continue reading
The Truth To Finding Happiness
I have been speaking to a lot of people who want to leave the country. Their reasons are varied. Some mention crime. Some mention money. Concern around the South African economy and politics comes up. With most of them, they … Continue reading
The Uncertainty of the World
The more I experience life, the more I see the importance of learning to be content whatever your circumstances. A large part of my job involves recruiting people to work in schools in the Middle East. They are so keen … Continue reading
“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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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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5 Happy Moments In My Day
Have you ever thought about what makes you happy? Sometimes I find myself grinning like a Cheshire cat and telling Mike I’m in my ‘happy space.’ If I think of 5 happy moments in my day, I would come up with … 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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