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December 28 – Other peoples’ happiness as the measure of my success

December 28. “A good criterion for measuring your success in life is the number of people you have made happy.” (Robert L. Lumsden) I tend to be very hard on myself. I am usually my own worst critic. So, when … Continue reading

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November 25 – Anonymously touching the hearts of others

November 25. “It is not the things we get, but the hearts we touch, that will measure our success in life.” (Anonymous) There is something fitting about today’s quote being anonymous, because it made me think about a Christmas story … Continue reading

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November 24 – The joy of happy people

November 24. “You seldom come across anything more enjoyable than a happy person.” (Frank A. Clark) I love being around happy, positive, upbeat people. Don’t we all? When I am around happy people, I feel happier. I find that when … Continue reading

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November 7 – The happiness choice

November 7. “Happiness is a choice, not a response.” (Anonymous) Perhaps it was the Founding Fathers, when the mentioned the “pursuit of happiness” in the Declaration of Independence who started us all believing that happiness was a goal, or a … Continue reading

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September 28 – The happiness of giving

September 28. “I have never met an unhappy giver.” (George Adams) In my adult life I have spent many years, and countless hours, involved with people who give. For 20 years I worked as a volunteer in the Church, and … Continue reading

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July 28 – Enthusiasm and Happiness

“All we need to make us really happy is something to be enthusiastic about.” (Charles Kingsley) I have written several times about the power that a good dose of enthusiasm has in making me more productive and successful. Today, this … Continue reading

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July 19 – My journey toward happiness

July 19. “Happiness is not a when or a where; it can be a here and a now. But until you are happy with who you are you will never be happy because of what you have.” (Zig Ziglar) Sometimes … Continue reading

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June 22 – More thoughts on happiness to start my week

“Happiness is not in our circumstances but in ourselves. It is not something we see, like a rainbow, or feel, like the heat of a fire. Happiness is something we are.” (John D. Sheerin) I read this quote after coming … Continue reading

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June 13 – Make every day count, but don’t count every day

“A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes.” (Hugh Downs) Have you ever seen someone who was in a situation that you thought was just … Continue reading

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February 21 – Happiness and Hope

February 21. “The happiness of most people we know is not ruined by great catastrophes or fatal errors, but by the repetition of slowly destructive little things.” (Ernest Dimnet) Recently I was reading a blog post about 10 things that … Continue reading

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