For a Friend

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Happiness, Joy, Loss, Love, Sadness

Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over,
it became a butterfly.
— Anonymous

If you’ve experienced a loss, perhaps the death of a friend/partner, a relationship, or even a pet, remember to celebrate in memory the joy and happiness that was brought to your life from having him or her in it.

We can’t change the cycle of life, but we can change our perspective. Instead of focusing on just that sorrowful ending, look back to the happy days and let those feelings envelop and embrace you.

You’ll know you’ve succeeded when you find yourself smiling.

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Recipe: Time, a Heart & Some Behavior

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Friendship, Happiness, Joy, Relationship

Time decides who you meet in life,
your heart decides who you want in your life,
and your behavior decides who stays in your life.

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Mindfulness: Let Go, Love

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Joy, Love, Meditation, Mindah-Lee Kumar, Peacefulness, Video

Whether you’re Muslim, Christian, Buddhist, atheist, or some other-ist, there are truths in all religions and philosophies; one only has to expose oneself to them, keep an open mind and an open eye.

Eternity in an Hour

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Belief, Faith, Happiness, Health, Joy, Peacefulness, Religion and Spirituality, Success

[Esta película está disponible en varios idiomas; Ce film est disponible en plusieurs langues]

I stumbled upon the film Inner Worlds Outer Worlds (by Daniel Schmidt) on Youtube. It’s new to me, perhaps to you as well.

It’s an incredible piece, professionally done (with beautiful music), and freely available to everyone.

What’s it about?

Who Are You Supposed To Be?

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Happiness, Joy, Love, Passion, Peacefulness, Success

Even though I don’t have a television or subscribe to cable or any other entertainment site, I do occasionally watch movies from my DVD or digital collection.

I get in a zone when I watch a movie. I can block out the world around me. I pay particular attention to every nuance, background scene, clothing, body language, sets, and, of course, the words of the characters.

Rebuild Your World

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Achievement, Christian Larson, Happiness, Health, Joy, Success

From The Ideal Made Real
By Christian D. Larson

“In the rebuilding of your own world one of the principal causes of failure will be found in a tendency to change your plans, motives or desires; therefore, do not permit yourself to entertain one group of desires today and a different group tomorrow, and do not permit your faith to fall into periodical states of doubt. Decide upon what you wish to do, accomplish, promote and attain, and proceed to live, think and work for those things, regardless of what may happen.”

Grab the book (free): Various formats from Achive.org*

* The PDF is cleaner (it’s the actual photos of the pages) than the ebook versions.

See also ‘A Note on E-Books‘ here on the blog.

 

Aliens are Among Us

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Belief, Expectation, Happiness, Health, Joy, Law of Mind, National Geographic, Peacefulness

I don’t own a television. I got rid of that in 2006 after cutting myself off from cable services in the late 90’s. So, I’m a little lost as to what’s playing on television. This is really obvious when I’m with a crowd of friends who start talking about this or that show on TV. Or the laughing that ensues as everyone discusses a funny commercial they saw.

There is no Hope

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Affirmation, Belief, Faith, Health, Jeannette Maw, Joy, Prentice Mulford, Success

Like so many other people, I have a list of words that I try very hard not to use. For the most part, they’re easy to avoid. One word that takes more concentration than others on my list is “hope.” *

I’ve looked for synonyms, but none really satisfy the requirements of this single, simple word. So, I fall back on the good ole’ standby, “trust.” As in, “I trust you had a good time.”

Scientific Happiness

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Belle Beth Cooper, Happiness, Joy, Love, Peacefulness

10 Simple Things You Can Do Today That Will Make You Happier, Backed By Science
By Belle Beth Cooper

I would love to be happier, as I’m sure most people would, so I thought it would be interesting to find some ways to become a happier person that are actually backed up by science. Here are ten of the best ones I found.

Read the entire article.

MG: Other than picking up and moving (#3), the other nine ideas won’t cost you a penny.

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Dreams on Sale

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Dreams, Feelings, Happiness, Joy, Peacefulness

What cost is your dream?

What cost is your dream unfulfilled?

In economics, there is what’s called “opportunity cost.”

In its most simplistic form, opportunity cost is the cost of the one thing that you did not choose.