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Do Happy: Let Go
“Some people think it’s holding on that makes one strong—sometimes it’s letting go.” ~Unknown Maybe your life doesn’t look like you want it, but you’re not sure how to change it, or even if you can—so you feel hopeless, frustrated, and even a little bitter. Or maybe someone hurt you so deeply you don’t know […]
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Do Happy: Connect Without Complaining
“Instead of complaining the rose bush is full of thorns, be happy the thorn bush has roses.”~Proverb Complaining can be a bonding experience. You meet up with your friends after work, and immediately start rehashing frustrations with your boss. You have dinner with your siblings and commiserate about confrontations with your black-sheep uncle. Or you […]
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Do Happy: Look Longer
“Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other’s eyes for a minute?” ~Henry David Thoreau You’re riding on the subway, immersed in a book. You’re running in the park, lost in your iPod. You’re waiting in line at Starbucks, fixated on the menu. Sometimes we act like we’re completely alone, even […]
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Do Happy: Pursue Fewer Goals
This post is republished with permission. Find more of Lori Deschene’s writing at tinybuddha.com. Read the original post here. “The sculptor produces the beautiful statue by chipping away such parts of the marble block as are not needed- it is a process of elimination.” ~Elbert Hubbard A couple weeks back you probably wrote out a […]
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Do Happy: Stop Doing
This post is republished with permission. Find more of Lori Deschene’s writing at tinybuddha.com. Read the original post here. “The only Zen you find on tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there.” ~Robert M. Persig We live in a fast-paced, achievement-oriented society. At the end of a busy, to-do-list-focused day, we often […]