Category: Guest Blogs

  • 10 Happiness Tips for People Who Have Been Hurt

    by Lori Deschene “Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.” ~Unknown Maybe someone hurt you physically or emotionally.  Maybe you’ve survived something else traumatic–a natural disaster, a fire, an armed robbery.  Or maybe you’ve just come out of a trying situation, and though you know you’ll eventually recover, you still feel pain that seems unbearable. Whatever […]

  • 10 Ways to Let Go and Overcome a Bad Mood

    by Lori Deschene “Every day may not be good, but there’s something good in every day.”  ~Unknown Contrary to popular belief, even positive people get in bad moods. Maybe you didn’t get enough sleep last night.  Or you feel overworked and overwhelmed.  Or perhaps something happened, and you keep dwelling on it.  Going over and […]

  • 10 Ways to Deal with Negative or Difficult People

    by Lori Deschene “Judge nothing, you will be happy. Forgive everything, you will be happier. Love everything, you will be happiest.” ~Sri Chinmoy I love her to death, but it’s draining to talk to her. Every time I call this friend of mine, I know what I’m in for: a half-hour tirade about everything that’s […]

  • Do Happy: Be Your Purpose Now

    by Lori Deschene “The secret to success is constancy to purpose.” ~Benjamin Disraeli Most of us want to be successful—if not in monetary terms, then by our own definitions. We want to feel a sense of meaning; to do something worthwhile that we can be proud of.  Something that matters to people.  Something that will […]

  • Do Happy: Give an Uncomfortably Long Hug

    by Lori Deschene “We can live without religion and meditation, but we cannot survive without human affection.” –Dalai Lama You see your uncle at the annual holiday party.  It’s been almost six months since you saw him last.  You’ve heard all about his company folding.  You know his home’s gone into foreclosure. But you hardly […]