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Do Happy: Share Your Passion
by Lori Deschene “Find your passion, whatever it may be. Become it, and let it become you and you will find great things happen for you, to you and because of you.” ~T. Alan Armstrong Maybe you just picked up a guitar for the first time last month, and you don’t feel good enough to […]
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Do Happy: Assume the Best
by Lori Deschene “We must never assume that which is incapable of proof.” -Unknown You can never truly know someone else’s intentions. If a co-worker offers to cover your shift, she may be trying to ease your stress–or she could be vying for your job. If your sister-in-law offers to pay for your meal, she […]
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Do Happy: Seek Smiles at Work
by Lori Deschene You get to work to find your boss complaining about meeting deadlines. Your supervisor drops a stack of papers on your desk without making eye contact. The girl in the adjacent cubicle moans about hating her boring job. There’s nothing good to see or hear. It’s already one of those days. That’s […]
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Do Happy: Unstrange a Stranger
by Lori Deschene “Old friends pass away, new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old day passes, a new day arrives. The important thing is to make it meaningful: a meaningful friend, or a meaningful day.” ~Dalai Lama Some sociologists argue that weak ties—the type you form with colleagues and online friends, […]
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Do Happy: Celebrate a Non-Event
by Lori Deschene “Celebrate the happiness that friends are always giving, make every day a holiday and celebrate just living!” ~Amanda Bradley In Through the Looking Glass, Lewis Carroll coined the term “un-birthday” which means exactly what you might expect—a day you celebrate that isn’t actually your birthday. You might not feel inclined to send […]