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Happiness is a direction, not a place.

Sydney J. Harris

If you wish to find happiness, find gratitude.

Steve Maraboli
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    Lifestyle,  Self Care

    10 Habits That Can Make You Happier and Improve Your Life

    July 28, 2019 /

    Achieving happiness may sound elusive and abstract. In reality, true happiness can be achieved by incorporating habits that improve our lives and increase feelings of well-being. If we examine the lives of people who describe themselves as being generally happy, we discover that they share daily habits that add up to an improved quality of life and mental wellness. Eat right. The foods we eat determine our weight, our brain function, and our overall quality of life. Eating right boosts mental power, reduces the risk of depression, and staves off weight gain.   When you feel and look your best, your mood is lifted and you feel happier. When you…

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    10 Simple Things You Can Do Right Now To Feel Happier

    July 12, 2019 /

    We all seek long-term happiness and joy. But we know it is not possible to be chronically happy in the literal sense of the word. What we can look forward to is living a life that’s full of happy moments while keeping a mindset of gratitude and optimism during the downtimes. In the meantime, however, there are short-term things that we can do to bring us a quiet joy and establish constructive habits that lead to a positive mindset. That is what will take us to the other side of happy. Practice These 10 Habits for an Instant Happy Boost Start a gratitude journal. Each day, jot down one thing…

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    It’s True: Eating Chocolate Cake for Breakfast Will Help You Lose Weight

    July 2, 2019 /

    Groundbreaking research has found that eating chocolate cake for breakfast can actually help you lose weight. How can this be? Sounds too good to be true, right? Well, the science backs it up. Chocolate Cake is the New Breakfast of Champions Although it sounds like an oxymoron, loading up on sugar and carbs first thing in the morning helps you burn fat, the logic behind it makes sense. If you have your sweet binge first thing in the morning, it will prevent cravings later on in the day. And, you’ll have the rest of the day to burn off the calories. So, you get to have your cake and eat…

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    7 Ways to Unlock Your Feminine Energy

    July 1, 2019 /

    In a world where masculine traits have long been extolled, the feminine qualities that are in both men and women have been suppressed. Feminine energy is present in both men and women but traditionally, masculine energy has been given dominance and superiority for its go-getting “action” type nature. Masculine energy is action oriented and feminine energy is “being”, the quiet force that is nurturing, compassionate, and loving. Masculine energy “does” feminine energy “is”. Feminine energy has been viewed as weak, but it is far from it.  In order to feel whole and empowered, you must embrace that feminine energy which you may have blocked. Many women think that to get…

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    June 26, 2019 /

    If you can’t live without that strong cup of joe, now you have good reason to drink up of this dark nectar of the gods. We have all heard about the amazing benefits of caffeine. Caffeine, when consumed in moderation, has been touted to decrease the risk of certain cancers, decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes, stimulate hair growth, and even lower the risk of erectile dysfunction in men. Caffeine has also been believed to curb your appetite. And, if these incredible claims weren’t amazing enough, you can now add fat-fighting properties to the ever growing list of caffeine’s incredible benefits. Caffeine Activates Brown Fat How can caffeine really…

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    We all have goals and dreams, whether they’re big or small. Some of us want to start our own businesses or hike Machu Picchu. Others want to write a blog or finally start that diet they’ve been talking about for years. Any of this sound familiar? Maybe you want to switch careers or put yourself out there romantically. Whatever your dreams are, you tell yourself that one day you’re going to do it. One day you’re going to take the necessary steps to change your life and make your dreams come true. But something is holding you back. And believe it or not, that something is you. That something is…

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    March 31, 2019 /

    Letting a guy down easy may not exactly be “easy”, especially if he’s a “nice” guy and you don’t want to hurt his feelings. You may think you gave clear signs but sometimes men don’t pick up on those signals. So what is the best way to let someone know you’re not interested without heartlessly shattering his self-esteem? For starters let’s hope that you never led him on. But if you did, because you were initially interested and then changed your mind, there are ways of ending it before he gets too invested in you and the situation becomes more complicated. After all, you don’t want to date someone because…

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    March 26, 2019 /

    If you can’t say anything nice, then don’t say anything at all.” Sounds familiar, right? How about “Share your toys with others!” or “Play nice!” No matter where you come from, we all remember hearing those sayings when we were growing up. That’s because being nice is a quality that’s instilled in us all from the very beginning from our mothers, teachers, and elders. While being nice, or rather polite, is a prized quality and even expected quality in a society that values altruism, the truth is that being “nice” can actually be very bad for you. Actually, being nice could even kill you! Now, let me explain myself… For…

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    No one enters a relationship thinking that someday it will end or that they will have to walk away from a person they once loved and perhaps still do. But the truth is that relationships end and they end for different reasons. Sometimes they just fizzle out but other times, a person must have to make the hard decision to walk away. How to Know Your Relationship Is Over You don’t share the same values. When two people don’t have similar values of life’s major tenets, they are mismatched and misaligned. This doesn’t mean that they should think alike and agree on every topic, but they should share similar philosophies…

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