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Gardening with Mum
My mother and I shared a love of flowers. As a child I worked alongside my mother as she tended her gardens. Then when I was ten years old my father cleared a swath of our back yard so that I could...
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Who Else Is Ready for a Barbie-Less World?
For a long time I believed I would play a part in the dissolution of the beauty and modeling world. I really disliked how we paid homage to Barbie as young girls, and then got swept away by magazine...
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Beware of the Sneaky Spiritual Narcissist
A few years ago I had an interaction with someone I considered a “spiritual leader” that left me feeling disillusioned and upset. This person implied that if I were further along on my spiritual path...
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Feel Stuck in a Job You Hate?
Feel stuck in a job you hate? If you dread going to work each day . . . Or feel like you are supposed to be doing something else . . . Or are just going through the motions at work and feel totally...
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Need to Find the Perfect Gift? Change Someone’s Light Bulbs.
One thing I often think about is generosity—what it means to be generous, how to be generous. It’s not just a matter of buying presents for people—though presents are important, too. I hate to shop,...
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Why Are You More Tired AFTER Your Vacation?
OMG, last week I traveled to Edmonton and can I tell you I am STILL tired? I’ve been in bed by 7:45 pm every night! I came home with a bit of a headache, feeling slightly feverish and I could barely...
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The Light that Shines from Within
TV blaring the “false” news from across the globe, social media screaming out events of friends and workmates, text messages bubbling over and missed calls on mobile phones…to the sounds of thunderous...
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How to Befriend Your Loneliness
Loneliness sounds simple, but it is complex and hard to shift. I have felt lonely at different points in my life and for different reasons. And I have learnt something. Here are my seven truths about...
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Happy Holidays from Positively Positive
Related Posts Happy Holidays from Positively Positive How to Love the Holidays When You’re Heartbroken The Power of Being Positive in Life Stop Trying for a Happy Life. Try for a Happy Day. The post...
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A Story to Help Fight Perfectionism: The Christmas Tree
In the world of plants, being a tree is considered to be special. Whether it’s providing shade in the heat or being a home for small animals, being a tree is considered a great honor because there are...
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Incomes Are Going Down, Jobs Are Disappearing…Here’s Your Survival Guide.
I got fired… Security escorted me out. They would send me my box later. All self-help is bullshit. It’s hard to choose yourself when an iceberg hits the Titanic. People write books: “How To Not Give A...
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Summoning All Cosmic Beings for Support? It’s Better If You Just Focus.
You know how when you’re really messed up and you reach out to EVERY friend? You text them ALL at once in case the one person you really want to talk to isn’t responding IMMEDIATELY. And then you feel...
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Ready to Take Divine Action? Inspire Yourself Regularly in 2018.
Waiting around for inspiration to “strike” is like anticipating the next bolt of lightning so you can see where you’re going. There isn’t anything you can “do” to make it happen, so you stumble along...
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You Have Permission to Suck
Children don’t seem to give up no matter what they do. It’s remarkable, considering they rarely get anything right. Their movements are awkward. They can’t write, draw, or talk properly. It’s almost...
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Better Instincts
“Go with your gut,” is occasionally good advice. More often, though, it’s an invitation to indulge in your fear or to avoid the hard work of understanding the nuance around us. Better advice is,...
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Warning: Chronic Complaining Is Hazardous to Your IQ
“Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events; Small minds discuss people.” – Eleanor Roosevelt Did you ever notice that it’s easy to bond with someone over something negative? The crappy...
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Don’t Make Resolutions, Do This Instead!
The New Year is just around the corner along with the tradition of making resolutions, which are usually promises to do something “more, better, or different.” We vow to exercise more, get a better...
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Use the Four Tendencies to Tackle Your New Year’s Resolutions (Or Not).
Because I study happiness, good habits, and human nature, I’ve done a lot of thinking about New Year’s resolutions. In fact, when I was identifying the Four Tendencies — my framework that divides the...
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Luck-Filled Traditions For Your Best Year Yet!
Before we know it, 2018 will be here. Most of us have traditions for the New Year like making resolutions, creating a vision board or celebrating with loved ones. While these are worthy traditions, a...
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Two Powerful Questions to Ask Ourselves before Stepping into a New Year
2017 is almost gone, and we will soon enter a new year, a time when it is common to translate our hopes, wants, and dreams into new year resolutions. That is great and, by staying engaged and...
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