“I am not really trying to live a perfect life,” you might say. “I don’t have to be a multi-millionaire or an award-winning actress or live on my own island.” So maybe you are not an extreme perfectionist, but you may be surprised to learn that perfectionism comes in many flavors. Check the questions below, […]
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I ran across this quote by Jackson Kiddard today and I loved the message of complete self-acceptance as well as the acceptance of others. We are all perfectly imperfect. What if we could just embrace our imperfections as well as those of others? Wouldn’t we be much happier? His full quote reads: “Today I affirm
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“We can smile, breathe, walk, and eat our meals in a way that allows us to be in touch with the abundance of happiness that is available. We are very good at preparing to live, but not very good at living. We know how to sacrifice ten years for a diploma and we are willing
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Have you ever felt that something was missing in your life and if you only reached this one goal, you would finally feel fulfilled and happy? If only we got that promotion, reached our ideal weight, found our ideal partner, moved into our dream home, or won that award, we would finally find the happiness
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“The mental and physical space we create by letting go of things that belong in our past gives us…the option to fill the space with something new.” ~Susan Faye West Dwelling in the past undermines our happiness. Every day I hear from people who are resentful about something that happened to them or about a
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“Never forget that anticipation is an important part of life. Work’s important, family’s important, but without excitement, you have nothing. You’re cheating yourself if you refuse to enjoy what’s coming.” ~Nicholas Sparks In German, we have a saying: “Vorfreude ist die schönste Freude!” which means “The greatest joy lies in the anticipation.” And isn’t
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“All our lives we think happiness is a destination, only to look back and realize that it was the way. ~Robert Brault Many of us are trapped in the rat race of life, thinking that if we reach a certain goal or a particular destination, we will finally be happy. However, when we finally arrive
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I have often asked myself this question, hoping that it would act as a compass to guide me whether I am in a good place or need to change something. And well-meaning friends have asked me this question, too, wanting to know that I am doing well. Yet it is sometimes a hard question to
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“My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.” ~Maya Angelou I love Maya’s mission statement! For one, I like the word “thrive”, since it goes beyond just wanting to be happy. It makes me think of having
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A few weeks ago, I attended the Compassion & Business Conference at Stanford University. I was curious about how people were thinking compassion fits into business and how to bring it into corporations. In the process, I learned some very interesting insights about compassion. One of the more surprising facts is that while receiving compassion
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