Tag: Happy
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The Power of School Songs: Why Children Benefit From Folk Music

Every September, that’s the same old bell a-ringing in the little red schoolhouse. I hear a discordant note when grade school children sing songs about redemption or wasted years or being lost. There is an inharmonious feeling between what I hear and what I see. Innocent children but words for adults. Childish voices with the…
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6 Life-Changing Books for Happiness

Some books you read once and forget. Others stay on my shelves and get referenced many times. Just seeing their titles reminds me of the mental perspective shifts I got while reading them and how much better my life is for following their advice. The Bible will always top this list but that feels like…
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Everyday Romance: Tips and Stories

The words above are the lyrics to my grandparent’s song. On their 70th wedding anniversary, they still wanted to hear a song that had been special to them in bygone years. How romantic! ‘Romantic’ can be used as an adjective or a noun and has several meanings. As an adjective, it relates to love or…
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Journaling Made Easy: Tips for Everyone

There are so many ways to journal! You can find a way that works for you. This article is for you if you have wished and tried to journal and have failed to keep the habit or haven’t noticed its benefits. You don’t have to do the traditional way of sitting down every morning or…
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August Collection: It Came to Pass

WELCOME to our monthly collection where we offer links and ideas for you to explore with us. This summer has been a progression of changes, more than usual and some happy and some sad. Time moves on and always brings change, but some events seems to mark our lives in a before and after way.…
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Finding Harmony in Life: Sprinkling Fairy Dust on Everyday Challenges

You know how the story goes. The king and queen wanted a child for years and finally they had their baby girl. They were overjoyed and immediately threw a party. In their excitement, they failed to invite one of the powerful fairies of the land. At the party, each fairy gave a gift to the…
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Boost Your Happiness Now

They say happiness is a choice. There have been times when I cannot believe it, and times I have experienced it to be true. In any case, it’s worth a try, isn’t it? Here are some choices you could make you just a little happier today. Affirmations Affirm: To state clearly that something is true…
