Smart Living Rule 3 – Be Positive, Optimistic and Enthusiastic

happiness Smart Living Rule 3   Be Positive, Optimistic and Enthusiastic What is your attitude toward life?

Maintaining a positive, optimistic and enthusiastic attitude is smart living.  Your attitude largely defines your actions.  Your actions decide the results you get.

A pessimistic sourpuss rarely sees any good in life.  They are constantly focused on the negative so negative is all they get.  They don’t see the silver lining in circumstances that come their way because their eyes are only trained …

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Five Happiness Myths That Leave Us Feeling Unfulfilled

mouse trap Five Happiness Myths That Leave Us Feeling Unfulfilled Is one of these myths ransacking your happiness?

We believe a lot of erroneous things about happiness.  These happiness myths cost us a great deal in terms of enjoyment and fulfillment in life.  They send us off on wild goose chases seeking a better life in all the wrong places.

Fortunately, as with most myths, once they’ve been debunked, they lose their power over our lives.  Furthermore, once we are …

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I Feel Trapped In My Life

caged I Feel Trapped In My Life Are you stuck in a rut?  Has life lost its luster for you?

It seems that many people feel trapped in the life they are leading.  The kicker is that nothing too bad is actually happening.  What I mean is that there are no current crises going on.  No one has cancer or has passed away unexpectedly or has even lost their job

It’s just that life has …

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3 Quick And Easy Steps Into A Self-Improvement Sinkhole.

sinkhole 3 Quick And Easy Steps Into A Self Improvement Sinkhole. “Maybe we have to break everything to make something better out of ourselves.”
~Chuck Palahniuk

The road to a better life is full of a lot of sinkholes.  I think some of the well-meaning self-improvement material is misleading.  It gives advice that leaves us feeling depressed and disillusioned.  I know because I have been down this road more than once.  I have sought the key to quick riches and happiness.  …

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7 Things In My Life That Fill Me With Gratitude and Joy

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I think that being grateful for what we have is a very important part of living life to the fullest.  We need to reflect and count our blessings.  Pursuing achievement, prosperity, and the finer things in life is fine, but if we don’t stop once in awhile to be grateful for what we already have, then we may fail to experience the full joy that life offers.  I have …

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