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The Happiness Connection
Do your emotions go viral?
Some of you may use Facebook or another social media platform so you can keep in touch with friends and family. You don’t care about reaching an audience...
Be afraid, but do it anyway
My friend, Chantelle Adams, is leading a day of Courage on Aug. 28. She is encouraging people to face their fears. Facing your fears will undoubtedly involve...
Love long weekends
Being an entrepreneur, my weekends and weekdays tend to blur together, so it is a good thing I have my husband to remind me of upcoming stat holidays. As my...
Discover your Zen
What do you want most for yourself and your family? If you are like most people, your answer will be – to be happy. We all yearn for this elusive emotion....
Tips for tough going
It has been a tough few months for tourism in the Okanagan. Firstly, there was flooding to deal with. The heavy snow pack, rainy spring, and warm temperatures,...
Negative emotions help
Welcome to the hot, smoky days of summer. Although we should be getting used to life plagued by forest fires by now, every time it happens, I am disappointed....
What's your mindset?
Are you in competition, or in collaboration with the world? Do you try to be better than others, or do you work with them to create something more amazing than...
Happy to be Canadian
"You are a big country. You are the kindest country in the world. You are like a really nice apartment over a meth lab." — Robin Williams on...
Assume power position
Ten weeks ago, I wrote an article called Finding Your Sweet Spot. It addressed the idea that it isn’t what happens to you that determines how happy you...
Coffee-shop wisdom
I do my best writing in coffee shops. I’m not sure what makes them such fertile environments for my thoughts, but they are. Perhaps it is because I am...
It's none of your business
In primitive times, people discovered that they were stronger if they worked together as a team. One person didn’t have the strength, or natural weapons...
Your mind's in your corner
When I got pregnant with my first child, I experienced a strange phenomenon. Suddenly, it was as if every woman on the planet was pregnant, or had recently...
It's OK for your kids to suffer
Several years ago, a friend told me that parents are never happier than their unhappiest child. In my experience, this is true. I was reminded of this fact...
Avoid the Gossip Zone
A trouble shared is a trouble halved. This proverb encourages us to share our problems in order to alleviate the stress they cause. I totally agree with this...
Did your mom tell you this?
Robustly happy people take responsibility for their own happiness. This is a powerful statement, and not one that I was ever introduced to by my mother. I...
You're perfect!
I used to tell my students I was like Mary Poppins, practically perfect in every way. They would groan and laugh, but I wonder how many of them wished they...
Learn to enjoy yes
Do you have problems saying no? Do you find yes slipping from your lips every time you are asked to get involved with a project, volunteer at your child’s...
Little things mean a lot
Have you ever driven home from work, but have no recollection of how you got there? This is a common occurrence for some of us, and illustrates how you can go...
Finding your sweet spot
Do you ever have ‘one of those days?’ A day when so many things seem to go wrong? Of course, you do. We all have days like that. It is common to...
It's not about the money
If you want to live a happy life, is it more important to have: a) Freedom of choice? b) Money? If your brain is screaming, “The answer is b,"...
