• Books, Reading and Book Reviews - FiveMinuteFriday - Growth

    Enjoy Many Miracle Mornings

    We’ve been trying to get an earlier start to our days, but I would love to get up and to enjoy many miracle mornings. I’ve heard it said that you should start by reading Hal Elrod’s The Miracle Morning : The 6 Habits That Will Transform Your Life Before 8 AM. I’ve got myself a copy and am reading it right now. Have you read it? Enjoy Many Miracle Mornings Elrod’s Life S.A.V.E.R.S (an acronym, with each letter standing for something he recommends doing in the morning)  I can see how many of these practices are part of my life…

  • FiveMinuteFriday - Happiness

    Access Joy In 30 Seconds

    On our most difficult days, when it seems that life is a real uphill climb, who wouldn’t want to access joy in 30 seconds? But is that even remotely possible? As someone said, even drugs don’t work so fast! I guess as we move up Maslow’s Heirarchy of Needs pyramid, there’s a lot more focus on happiness. Economists and scientists have begun to study happiness in a rigorous way. Here, according to these studies, are a few of the ways we can get an instant, guilt-free, emotional lift. How To Access Joy In 30 Seconds Hug your partner When you’re…