• 2017 Is Already Different
    #FridayReflections - Life and Inspiration - My Happiness Project

    2017 Is Already Different #FridayReflections

    January 7, 2017

    One of our #FridayReflections prompt this week asks me to share three things that I plan to do differently in 2017. It seems to me that 2017 is already different, mainly because of one specific  change I’ve made. While declaring that my word of the year is ‘happy’, I quietly promised myself that this would be the year of ‘no guilt’, and 6 days later, I’m happy to report that it’s started to work. I know I have many days ahead, but I can sense the big difference this is making. (No guilt about posting this late, for example!) 3…

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    #FridayReflections - My Happiness Project - Word of the Year

    Happy In 2017 #FridayReflections #WOTY

    December 30, 2016

    For the last few years, I’ve been choosing a word for the year ahead – my word of the year. Last year, my word was ‘simplify‘. The year before, it was the phrase ‘daring greatly‘.  I’ve been thinking on my word for next year and I’ve decided that I’m going to be happy in 2017. Happy in 2017 What does the word happy mean to me? I’m listing it all out as thoughts occur to me – there will be a lot more as the year progresses. Learning to accept myself more Putting less pressure on myself Enjoying the simple…

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    My Happiness Project

    Success Or Happiness?

    July 18, 2015

    He heard the knock and answered the door. “We have come to take you,” they said. “I’m not ready. I have so much to do – spend time with my family, go on those holidays I promised them. I want to go to the children’s plays and watch them in action. And then I want to be able to paint and have fun like I planned. Please give me more time.” “You were given 40 years, a loving wife, two beautiful children. What stopped you spending time with them over the past 15 years?” “I had to make CEO first.”…