Much of our outlook and level of Happiness is determined by the stories we tell ourselves. If you are looking for offense, you will surely find a way to see it, whether it was real or not, and whether it was intended or not. The net affect will be you feel badly, which makes you less happy, […]
When something doesn’t go the way we want it to, we often long for a “do-over.” The concept of “New Year” as a holiday is the ultimate do-over. We create a big celebration on its eve, and all of us jump into the do-over together. In the softball game of Life, if you were losing […]
Dear Santa, While I do get nice presents for Christmas, they are things my humans want me to have. This year, I would like presents that I want me to have… (more…)
Now, why would anybody resist what they want? That just doesn’t make any sense! Yet we do it all the time. (more…)
Sounds crazy, doesn’t it? When we’re always trying our best to look good, why would you seek out being humbled? I had this opportunity recently, though I didn’t choose it consciously the first time around. My friend Kate mentioned that a local yoga studio was having a “Community Day”, where all classes and events were […]
Social Networks are hot! Facebook, LinkedIn and a host of others occupy billions of hours weekly as people post about their lives and careers. You make a statement, every time you post, about who you are. Choose wisely. Are you the end of the magnet that attracts, or the end that repels? You can choose […]
Think of yourself as a battery. A battery stores energy. Fully charged, it has lots of juice and can supply power to run all kinds of things. When a battery is weak, say in a flashlight, the light is dim and might shut off completely at any moment. People fall into three categories: Chargers, Drainers […]
Many thanks also to everyone who bought one or more copies of “Wag, Live, Love – What Dogs Teach Us About Happiness and Life” during the fundraiser at Maria’s Bookshop for Annie’s Orphans, a no-kill animal shelter in Durango, CO, and the on-line fundraiser for Mid-Atlantic Samoyed Rescue. We donated $400 to these very worthy […]
Written by Regina Brett, 90 years old, of the Plain Dealer, Cleveland , Ohio . “To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. It is the most requested column I’ve ever written. My odometer rolled over to 90 in August, so here is the column once more: Life isn’t fair, […]
From my KIQX radio interview with on Wag, Live, Love this morning: Imp and Rory singing “The First Noel”: I spoke with Ed Lacy of Four Corners Broadcasting about the joyousness we can learn from dogs. Later, Rory did Therapy Dog visits at Mercy Hospital, where we also got to visit friends Adele Nielsen and […]