Happiness is a journey, not a destination. How you travel in this world has a lot to do with attitude, optimism and the lens you use to view the world. Let’s start with these questions. Are you awake to your
Last year, Gayle I presented a talk to TLAP, the Texas Lawyers Assistance Program for the Texas Bar Association in Austin. The topic: Happiness and Marriage. Happiness is quite a challenge in life in general, let alone if you are
Are you observing life or engaging in it? What is social media doing for you? Or to you? Do you watch others on Facebook with regret or envy? Don’t worry…. That is totally normal. According to the Happiness Research Institute,
Your brain can do amazing things depending on how you focus your thoughts and attention. The more you engage yourself into a state of calm and confidence, the better you will feel. Imagination is a key component in generating new
These Four Agreements are meant to be taken as guidelines to live by for a life of integrity to do your best, no matter what happens. If you can learn to stop the negative self-talk, quit being self-critical and hard
As you can see by this recent photo and Blood Moon phases, there are many different views across the sky returning to the original. Life is very much the same for us. We also have several special phases. There are
I recently found this posting on FaceBook and thought it was worth posting. Take a look at the 7 Rules to see how you measure up. Accountably for your happiness lies within. See if you can begin a journey to
Think of a pyramid with that is self-reinforcing. Negative thoughts create negative or unpleasant emotions which impact your actions. Getting your mind positive, will get your emotions positive and change your actions. Optimistism will enhance the quality of your life.
As you look at this graphic of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, Where are you? Working on your higher purpose may seem distant and something you do in the future, however, this can create huge problems for your happiness now. What
Marc Chernoff published a great blog post describing 30 Things to Stop Doing for Yourself” then, what to START doing. So, pulling straight away from his list for the upcoming year……take stock of the items listed below to begin a
Dr. Mike Klaybor brings thirty years of experience in practicing counseling psychology with individuals and couples. His approach is cognitive behavioral therapy or CBT. Specific specialties include; anxiety and stress management, chronic pain & chronic illness management, depression, substance abuse evaluations, employee assistance and executive coaching for workplace performance and leadership.
