My favorite postcard shows planet Earth from orbit. Lights from the west coast of the USA shine into the vastness of space, and a signpost arrow signals the pin-sized location of San Francisco, CA. I bought this souvenir card as a reminder to keep my perspective.   Loss of perspective may leave us overwhelmed by issues […]

How do you define optimism ?   Hopeful, Confidence, Encouragement, Great Expectations, Positive Thinker, Upbeat, Assured, Idealist, Dreamer … These words are used to describe optimism and being optimistic. Do they reflect positivity that you would like to see more of in your own experience?  Optimism is not for dreamers only. Optimism is a ‘Happiness Booster’.  […]

Gratitude is one of the most powerful tools we can use for building happiness into our lives. Expressing gratitude helps us savor those positive experiences.  It bolsters self-worth/self-esteem. It helps us cope with stress and trauma, and works well as  emotional first-aid. It keeps pleasures and blessings fresh in our hearts and minds, and it […]

Happiness is hard to define – but we know it when we see it. Or, at least we think we do. Several years back, The World Health Organization predicted that by the year 2020 Depression would affect 30% of all adults – in the entire world.  That’s a huge number.  Are we there yet? Each […]

The Pursuit of Happiness … In Congress, July 4, 1776… The Declaration of Independence for United States of America included this statement in its’ opening paragraphs … “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are […]