Be Happier
Most of us want to be happier but we often forget that happiness is a choice. It’s about how you choose to view your life and the things that happen to you.
When it comes to positive emotions like happiness and love, there’s often an assumption that they should just happen to us. But it’s up to you to make choices to trigger feelings of happiness, joy and love.
Every emotion that you feel, whether it’s positive or negative, has a trigger. Most people intuitively know and accept the triggers for negative emotions – you feel sad when your best friend moves away or you might feel fear about having to speak in public.
So to be happier you need to activate the triggers that make you feel love, joy and happiness. I’ve curated a selection of blog posts with tips to inspire you to bring more happiness into your life.
Want to Know How to be Happy? Try These Tips
Do you want to know how to be happy? The secret is simple: You must choose to be happy - because happiness is a choice. And you’re the only one in charge of your happiness. [...]
What To Do When The Holidays Suck
It’s the most wonderful time of year…or is it? The truth is, for a lot of people the holidays suck. The holiday season is one of the hardest times of the year for many of [...]
How A Gratitude List Will Make You Happier
When you hear the research about gratitude and how making a gratitude list improves your health, makes you feel more connected to others, and lifts your mood - are you skeptical? How are you going [...]
7 Tips to Bring Positivity Into Your Life
Every day has something positive in it. Some days you just have to look a little harder. Here are seven things you can do to bring positivity and happiness into your life. Write in a [...]
5 Ways to Beat the Winter Blues
Have you been hit by the winter blues? The fun of the holidays are a distant memory, and Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow and predicted six more weeks of winter. These days it’s just cold, [...]
How to Make Resolutions That Last By Prioritizing Your Values
It’s a new year and that means you’re probably thinking about making resolutions. Or you’re wondering how to keep your New Year’s resolutions. 92% of Americans who make resolutions don’t achieve their goals according to [...]
How to Beat the Holiday Blues
The holiday season is in full swing. Anything that can hold a strand of lights is lit up. Christmas tunes are playing in the elevators. And your inbox is full of emails from retailers reminding [...]
The Best Ways to Cope With Negativity
Have you ever had one of those days where your exposure to negativity is overwhelming? I had one this week. After a long day at the office, I turned on the evening news and heard [...]
Happiness is a Choice
I often tell my patients that happiness is a choice—it doesn’t just happen to some people and not happen to others. Then I tell them about the difference between people who are happy and people [...]