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Are you responsible for everything that happens to you?

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Have you ever looked back on a situation and thought, “I should have spoken up” or “I should have shared how I really felt”? I’ve been there too.

Over the years of doing my podcast and this blog, I’ve shared how I’ve taken risks and tried new approaches. There came a point when I decided to start taking risks because I was tired of the results I was getting. I figured if I was going to get outcomes I didn’t want anyway, I might as well be honest.

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Filed Under: anger, Beliefs, Happiness, Victim Mentality Tagged With: I have constant bad luck, Why do bad things keep happening to me?, Why is the world against me?

The tiny things that improve your life

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The tiny things that improve your life
The tiny things that improve your life
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The tiny things that improve your life
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Have you ever had a tiny squeak in a door in your home that irritated you every time you used it? What happens after you oil the hinge and the squeak goes away? To some, it can feel like a life-changing moment!

That and other quality-of-life improvements can actually create happiness and make the day-to-day that much better. 

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Filed Under: Emotional Healing, Happiness, Personal Boundaries, Relationships, Self-Esteem, Values Tagged With: Quality-of-Life Choices, Self-Improvement Nuggets, Small ways to happiness

Clearing the Path to Happiness

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happiness is intrinsic

Attaining happiness seems to be the pursuit of so many people. Those who look outside of themselves seem to find temporary means, but those who go inside reveal happiness, where it was all along.

I talk about that in this deep episode of clearing the obstacles to revealing the happiness inside.

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Filed Under: Behavior, Decisions, Happiness, Healing, Healthy Thinking, Negative Emotions, Values Tagged With: I do not know what I really want in life, I keep choosing the wrong people, I settle for less than I deserve, My happiness always feels just out of reach

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