Celebrating Authors and Writing

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November is all about writing. Throughout the month, people celebrate and participate in Family Stories Month, Memoir Writing Month, and National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). November 15 is “I Love […]

Serendipity

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August 18 is National Serendipity Day. Serendipity is defined as the occurrence and development of any events by happenstance in a pleasant or useful way. This day encourages us to […]

Boredom

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July is considered National Anti-Boredom Month. The idea is to identify what “makes” you bored and devise ways to combat it. The problem, from a Choice Theory® perspective, is that […]

Social Wellness Month

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July is Social Wellness Month—a reminder that relationships are key to a healthy lifestyle. Humans have a need for connection; some of us have a stronger need than others. If […]

Insurrection: Your Hunt for Happiness

I find it ironic that the week of January 19 to 25 is called Hunt for Happiness Week. Who, here in the United States, is hunting for happiness when we’re […]

Kindness: Be Kind to Humankind Week

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Kindness emerges as my top value whenever I participate in any type of clarification work regarding my values. I used to think it was honesty because I think it’s important […]

Mental Health: An Alternative Narrative

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Some links may be affiliate links. We may get paid if you buy something or take an action after clicking one of these. Since the month of May, and specifically […]

Happy People: 23 Characteristics

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People are often on a quest to be happier but don’t have a plan for how to get there. I know there are some of you with introspective time on […]

Happiness, Pleasure and Bliss

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In honor of Happiness Happens Month, I wanted to write about what makes people happy. I am an avid Choice Theory enthusiast and have been studying the work of William […]