Tag: happiness
We Could All Benefit From a Good Frolic Right Now
Make room for play in your life. Sprinkle it into your day. Send your friend a funny GIF. Gaze up at the constellations on a clear night and count how many you recognize. Play a musical instrument. I’m learning how to play the melodica. Play doesn’t end when you leave the elementary school playground. Adults… Read more
I Choose to Love the Ever-Loving Stuffing Out of My Sadness
There is no timeline to grief. One moment you’re fine, and the next it threatens to overwhelm you. It becomes a pressure cooker, demanding release or explosion. A month ago, mine exploded in the form of panic attacks. Once I realized the root cause of my panic attacks was unresolved grief, I was able to… Read more
Wednesday’s Words of Wisdom: The Happiness Distraction Kit!
If you’ve ever experienced anxiety, there’s that dreadful moment when your throat closes, and it feels like someone has placed a 10lb sack of potatoes on your chest or in your stomach, and the overwhelming emotions threaten to take you under. You can tell yourself until you’re blue in the face that it’s all in… Read more
Dear Diary: A Nine on the Subjective Scale of Happiness
Dear Diary, If I had to rate today on a happiness scale of 1 to 10, I’d awardit a 9, held confidently overhead like someone wrangled into judging acontest they’re only semi knowledgeable about and are scoring subjectively,rather than using a complex technical merit-based system. Today “feels” like a9. To be fair, happiness is a… Read more