Explore your way to happiness

Do you know all the beauty spots in your town or city?

I have heard people say many times that although they have lived somewhere for many adventure Explore your way to happinessyears they have never actually explored outside their own world.  We visit the places we need to go and never think about exploring our surroundings.  We take our own cities for granted.  It only seems we start to really explore our surroundings when someone comes to visit and we’re looking for something to do.  I bet young moms trying to keep their kids busy during summer vacations could tell you one or two museums or parks you knew nothing about.

Whatever Makes You Happy, But what do you do when you’re in a Rut?

I really have to laugh when I see and hear people that say they want nothing more than to be happy.  Then they sit there and do nothing about it. Your children are watching you and will learn by your behavior. Learn to go out and Dance in the Rain Get out of your comfort zone or box and choose happiness. Take a little time right now and enjoy this 3 minute movie and then come back and read the rest of this post. Click here; Learn to Dance in the Rain.

Raising Happy Children; Learn the Secret

Are we making these mistakes with our children?

Are we hiding them in a bubble?  Over protecting them?  Holding back there Happiness?

There immune systems are failing, because we protect them from germs.  When you were a kid didn’t you drink out of a garden hose and run through the hose on a hot summer day?  We shared one soft drink with four friends, not from one bottle and no one actually died from this.  We didn’t have Play Stations, Nintendo’s, X-Boxes, no video games, not 150 channels on cable, no DVD’s, no cell phones or personal computers and no internet or chat rooms.  We were happy and it wasn’t costing our parents and arm and leg to keep us happy.

Secret to happiness! What Kids Can Teach us!

As a parent, I found that kids don’t want “Quality time” with you.  They want “quantity.” If they could get it they want all your time.  They need interaction and communication, but just your presence there in the house means the world to them.  Just ask your kids if they would like to go to Disneyland for a week or have you around every day and night?

I did a survey on fourth graders to see what makes them happy.  Here are the answers that I received:
Happy is:  seeing my dad, seeing my mom, family reunions, seeing my cousins, seeing my uncles and aunts, my friends ,eating food, oxygen, singing, riding my bike, running, seeing my sister smile, when I get to play, good night sleep.

People are Not Happy Because? What is your excuse?

I did an article a while back on “Why some people are not Happy and other people very happy.”

In that article I was trying to point out that money really isn’t the answer to happiness.  I do know that yes, in some ways it sure can help.  Hey, I’m not that dumb, but it sure isn’t what makes one happy day after day, week after week and year after year.

When we have a problem what is the first things we have to figure out?

1.Where the problem is coming from?        solution000008226307XSmall 300x299 People are Not Happy Because? What is your excuse?

2.Why we have this problem.

How to have Happy Children and Say Heck with the World

Stop protecting us and we won’t be over weight!

We all want happy children, right?  Let’s get off our high horses and let the children be happy.  Let’s teach them how to be happy and stay in shape at the same time.        Family of bicyle 200x300 How to have Happy Children and Say Heck with the World