Most people confess that what they desire most in life is to be happy but the search for happiness seems to elude many of us. People blame external circumstances in their lives for the lack of happiness and fail to realize how they view and act upon those circumstances determines their plight.

Human beings were given the gift of self-awareness yet many of us do not know how to handle our consciousness in a way that’s healthy to our well-being. We let emotions get the better of us in situations where being level headed and weighing our options could have saved us a lot of heartache.

Most of us learn how to control our emotions and make the right decisions in our lives after many years of disappointments, pain, and hardships. We can avoid the pain and hardship for we all have the capacity to manage difficult situations. Certain behaviors and attitudes increase the chances of living an unhappy life. Continue reading →

Lists can be very powerful.

They can help you get more done, prioritize your responsibilities, and turn you from an unorganized train wreck into an orderly, highly productive individual.

This simple list-making process removes the guesswork from identified instances in your life that you should say “thank you”. This activity can also remind you that you may have more to be thankful for than you realize.

Lists are easy to make, only requiring something to write on and a writing instrument. There are free applications, notepads and spreadsheets available online expressly for making to-do lists. They can also help you locate areas of your life that you should be thankful for. Continue reading →