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Happiness Tip of the Day
According to Professor Willibald Ruch of the University of Zurich people who focus on utilizing their strengths in their everyday lives experience more happiness than people who focus their attention on what they think they need to change about themselves. To identify your strong suits Ruch suggests you take a free assessment developed by psychologists called: the Values in […]
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Tagged Article, happiness, Happy, Professor, Psychologist, Smile, something to smile about, syndicated, The Values in Action Inventory of Strength Survey, University of Zurich, Willibald Ruch
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Sunday Exercise
I know it was just Thanksgiving and a ridiculous amount of people have asked you what you’re thankful for, but here’s a little bit of a different thank you list. Write a list from a different individual’s perspective. What would … Continue reading →
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Tagged Creative writing, Creativity, Exercises, Personality, syndicated, Thanksgiving, Thought, writer prompts, Writing, writing prompts
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An Interview with Sarah Brinker
Sarah Brinker is a talented lady.She’s a certified permaculture designer, permaculture teacher and health coach. Not too long ago, she moved out to California from North Carolina to start growing at new busi… Continue reading
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Tagged Farm, Food, Interview, Local, syndicated
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Cup of Thoughts for a Penny
To fit today’s theme of past thoughts, traveling, and characteristics I thought I would post a picture of coffee from the past. This is a picture of me (stunning, I know) drinking one of the best Cappuccinos I have ever had in Bologna, Italy. Although it was small, it was full of flavor and topped […]
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Cup of Technology…or lack there of
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I Love You To The Moon
These pictures were taken by my brother’s girlfriend who lives across the ocean from him in Germany. They hang over a window in his kitchen so that every morning he has a reminder that she “loves him to the moon” and back.
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Tagged Germany, Girlfriend, happiness, Happy, I Love You To the Moon, Love, Pictures, Polaroid, Quote, Smile, something to smile about, syndicated
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Happiness Is: Exploring New Places
Happiness Is: Exploring New Places (Møns Klint, Denmark.)
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Tagged Cliffs, Denmark, Explore, happiness, Mons Klint, Nature, Ocean, Park, Quote, Sneakers, syndicated, Travel
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There Is a Place Back Home On the Lake
“There is a place back home on the lake I live next to where I go to think and it usually brings me peace. I’ve gone there whenever I have had hard times and it is a good place to just escape and take my mind off sad things.”(Squam Lake, New Hampshire)
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Tagged Escape, happiness, Happy, Lake, Nature, Peace, Quote, Smile, something to smile about, syndicated
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Was it Worth it?
“Wow I can’t believe you’re taking that bike on these trails”. Alec’s shock was reasonable, as I was taking my road bike with no suspension, half inch tires, and a … Continue reading →
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Wrangling the White Elephant – Reuse Spurring Revitalization
St. Luke’s Hospital, closed since 1999, is now St. Luke’s Manor, an affordable housing complex for independent living seniors. When developers in Cleveland, Ohio decided to redevelop St. Luke’s Hospital they looked at nearly every other option to make it profitable before deciding to convert it into affordable senior housing. When that decision was made,…
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Tagged adaptive retrofit, affordable housing, architecture, greenbuild, historic reuse, LEED, Places, St. Luke’s Hospital, syndicated
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