Cynthia Harrison
Novelist
Tag: happiness
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Crazy People Pleaser
The day my first baby was born, my mother visited us in the hospital. She brought cigarettes. I had stopped smoking for nine months, and I hadn’t intended to start again. But Mom was being thoughtful by bringing me cigarettes, so in order not to hurt her feelings, I lit up. Sounds crazy. I risked…
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Three Good Things
Ten happiness boosters may increase your happiness up to 40%. They are to savor life’s joys, drop grudges, get moving, give thanks, keep friends close, get with the flow, practice kindness, look on the bright side, avoid over-thinking and comparing, and recall three good things. For the past week or two I’ve been posting on…
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Happiness Encore
Today seems a good day to review those ten happiness booster tips from Mindful magazine and UC Berkeley that I’ve been posting about: 1. Savor Life’s Joys 2. Drop Grudges 3. Get Moving 4. Give Thanks 5. Keep Friends Close I’ve been off the market for a few months owing to some injuries, and yesterday…
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Happiness & Gratitude
If you’re looking to boost your personal happiness by 40 percent, this series of posts, taken from tips researched at UC Berkeley, just might do the trick. I’m only on #4, gratitude, but have already noticed a general uptick in my mood. Gratitude is a habit that can only help. Begin every day with a…
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Happiness & Grudges
Despite the dubious math involved, I’m on a quest to kick my happiness factor up a few points using a list from Mindful magazine. Really have been noticing the little joys that surround me but will refrain from mentioning all of them because that would just be bragging. So, DITCHING GRUDGES was an interesting exercise.…