Posts from ‘July, 2011’

In our over-scheduled culture today, it is easy to find ourselves biting off way more than we can chew. When to-do lists mount higher than we can comfortably complete, the result is a low level of stress and anxiety that can affect our performance and even our personal health.

How do we buck the trend and maintain daily routines that are not so stress-inducing? By taking command of our own schedules and learning how and when it is appropriate to say no!

Good Reasons to Say No

There are times in life when happiness is an elusive concept. Circumstances that cause great pain or distress, such as a death, divorce or other traumatic event, can make it very difficult to feel truly happy much of the time. In these situations, time is the best healer, and most of us simply have to ride out the bad times until we begin to feel better.

But what about the rest of the days we spend moping or worrying? The truth is that sometimes happiness can be a conscientious choice we make, one that improves the quality of our life without changing our circumstances. This article will provide ways to choose happiness by altering our response to situations rather than the situations themselves.