2020 Silver Linings
Silver linings don't always reveal themselves instantly -- sometimes it takes time for them to appear! Like most of you, if you ask me what I didn’t like about 2020 the laundry list is long. It includes everything from the annoyances of social distancing and wearing...
Small Things Can Create Magical Memories
Sometimes it’s the small things, especially during the holidays, that create magical, lifelong memories. Here’s a story about one of my magical holiday moments. Maybe it’ll inspire you to remember some of your own magical moments or create one for someone else.Do you...
❤️ SOHP Weekly: Four More Days To Be A #SmileStarter
If you're in the path of Hurricane Laura please be safe. It looks like her reach will be wide and impact many places. You are in our thoughts and prayers. Please let me know how you fare. If you are a teacher or homeschooling parent, I know it's a little extra...
❤️ SOHP Weekly: There’s Still Time to be a #SmileStarter
Life is still different for many or most of us. It seems most of us are happy challenged. It's not that happiness isn't happening, or that we don't get that we are blessed so we also have moments we feel gratitude. However, we're also frustrated, maybe angry, or even...
❤️ SOHP Weekly: There’s Still Time to be a #SmileStarter
Thank you, thank you, thank you for celebrating Happiness Happens Month with us. Social media has been filled with lots of #HappinessHappensMonth and #HappinessHappensDay hashtags -- in fact, I got put in FB jail for thanking people for celebrating with us. Also,...
❤️ SOHP Weekly: Can You be a #SmileStarter on Happiness Happens Day?
Happiness Happens Month 2020: 31 Days. 31 Smiles. Are ya'll enjoying the daily #SmileStarter Challenges? Keep me posted about what you're doing -- I might be sending out some prizes. Saturday, August 8, is the 22nd Happiness Happens Day -- a day grew into a month...
❤️ SOHP Weekly: Happiness Happens Month 2020: 31 Days. 31 Smiles.
Happiness Happens Month 2020: 31 Days. 31 Smiles. For the first time in twenty years, I gave serious consideration to cancelling Happiness Happens Month. There have been previous years when culturally we were happy challenged. However, 2020 is topping a...
❤️ SOHP Weekly: Celebrate the 21st Happiness Happens Month
Thanks for all of the messages last week. And yes, happiness happens even in trying times. However, I do want everyone to know that even someone like me, who sees the silver lining more often than not, does have happy challenged moments when her happiness zappers feel...
❤️ SOHP Weekly: Operation #SmileStarter Countdown
Thank you for your kind notes about my couple of weeks off for a recharge. Lots of changes are in the air and I'll share more soon. For the first time in 20 years, I gave serious consideration to canceling Happiness Happens Month. It's not that happiness isn't...
❤️ SOHP Weekly: Masks = More Happy For Everyone
Howdy, howdy ... I'm feeling my Texas roots today. I love to hear how and what you're doing -- even when I don't get to respond to your emails. Please share. In Texas, our COVID numbers are spiking dangerously high (hospitalization are way up -- and in some...
❤️ SOHP Weekly: Smile Starters
A study done the last week of May shows Americans are unhappier than they've been in 50 years -- and this poll was taken before our last few weeks of social inequality awareness. I'm not surprised by the results. A couple of years ago Gallup released a survey...
❤️ SOHP Weekly: Emotional Fatigue & Happiness
Anyone else just feeling emotionally spent? There just seems to be an unstable energy in the air between COVID fatigue and the protests--which has also tragically led to other challenges with rioting, looting, and arson. It's like we woke up at the end of...
❤️ SOHP Weekly: Finding Happiness In The Darkness
This week has been sad for me--even dark. The 100K+ COVID-19 deaths, George Floyd's death, and the woman making a false threat in Central Park have hurt my heart. Actually I've shed a few tears seeing the worst of man. But I have hope because I know this isn't...
❤️ SOHP Weekly: Grateful For…
First, thank you to everyone who's supporting us by Buying Us a Cup of Coffee. Every time one of the email notifications hits my email box I get a little teary-eyed. So again, thank you, your support is appreciated. So, how are you feeling this week? Really? I've...
❤️ SOHP Weekly: Feeling Cranky
This week I've been feeling a little crankier than I have been for no particular reason. How are you feeling? Like you, I just want my life back. And I realize that isn't happening. We'll get closer to our old life but we'll still be creating a new normal. Like I...
❤️ SOHP Weekly: Who’s Counting?
Who's counting the days until you get to move to the next phase of our new normal? Or more correctly, our new fluid normal ... meaning so much of what it will be is unknown and being figured out in real time. I was on a webinar last week with Arthur Brooks who does...
❤️ SOHP Weekly: Groundhog Day — The Movie Starring You
How's your personal Groundhog Day Movie going? If you're like me, everyday is starting to feel like it's on repeat without the character switches in the real Groundhog Day movie. However, I wonder if one of our lessons is the same as the movie -- accepting and...
❤️ SOHP Weekly: Holiday Happy
Happy Passover. And Happy almost Easter. Wow, it's a weird way to celebrate the holidays. It does make you wonder, "Can it be a happy holiday?" Yes, yes you can. It'll be different but it can be happy if you want it to be. Who knows maybe you'll find a new something...
❤️ SOHP Weekly: Are You A Little Stir Crazy?
It's been another week of sad, even scary news. How are ya'll holding up? Are you a little sad, concerned and stir crazy? This week I'm sharing my thoughts in this video about what's happening and a plan to help with the stir crazy. The Society has three...
❤️ SOHP Weekly: Changing Your Vibe
I've been extra tired this past week. How have ya'll been? I finally decided to follow my own advice and limit my news and even social media feeds so I can recharge a bit. So far, so good. I've been doing it for about 15 hours and am already feeling a little more...
❤️ SOHP Weekly: How Can We Help?
Thank you for your emails letting me know how you are doing. Each of you has a special place in my heart. This week, I'm asking, "How can the Society of Happy People help you navigate these challenging times?" Every day when I listen to and read the news I want...
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How are you feeling right now--physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually? Please let me know because I do care about each of you. The chaos continues. There doesn't seem to be an end in site. Some of you feel scared. Some of you feel concerned. Some of...
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Last weeks post still holds true--the world feels a little uncertain. And the tragic Nashville tornado only added to that. Our prayers go out to any of our readers impacted by it. Unfortunately, I think uncertainty is going to be the norm for a while which means...
???? SOHP Weekly: When Life Feels Scary
Yesterday, a friend sent me a text saying, "We need to get masks because of the Coronavirus." That's after a week of reading posts about people's fears of it in my Facebook feed. Of course, the news is also filled with Coronavirus stories leaving everyone to...
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Happy Random Acts of Kindness Week! Although it's easy to be kind every day, it's nice to have a celebration week to remind us to make kindness a habit. When you need a happiness booster doing an act of kindness releases those happy chemicals so it can make at least...
???? SOHP Weekly: Back to Basics ????
On January 1st, I embarked on a back-to-basics soul rejuvenation program. I want to share this with you because at some point you may find yourself not feeling your usual happy--it can happen to even mostly happy people. As many of you know 2019 was a draining year...
???? SOHP Weekly: Hello February ????
My favorite thing about new months is that they feel like a new beginning...it's a mini New Year. Maybe we should start having New Month Eve Parties. ???? For me, February is about love and history, which is ironic because I love history. This month show a little...
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Wow ... what a week? Some weeks the "big" news that we keeping hearing and seeing in our social media feeds over and over is unhappy and sad. So, far this seems to be one of those weeks. The surprise death of someone who inspired millions, the virus that may have...
???? Day Seven: Hunt for Happiness Week ????
Thank you for participating in Hunt for Happiness Week -- it's day seven. Your smile starting posts started many smiles for me. If you missed a few daily hunts you can go back and do them anytime. They'll make you and others smile. This is Gwen one of our...
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If you wonder why we're recognizing Smile Starters here are some comments from Robin's Smile Starters. She used the free certificates, printed and gave them out. I think she recognized over 100 people. It made her smile too. ???? Each day this week there are 3 Smile...
