#HappinessUnites Tour – Stop 12: High School Reunions
Author’s Note: I’ve made a list of 100+ events, places and experiences that happily unite people. I’m taking a tour to see and experience as many of them as possible, and also meet up with Society members and friends. Of course, I’ll be sharing these #HappinessUnites...
#HappinessUnites Tour – Stop 11: Six Flags
Author’s Note: I’ve made a list of 100+ events, places and experiences that happily unite people. I’m taking a tour to see and experience as many of them as possible, and also meet up with Society members and friends. Of course, I’ll be sharing these #HappinessUnites...
#HappinessUnites Tour – Stop 10: Movies
Author’s Note: I’ve made a list of 100+ events, places and experiences that happily unite people. I’m taking a tour to see and experience as many of them as possible, and also meet up with Society members and friends. Of course, I’ll be sharing these #HappinessUnites...
#HappinessUnites Tour – Stop 9: Happiness Happens Day
Author’s Note: I’ve made a list of 100+ events, places and experiences that happily unite people. I’m taking a tour to see and experience as many of them as possible, and also meet up with Society members and friends. Of course, I’ll be sharing these #HappinessUnites...
How Happiness Transforms Stress
Editor's Note: Stress is something most of us are aware of and manage daily and it does play a role in our happiness. My friend and stress expert. Elizabeth Scott, is sharing some easy habits to keep a healthy balance of the right kind of stress and showing us how...
#HappinessUnites Tour – Stop 8: Neighbors
Author’s Note: I’ve made a list of 100+ events, places and experiences that happily unite people. I’m taking a tour to see and experience as many of them as possible, and also meet up with Society members and friends. Of course, I’ll be sharing these #HappinessUnites...
Spooktacular #HU Gear Disappears Wednesday
We've opened our new store, #HappinessUnites Gear, you even get a 10% coupon when you sign up for the email list. Our Halloween T-Shirts disappear Wednesday so get yours now. They come in several styles and colors. Enjoy these very special treats this Halloween!
4 Ways To Keep Your Happy During Divisive Times
My #HappinessUnites Tour hasn’t reminded the world (YET) that more experiences unite than divide us. Until then, I’ll tour on for as long as it takes to show 100+ places and experiences that unite people. Some days it appears that we are more divided than ever. We’ve...
#HappinessUnites Tour: Stop 7 – Outdoor Concerts
Author’s Note: I’ve made a list of 100+ events, places and experiences that happily unite people. I’m taking a tour to see and experience as many of them as possible, and also meet up with Society members and friends. Of course, I’ll be sharing these...
#HappinessUnites Tour: Stop 6 – Disney
Author’s Note: I’ve made a list of 100+ events, places and experiences that happily unite people. I’m taking a tour to see and experience as many of them as possible, and also meet up with Society members and friends. Of course, I’ll be sharing these #HappinessUnites...
#HappinessUnites Tour: Stop 5 – Football
Author’s Note: I’ve made a list of 100+ events, places and experiences that happily unite people. I’m taking a tour to see and experience as many of them as possible, and also meet up with Society members and friends. Of course, I’ll be sharing...
#HappinessUnites Tour: Stop 4 – Conferences
Author’s Note: I’ve made a list of 100+ events, places and experiences that happily unite people. I’m taking a tour to see and experience as many of them as possible, and also meet-up with Society members and friends. Of course, I’ll be sharing these #HappinessUnites...
When Tragedy Strikes #HumanityUnites
When Tragedy Strikes #HumanityUnites Words can barely begin to describe the devastation we see on the news, and in our social media feeds, from the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. My heart drops into the bottom of my stomach every time I see the pictures or hear the...
Happiness Despite Hate #HappinessUnites
Wow. Last week was not the week to be so sick that you stayed in and watched a lot of news, but that was my week. After 10 days of feeling so bad that I got virtually nothing done, the good news is I’m feeling better. Happy People Don't Hate Other People I think it...
#HappinessUnites Tour: Stop 3 Stargazing
Author’s Note: I’ve made a list of 100+ events, places and experiences that happily unite people. I’m taking a tour to see and experience as many of them as possible, and also meet-up with Society members and friends. Of course, I’ll be sharing these #HappinessUnites...
#HappinessUnites Tour: Second Stop – Being Silly With Friends
Author’s Note: I’ve made a list of 100+ events, places and experiences that happily unite people. I’m taking a tour to see and experience as many of them as possible, plus meet Society members and friends. Of course, I’ll be sharing these #HappinessUnites moments...
#HappinessUnites Tour Amarillo: First Stop – Outdoor Theater, Canyons & Amazing Amarillo
Author’s Note: I’ve made a list of 100+ events, places and experiences that happily unite people. I’m taking a tour to see and experience as many of them as possible, plus meet Society members and friends. Of course, I’ll be sharing these #HappinessUnites moments...
Do I Have #HappinessUnites Moments Too?
Recognizing Your #HappinessUnites Moments Keep smiling--of course you have #HappinessUnites moments! The question is: Do you recognize them when they happen? Let’s start by defining #HappinessUnites Moments. These are the moments that make us all happy, despite...
Please Take The Happiness Pledge With Me!
[Tweet "Will you take the Happiness Pledge with me? #HappinessUnites"] We’re so excited to kick-off Happiness Happens Month. Will you take the Happiness Pledge with me? If so, please make a video that you post with the #HappinessUnites hashtag. Then tag me at:...
Is It TOO HOT To Be Happy?
Is It TOO HOT To Be Happy? The optimist in me wants to scream a definitive “NO.” On the other hand, the practical me (that lives in Dallas where the heat index is over 100 every day in the summer), says “YES” the heat impedes my happiness. Just ask my dog Tater, who...
3 Reasons I’m Hittin’ the Road for a #HappinessUnites Tour
#HappinessUnites Tour The Hallmark Channel, my television happy place, recently previewed an upcoming movie where someone says something like, “You get so busy doing what you think you should do, that you don’t do what you are supposed to do.“ For the past few years,...
Help The World Catch The Happy Bug
Help The World Catch The Happy Bug When I woke up yesterday and heard the news of the Virginia shooting I cried. It broke my heart. America isn’t without its problems but most of them would be solvable. We, the voters, need to start electing candidates based on their...
Happiness Happens Month 2017 Focuses on Unity
My inner news junkie binges on the Sunday morning political shows that rarely discuss positive news, but you know, even a happy girl needs to stay informed. One morning, Reliable Sources interviewed Chris Arnade, Wall Streeter-turned-reporter now documenting...
4 #Happiness Slump Busters
Hitting A Slump Almost every baseball team has a slump at some point during the season. My team, the Texas Rangers, seems to hit its slump during the playoffs. These slumps seem to occur for no reason. I mean, if you’re a Texas Ranger player, what’s more exciting or...
Does Luck Create Happiness?
Does Luck Create Happiness? The word happy, in the late fourteenth century, literally meant lucky or being favored by fortune. Hap means chance or fortune, and y means a sense of being very glad. Even in our modern era of studies that tell us how to be scientifically...
The Co-Existence Of Happiness and Unhappiness
Why Do We Experience Happiness and Unhappiness? In one of the Facebook groups I’m in, someone recently posted something like this, “Most of our unhappiness is about the meaning we assign an experience.” In the purest Zen philosophy, I suppose there’s truth to that...
A Cupid’s Arrow For Everyone
When I was in elementary school one of my favorite holidays was Valentine’s Day. It wasn’t because I got candy, stuffed animals or some other endearing gift from a boy – I rarely had a boyfriend in elementary school. Instead, I loved the holiday because I got to...
When Disappointment Rains on Your Parade
Disappointment and Anger I’d rather be angry than disappointed in someone or something. When I’m angry, personally, I pivot pretty quickly. If it’s because of a situation I need to change, like the presence of someone in my life who’s not healthy for me, the anger...
Spark Your Life During Hunt For Happiness Week
Truth Time: no one wants to hunt for happiness, we just want to experience it. If we need to hunt for happiness, it usually means something or even many things have changed. Some changes are simply the result of getting older and wiser. Changes also happen when we...
Live Happier In 2017 – Focus On YOUR Life
Want more happiness in 2017? Want to live happier in 2017? Focus on YOUR life! It’s easy to get distracted from our own life because we focus our energy, attention, and time on other things like: Getting sucked into other people’s drama Living a virtual life instead...