happiness, any time, any place
When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength. Give thanks for your food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason to give thanks, the fault lies in yourself. Tecumseh
Gratitude creates an upward spiral. It connects us to what is going well.
Quick! Name seven things you are grateful for! Repeat as necessary.
Life, resilience, purpose, passion, beauty, irreverence, dark chocolate caramels. . . . Gretchen
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You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, “I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.” Eleanor Roosevelt
What fears are yours to carry today? What fears belong to someone else? Does it serve you to carry others’ fears? Finish this sentence, “If fear didn’t stop me, today I would _____.”
When we carry burdens that aren’t our own, we drain our energy. Leaving us less able to take meaningful action and feeling less happy. Causing us to perpetuate a negative spiral instead of a positive spiral.
Let’s lift as we rise, Gretchen
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The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference. Elie Wiesel
| As we walk through another week where challenges and fear weighs down our hearts, let us not forget that love conquers hate. Let us not fall victim to indifference, but find the courage to care in the face our own despair. Let us not shut down our hearts, but find the strength to love harder than we thought possible. Let us not give up hope, but find the faith to know we can rise above this as we have overcome so many adversities. Let love be our resistance. Sending you love, courage, strength, and faith. Let’s pay it forward. xxxoooxxx, Gretchen #Happy #LifeHack |
Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world. Harriet Tubman
When you let your light shine, you inspire light in others. You change the world, one person at a time. As a wise man in Dallas told me (you know who you are), shine on.
Like lasers, Gretchen
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Don’t worry about the world coming to an end today. It’s already tomorrow in Australia. Charles M. Schulz
Best quote ever!!!! Let go of the cares of the world. Commit to enjoying today. Grab a bit of happiness. You deserve it!
Shrimp on the barbie? Gretchen
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Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes. Carl Jung
Sometimes, the hardest thing is knowing what our heart truly wants, what will really make us happy. We tell ourselves we can’t, or we shouldn’t. We listen to others and let them convince us that we should want something else.
Stop and listen. Your soul knows. Your heart knows. If you need a little help, listen to another one of my favorite songs: bit.ly/KnowYourSoul
Know your soul, Gretchen
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| My dad’s parents grew up in a family with limited resources where everything was saved, including buttons. My Great Aunt Ethel had an enormous button box. As kids, we loved to poke through her button box when we went to visit. To this day, I remember her as “Aunt Ethel Buttonbox!” And, confession, I have my own button box with decades of buttons. Buttons are so simple and yet so vital to our everyday lives. It is easy to overlook them, to forget they are there. They are one of life’s small, invisible blessings. Buttons are a reminder that the world is full of simple wonders, if we remember to notice. Counting buttons today! 227, 228, 229. . . .Gretchen #Happy #LifeHack |
| When you care, you’ll do what you can. When you’re committed, you’ll do whatever it takes. So, can I ask you a hard question? (If the answer is no, stop reading here. LOL! It’s okay. Some days, we just don’t want to go there.) How committed are you to being happy? Happiness seems like it should be effortless. But, even when you know what you want, it’s not always easy to get there. Sometimes, we have to take a detour through unhappiness to get to happiness. Setting boundaries, standing up for yourself, job hunting, moving, leaving a relationship. Happiness can be hard work. And, when you get there, it’s like, “Oh, Snap! This is awesome. It was a journey and it was so worth it.” Unstoppable, Gretchen #Happy #LifeHack |
Albert Einstein has his quantum theory of light. Gretchen Martens has her Quantum Theory of Happiness…..
Happiness is made up of tiny acts (called acts) of kindness, generosity, fuzzy socks, self-affirmation, dark chocolate, gratitude, smiles, campfires, love, wine, hugs, compassion, grilled cheese sandwiches, and any other good stuff you can think of.
Super simple, right? Stick enough photons together, you can light up a stadium. Stick enough of those acts together and you can light up your life and the lives of those around you.
You are the sunshine of my life, Gretchen
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