People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. Maya Angelou(April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014) was an american poet, civil rights activist, dancer, film producer, television producer, playwright, film director, author, actress, professor and mentor to Oprah Winfrey. More information …
Poster that was on the ceiling at my most recent Doctor appointment. Guess which were my top 2 choices.
The context for my October 2 “When you love someone…” speech was that at the previous Orléans Raconteurs toastmaster meeting we had a speech evaluation contest. For the evaluation competitors there was a test speaker who did a speech about his love for a falcon (I remembered the name as Avalon). The falcon was brought …
from Mental_Floss: 10 Fabulous and Funny Flowcharts Go with the flow(chart) and either do something about the issue or don’t worry about it.
Darren Hardy mentioned, on a Facebook post, a new book by Shawn Achor that explains that happiness should come before not after success. Doing the personal work to become a person more open to happiness can drive successful results that should lead to an upward happiness spiral. Here is a quote from the Amazon product …
Minimalism seems to be gaining momentum in some circles as people yearn for a simpler life and want to get off the consumer treadmill and declutter their house. This year there is a lot of commentary about applying minimalist principles to the most marketed consumer holidays of all – Christmas. Here is a sampling of …
Is it a good idea to give some thought to things that are important? I think so. So why not make your own personal happiness list. To share or perhaps just for yourself. Gretchen Rubin of the Happiness Project found a 200 year old list of items to make a person happy that could be …