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New Year ~ New Designs

01/04/2017

Happy New Year! The new year is a time for new beginnings. It is a time when many of us become reflective and examine our lives in terms of the year that has passed and the year that is ahead. Some of us make New Year’s resolutions; others set new goals or work on current goals with renewed vigor. My husband and I were able to spend a little time reflecting on our lives, past, and future, just before the new year. We took a trip late last month to celebrate our son-in-law’s completion of

Giving Thanks

11/20/2016

Whenever I see the calendar heading towards November I begin to think of thankfulness. After all, it is the month of Thanksgiving and the kick-off to the holiday season. This year has been no different. I’ve been thinking of thanksgiving and gratitude since before Halloween. You may recall that I wrote my last blog post on Martin Seligman’s Well-Being Theory which is known by the acronym PERMA. The P stands for positive emotions. One of the most well-researched positive emotions that is

The Pursuit of Happiness

10/22/2016

I was listening to a radio program on public radio last week. The host was talking about Martin Seligman’s theory of happiness (now known as the Well-Being Theory). She did a good job of summarizing the theory; giving examples, and talking about its relevance and importance. Then she asked listeners to call in and share their recent achievements, which is the part of Seligman’s theory that she had zeroed in on. I couldn’t listen for long, but during the time I was able to listen, she