Posts Tagged ‘happy’
Your Most Important Relationship
Growing up, we are exposed to fairy tales and love stories. Grand romantic gestures and transcending life challenges for two people to be together. Ending up “alone” is consistently portrayed as a negative, and riding off into the sunset with your soul mate is shown to be the supposed goal for all of us. Sure,…
Read MoreThe Truth About Happiness
Many of us look at happiness as a destination. As a result. ‘Once I accomplish this thing, I will be happy.’ ‘Once I find a boyfriend or girlfriend, I will be happy.’ ‘Once I’m making x amount of dollars . I will be happy.’ The problem here is, each of these things places the entire…
Read MoreYour Relationship Isn’t About You
If I had a dollar for every complaint I saw on social media about the opposite sex and how the complainer always seems to be the unlucky one, well – I’d have…a lot of dollars. The general theme circulating the relationship grapevine lately is “me, me, me.” There is too much focusing on what another…
Read MoreNice Guys Finish…First? Homeless Man Strikes It Rich
On Saturday, September 14th, a Boston homeless man by the name of Glen James, came across a backpack. This wasn’t just any ordinary backpack – this one was full of $2,400 in cash and $39,500 in traveler’s checks. Cha-Ching. But, Glen quickly returned the backpack to the police. This makes one think – “Would I…
Read MoreThere Will Be A Day…
It’s easy to get caught up in the daily obligations life hands us. Stress from work or running a business, incessantly checking emails, dealing with traffic, or whatever your life hands you. This sometimes makes it difficult for us to stop and smell the roses, so to speak. Smelling the roses could be literal, or…
Read MoreWhy You Have To Succeed
There is an interesting phenomenon that happens in American pop culture, and I’m sure in other parts of the world. But – many people probably don’t even realize it. Could it be possible that you’re actually being taught to be mediocre? To be average? Think about it. Think about the TV shows you watch. Think about…
Read MoreDeveloping trust in a relationship.
Distrust in a relationship is like termites in a house that slowly eat away at the foundation until the entire thing collapses. The literal definition of trust is: Reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence. Obviously, this doesn’t happen overnight, and there are a few warning signs to spot someone who may not be being entirely honest with you. Pay close…
Read MoreTo recharge your motivation, get a taste of what you want…
The above video is of a Ferrari F430 Scuderia tearing down the front stretch of New Hampshire Motor Speedway this past weekend – with me behind the wheel. I fully outline this experience (an amazing gift from my girlfriend) in the Cloud 9 Living blog here: https://www.cloud9living.com/blog/ferrari-driving-experience-gift, but I’d like to cover a different, aspect…
Read MoreThings Dogs Teach Us (Video)
Guaranteed to make you smile! When humans bring a dog into their lives, they are most often looking for a companion; what they may not realize is that they are getting a teacher as well. Every single day dogs teach us important life lessons about love, overcoming adversity and healing. This is a great video…
Read MoreThe Importance Of Having The Right People In Your Life
One of the things that makes life so fulfilling, is the people we encounter and build relationships with along the way. Any sort of relationship, from a simple chat with our daily mail carrier – to the first meeting of our future spouse, can give us either a moment or a lifetime of happiness. It…
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