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{Inspiration} How to Lead a Happy Life #redefininghappiness

brandyellen — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 10:05:53 +0000

It took me a lot of years to get to a place where I realized happiness is more about a thought process than materialistic items or what you have in life. Happiness is an emotion derived from what you have going on inside of your body, mind and soul. Happiness is something that only you can bring to your life, no one else can control your happiness. Other people may be able to affect your happiness, if you let them, but ultimately my point is that it is up to you to lead a happy life and not allow anyone else to deter you from that goal of leading a happy life. There are many steps to leading a happy life each step may need to be repeated for a …

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Things I Do To Keep my Positive Mind on Track

brandyellen — Sun, 19 May 2013 20:52:21 +0000

Life can get quite overwhelming at times for even the most positive of people, we are tested each day in our strengths and weaknesses to grow more as an individual person. I am a firm believer we are not given more than we can handle, even if what we can handle seems to be way more than we thought capable of. From time to time my positive attitude is tested, whether it be a week full of mishaps or a full day that just seems to be spiraling downward; life happens and in turn my mind is forced to remember to focus on the positive as well as what I want in my world. A simple thought truly can change your world, but it doesn’t happen right away and it’s …

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I Choose To Focus on Positive Not be Blind of Negative

brandyellen — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:03:23 +0000

Living a positive lifestyle does not necessarily mean that you are oblivious or blinded of the bad in this world. For one to choose to live a positive lifestyle with the positive attitude, you must be aware of the bad as well, life is all about balance. The choice to simply focus on the good and positive means that you are making a conscious effort in making your life and that of your family better. Turning on the news, I see nothing but negative, all of the bad people and crimes being focused on. Rarely is there a huge news segment about positive helpers, the good in this world and similar. That is why all too often I turn off the local news channel, I much prefer to see a …

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It’s Easy for You, YOU Are Always Happy!

brandyellen — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:03:15 +0000

Words from my nine year old daughter in response to a discussion we were having about some things going on that were concerning to her. “It’s easy for you, YOU are always happy!” my daughter said to me when I was trying to teach her how to focus on the positive, realize that some people are just not nice people and it’s difficult to let that go, but she needs to find a way to work around those mean people, even if they are people she can’t avoid. I had to let out a huge laugh when my daughter said that sentence to me, for I am the last person to be “always happy”, however, I guess I do give out this positive energy that makes people, apparently including my …

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Overcoming Your Self Doubt and Increasing Happiness Part 1

brandyellen — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 11:03:48 +0000

Many may find great ease in living a life of solitude, of slumping away at home alone dwelling on areas of their life they wish had been slightly modified. From the start, sitting at home like this and not allowing anyone to come into your life seems easier than fighting that instinct to hide, however, as time goes on this solitude may actually cause a tremendous amount of pain. The longer one sinks into a negative or depressed state of mind, the longer it will take them to dig their way out of that deep, dark hole of solitude. Pride or ego may hinder ones ability to seek professional help to overcome the sadness and negative thoughts that start to consume ones mind after dealing with catastrophic events in their …

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Fairy Tales and Relationships

brandyellen — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 11:08:30 +0000

I know there comes a time in our lives when girls reach the age of being a woman, or adult girl …. because after all we are all still very young no matter what age. I think of my great grandmother as young and she is pushing 90 I believe, so I do believe age is simply a number. In all reality we grow up reading fairy tales or learning that life is some happily ever after. Many will argue with me about a life being happy forever, but I firmly believe that your life, yes even your love life can be happily ever after! Here is my point behind my statement; I have done some thinking over the past year about relationships because it seems that is the biggest …

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