happiness

New Podcast: Life Is Fine… Even When It Feels Like It Isn’t

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In this episode of Journey from Grief to Healing, we explore how “flow”—that peaceful, focused zone where time disappears—can become a lifeline during grief. From lifting weights to cooking dinner, I share how ordinary activities can bring extraordinary peace. We’ll hear from the late poet Langston Hughes, whose words have kept me grounded in the beauty of life, even after loss. If you’ve ever been hijacked by painful memories or anxious futures, this episode is your gentle guide back to the now—where healing quietly waits.

Sometimes grief drags us where we don’t want to go—into the past or into a future full of fear. But what if the key to healing is right here, in the now? Tune in as we explore how “flow” can become a lifeline—and why Langston Hughes reminds us that life is fine… even when it hurts.

Light for the Journey: How to Spot a Soul Gardener (Hint: They Probably Made You Laugh Today)

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Not all heroes wear capes—some bring coffee, listen without judgment, and remind you of your worth just by showing up.

“Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” ― Marcel Proust

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There are people who don’t just enter our lives—they enrich them. Like careful gardeners, they nurture our spirit with kindness, laughter, and steady presence. Let’s not take them for granted, but water that friendship with our own care and gratitude.

New Podcast: How to Discover Joy While Your Heart Grieves

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Discover how to find joy after loss in this heartfelt Journey from Grief to Healing episode. Through poetry and reflection, learn how childlike wonder and connection with others can open the door to happiness again.

Today’s Quote: Happiness Ahead: Making Space for the Surprises Life Has in Store

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“I’m choosing happiness over suffering, I know I am. I’m making space for the unknown future to fill up my life with yet-to-come surprises.”― Elizabeth Gilbert


What if the future isn’t something to fear—but something to make space for? Elizabeth Gilbert’s quote reminds us that joy is a choice, and the unknown may just be where the magic begins.


Elizabeth Gilbert’s words are a gentle rebellion against despair. In a world that often teaches us to brace for disappointment, she dares us to soften—to believe that joy is not only possible, but worth preparing for. By choosing happiness and leaving room for wonder, we open ourselves to life’s most unexpected blessings. It’s not naïveté—it’s courageous hope.

Healthy Tip: The Sixth Sense You Actually Use Every Day (And Didn’t Learn in Biology)”

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For the next 5 posts beginning today I will focus on our emotional senses and how we can use our emotional senses to promote emotional health.

Healthy Tip: We all know the big five senses — sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch. They get all the attention, all the textbook love. But what about the senses that don’t show up in the anatomy charts? The ones that speak in whispers, not signals? I’m talking about your emotional senses.

Emotions like joy, sorrow, and happiness aren’t just moods that pass through like a summer breeze. They’re more like internal instruments — quiet sensors attuned to life’s deeper truths. When something is right, you feel joy. When something is missing, you feel sorrow. When you’re aligned with what matters most, you feel happiness.

Practical example: Ever meet someone and instantly feel at peace around them? You can’t explain it, but something inside says, “Yes. This feels right.” That’s not magic or mystery — it’s your emotional sense doing its job.

These emotional senses guide our choices, shape our relationships, and help us heal. They may not be visible, but they are very real.

Teaser for Post 2: Coming next: The quiet magic of joy—how to recognize it, nurture it, and let it surprise you.

Today’s Quote: Don’t Waste a Moment

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“For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson

When It’s Raining Let It Rain

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Sometimes we are in situations we have to patiently endure. There is no viable alternative. We can get angry with the situation. We can get angry with people we believe are responsible for the situation. Or, we can be content with what we are doing and seek to define our happiness within our present context. If we make our happiness a bargain chip in situations we can’t change, we’ll lose and remain anxious, angry, and unhappy. American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow put it this way: “For after all, the best thing one can do when it is raining is let it rain.” And, ancient Chinese wisdom says, “Endure for a moment, and the storm will pass; take a step back, and the sea and sky will open wide.”

You Are Tougher than the Tough Times

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One thing is certain about life, the tough times don’t go on forever. How we navigate through them tests our character and determines the happiness we experience. We can, during those tough moments, be an example to those who see us. We can show them we have grit. We can keep on grinding until we make it through the tough times. You are tougher than your tough times. Ten times tougher, maybe 1000 times tougher. Don’t let them get you down. Stay strong, push on ahead.

It’s Your Job

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“Take responsibility of your own happiness, never put it in other people’s hands.” ~ Roy T. Bennett

A Glance ~ a poem by Semen Yakovlevich Nadson

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A Glance

Semen Yakovlevich Nadson

But yesterday, renouncing happiness,
I scorned contented souls who held love dear,
And who exchanged the autumn’s fog and chill
For the spring sun’s caressing warmth and cheer.

I said that while the world is full of tears,
And dense, unbroken darkness reigns around
It were a shame to dream of ease and bliss
Within one’s own home-corner to be found,

But lo! to-day the golden-shining Spring,
Flower-clad, has glanced in at my window too;
And my tired heart beat rapidly, and grieved
That all within was poor and dark to view.

A passing glance of kindly sympathy,
Sadness upon a beautiful young face—
And a mad wish is mine for happiness,
Tears, endless love, a woman’s fond embrace.

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