Gratitude Archives - Barbara Demone https://www.barbarademone.com/tag/gratitude/ Good Morning, Life! Mon, 04 Mar 2024 19:39:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 182790552 My New Year’s gift to you https://www.barbarademone.com/my-new-years-gift-to-you/ https://www.barbarademone.com/my-new-years-gift-to-you/#comments Sun, 07 Jan 2024 02:03:13 +0000 https://barbarademone.com/?p=5006 It’s the beginning of a new year and I wish you a happy year. I have a gift for you that I hope will help it be so. Although we may not have met, know that you’re important. As you’re reading this, and if you’ve read Good Morning, Life! or any of my social media...

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]]> https://www.barbarademone.com/my-new-years-gift-to-you/feed/ 1 5006 “This is Torture” and How Perspectives Impact Happiness https://www.barbarademone.com/this-is-torture-and-how-perspectives-impact-happiness/ Sat, 08 Apr 2023 14:52:52 +0000 https://goodmorninglife.net/?p=4314 “This is torture”, I heard from the woman standing next to me. I was standing in line waiting for food at a Wendy’s restaurant in the Montego Bay airport. The woman beside me was visibly annoyed due to the long wait. The words struck me like a bolt. I’m aware of the negativity bias we...

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]]> 4314 I want to be happy. Where do I start? https://www.barbarademone.com/i-want-to-be-happy-where-do-i-start/ Mon, 24 Jan 2022 00:39:05 +0000 https://goodmorninglife.net/?p=1285 A friend recently confided that she doesn’t feel as happy as she’d like to be in her life. She hasn’t been feeling at her best and wants to be happier. Her question to me was simple, “Where do I start?”. I told her, “You’ve already started! The first step is the awareness that you are...

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]]> 1285 How I learned to tame my anxious energy https://www.barbarademone.com/how-i-learned-to-tame-my-anxious-energy/ https://www.barbarademone.com/how-i-learned-to-tame-my-anxious-energy/#comments Sun, 12 Dec 2021 02:50:00 +0000 https://goodmorninglife.net/?p=1236 I realized that I have an anxious energy problem during my first coaching experience. It came early in my career when my company had a Life Coach, Joshua Zuchter, come in to deliver a wellness session. He was engaging, insightful and full of optimism, hope and positivity. When he offered a complimentary one-on-one coaching session,...

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]]> https://www.barbarademone.com/how-i-learned-to-tame-my-anxious-energy/feed/ 2 1236 My hidden self https://www.barbarademone.com/be-yourself-for-true-happiness/ https://www.barbarademone.com/be-yourself-for-true-happiness/#comments Sat, 03 Jul 2021 13:54:50 +0000 https://goodmorninglife.net/?p=955 When I stopped hiding parts of myself I found freedom and true happiness. When I was a child I was on the shy side. There were moments when I distinctly remember wishing I could be invisible and not have any eyes or attention on me. I just wanted to blend in, shrink back, whatever it...

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]]> https://www.barbarademone.com/be-yourself-for-true-happiness/feed/ 2 955 Happiness superpowers – part 3: gratitude https://www.barbarademone.com/happiness-superpowers-part-3-gratitude/ Sun, 21 Mar 2021 01:15:04 +0000 https://goodmorninglife.net/?p=607 When I was about to get married a common piece of marriage advice that I often received at bridal showers and pre-wedding events was, “Never go to bed angry.” It’s great advice. A similar piece of wisdom for anyone who chooses to embark on the goal of living a fulfilling and happy life is, “Never...

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]]> 607 For 2021, Set Intentions, not Resolutions. But First . . . https://www.barbarademone.com/gratitude-and-intentions-not-new-years-resolutions/ Fri, 01 Jan 2021 02:05:31 +0000 https://goodmorninglife.net/?p=381 A bright, fresh year is before us. With it comes an opportunity to say goodbye to 2020 and welcome 2021. Focus on gratitude and intentions, not New Year’s resolutions. There is no doubt that 2020 will be a year to remember for everyone around the globe. It dished up a challenge that every country across...

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