by skimhenson | Sep 23, 2021 | On The Other Side of Trying Hard, What Is It About That Word?
Disclaimer: A friend said not to get too weird about this Jesus stuff to the point that people avoid me and my writing. I promised myself the same thing, not to be too weird and Jesus-freaky. But, y’all, if we don’t recognize He’s our happiness and...
by skimhenson | Sep 22, 2021 | On The Other Side of Trying Hard, What Is It About That Word?
“Happiness is not a goal. It’s the by-product of a life well lived.” Eleanor Roosevelt If you’re like me, you learned from your parents’ discipline techniques what worked with your own children, and you remembered practices that didn’t work and vowed not to repeat...
by skimhenson | Sep 21, 2021 | On The Other Side of Trying Hard, What Is It About That Word?
“Happiness is like a butterfly; the more you chase it, the more it will elude you, but if you turn your attention to other things, it will come and sit softly on your shoulder.” Henry David Thoreau Have you ever asked yourself if you’re happy? If so, you know...
by skimhenson | Sep 16, 2021 | On The Other Side of Trying Hard, What Is It About That Word?
“Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn, or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude.” Denis Waitley Some days I can’t shake thinking that happiness is a house with a pool, time off to travel...
by skimhenson | Sep 15, 2021 | On The Other Side of Trying Hard, What Is It About That Word?
“It isn’t what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about.” Dale Carnegie The eight blog posts/sections in the chapter titled “Mind Over Matter and Emotions” focused on...
by skimhenson | Sep 14, 2021 | On The Other Side of Trying Hard, What Is It About That Word?
Happy are the people who are in such a state;Happy are the people whose God is the Lord.Psalm 144:15 (NKJV) The Bible’s definition of happiness is above, literally and figuratively. Below is what the dictionary said about it. Merriam-Webster defined happiness...