
How often do you find yourself seeing something you've passed by hundreds of times before and thought "Wow! That's amazing." Yesterday, I found myself walking along the same path I normally take for my daily walk and looked up into a small grove of trees that I pass under everyday. I was so struck with ...

My friends and I like to gather for lunch every now and then and have a contest to see who receives more junk email everyday. It's definitely not a contest someone sets out wanting to win, and when you realize that you have more junk email, it can be a badge of honor--until you realize ...
Business,
Communication,
Computing,
E-mail,
E-mail spam,
energy,
Entertainment/Culture,
Everyday,
Gossip,
Health/Medical/Pharmaceuticals,
Hospitality/Recreation,
Human Interest,
Internets,
Junk,
Law/Crime,
Negativity,
Social psychology,
Spam,
Spamming,
Watercraft,
World Wide Web

You probably remember my earlier post about setting goals and resolutions for the New Year, and I thought I would give you a quick update on some things.
First, the shoes... I bought Skechers Shape Ups fitness shoes for men (and women!). I've been wearing them a lot more. They definitely work. I know my posture has ...
back pain,
Clothing,
fashion,
Hospitality/Recreation,
Monster,
Music industry,
New Year's Day,
Nintendo Co. Ltd.,
Shoe,
Skechers,
Skechers Shape Ups,
Wii

I just returned from a wonderful vacation with my in-laws. Most people would not put "wonderful vacation" and "in-laws" in the same sentence, but I can honestly say the trip was fantastic. What's the secret to a having a wonderful time with your in-laws (or anyone else for that matter)? It's really quite simple.
Our trip ...
ca,
California,
chandelier drive thru tree,
Confusion Hill,
father-in-law,
Forests of California,
fort bragg,
google search,
Hospitality/Recreation,
in-laws,
lake county ca,
mendocino,
Mendocino Coast,
mother-in-law,
Napa County California,
Napa Valley,
Napa Valley AVA,
Napa winery,
National Lampoon's Vacation,
Point Arena Lighthouse,
Redwood Forests,
skunk train,
vacation

I'm amazed at how often I encounter unhappy people on a daily basis. In the grocery store, at the movies, in a restaurant, and around town. And yet, just as often in those very same places, I encounter people who are happy.
What's the difference? What magic formula have the happy people found that the unhappy ...
Amazed,
Consciousness,
Disaster/Accident,
Emotion,
gretchen rubin,
Grocery store,
Happiness,
Hospitality/Recreation,
Human Interest,
Limbic system,
Personal life,
Positive mental attitude,
Positive psychology,
Positive Thinking,
Psychotherapy,
Resentment,
Technology/Internet,
the happiness project,
Vivation

A few people have written in to ask about my personal fitness regimen. So, I thought I would share my 2010 version, in keeping with my "small improvement each day" thinking.
First, I purchased a pair of Skechers Men's Shape Ups Overhaul Lace Up and I started using them today along with intentionally parking far away ...
fashion,
Fitness shoes,
Game controllers,
get healthier,
Hospitality/Recreation,
House of Dead 2 and 3,
Light guns,
New Years resolutions,
Nintendo Co. Ltd.,
Shape Ups,
Shoe,
Skechers,
Technology/Internet,
Touch! Generations,
video games,
Wii,
Wii Balance Board,
Wii Fit,
Wii Fit Plus,
Wii Remote,
Wii Series,
Wii Zapper,
With 5

Every year, we watch the ball drop in New York's Time Square on New Year's Eve. The next day we make a list of resolutions. And by February, we've almost forgotten what they were. And this year, New Year's 2010 is no different.
Perhaps it's time to resolve to not make any resolutions. Instead, let's choose ...
2010,
Ball drop in Times Square,
becoming a better person,
Business/Finance,
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest,
Eve,
Hospitality/Recreation,
Improving your life,
Maybe Tomorrow,
New Year celebrations,
New Year's Day,
New Year's Eve,
New Years resolutions,
New York,
New York's Time Square,
Peach Drop,
Sports,
Times Square,
Times Square Ball,
Tomorrow,
We

Sometimes, you have to get out into the world. It's easy to find yourself set in the same motions and patterns of behavior day in and day out. In order to break some of those habits, you have to do things differently.
This may seem obvious, but how often do you actually practice it? How often ...
Chinese philosophy,
College Health,
Confucianism,
De,
Farmer,
Hospitality/Recreation,
Human Interest,
Management,
Parashah,
Personal life,
Planning,
Taoism,
Time management,
Total Happiness

They say you can tell everything about a tree by it's fruit. Good fruit equals a good tree. Bad fruit... well, you might as well burn the tree to the ground. Alright, maybe that's an exaggeration, but you get the idea.
And so it is with people. You can tell what a person's about by their ...
Adam and Eve,
doing good,
Environment,
Eve,
Forestry,
Fruit,
Health/Medical/Pharmaceuticals,
Hospitality/Recreation,
human heart,
Human Interest,
LGBT slang,
Plant morphology,
Positive Thinking,
Sexual slang,
Simple Living,
Total Happiness,
Tree,
Up-Tight

Maya Angelou writes in her book, Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now, about something she calls "A Day Away". The idea is simple: take a break from the world for an entire day. The results are often profound.
The process is simple.
1. Select a day. Put it on your calendar. Let people know you will ...
Alarm clock,
Autodesk Maya,
Beat the Clock,
cellular telephone,
Clock,
Eastern culture,
Entertainment/Culture,
fulfillment,
Good Health,
Hospitality/Recreation,
Human Interest,
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,
Ice cream,
Lecturers,
less stress,
Maya,
Maya Angelou,
Maya civilization,
Oprah Winfrey,
peace,
quiet mind,
reflection,
retreat,
Sikhism,
spiritual tool,
Spiritual transformation,
Sports,
stress reducer,
stress reduction,
Total Happiness,
TV4 AB,
Works of Maya Angelou