Joyful Connections Blog
Having What it Takes to Live a Balanced Life
The following is an excerpt from my upcoming book, Joyful Soul: A Promise Worthy of Trust: What traits do you need to live a balanced life and make your dreams come true? Well, there are five characteristics that will put you well on the road to success. These five...
Find Joy, Relieve Stress!
If you find stress is getting the best of you, it is time to focus on stress-relieving activities! My patients or clients will often tell me that they cannot take the time to focus on themselves and de-stress. This is an example of an external locus of control way...
Gratitude
As I sit at my desk, looking out the window at the powerful snow storm (soon to be a blizzard, according to local weather reports), I am filled with a sense of gratitude for all we have to keep us safe and warm at home. Heat, food, water, blankets, tea, plenty to...
Feeling Joy in the World of Work
It is true that your work is not who you are, it's what you do. You are much more valuable as a person than any title you may have in the world of work. Yet, our jobs are an important AOF™ (area of focus) in our lives. Whether we are stay-at-home parents, ditch...
Your Joy is not negotiable
We've all had bad days. Sometimes a lot of them in a row! Everything goes wrong. Nobody understands. You're running late, you can't fit in everything you want to do today, you can't find that perfect job, your friends and family don't understand you (or they...
