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The D’s of Depression – Delve Into the Depths of Your Soul Part 3

If you have been following my posts this week, you know that I am addressing how to overcome depression. Overcoming depression is not an easy task but, I believe, it is a possible task. The first step is knowing yourself. … Continue reading →

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The D’s of Depression – Delve Into the Depths of Your Soul Day 3

If you have been following my posts this week, you know that I am addressing how to overcome depression. Overcoming depression is not an easy task but, I believe, it is a possible task. The first step is knowing yourself. … Continue reading →

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The D’s of Depression – Delve Into the Depths of Your Soul Part 2

As I mentioned yesterday, this week we are going to address the incredibly important first step in overcoming depression: Knowing Yourself.  You may think you know yourself. After all, you spend every second of every day with yourself! However, I … Continue reading →

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The D’s of Depression – Delve Into the Depths of Your Soul

Over the next few weeks, I am going to share how you can overcome Depression. This week, I am going to concentrate on what I consider the first step: Delve into the Depths of Your Soul. If you are looking … Continue reading →

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Make a Difference by Doing Small Things

I exercise 30 minutes a day every day but Sunday. It is my sanity time – regardless of what else is going on in my world. I could never explain adequately to you what that time means to me. I’m … Continue reading →

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Gratitude is a Short Cut to Happiness

I have so much to be grateful for…so do you! Even in the hurtful, unfair and painful moments in life, we are blessed with abundance! All we have to do is look – there is goodness and kindness and inspiration … Continue reading →

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Finding Happiness by Losing Our Self and Finding Our True Identity

I have to make a confession. I have struggled with the concept of losing myself to find myself. Even after my near-death experience, I struggled. I have to give all credit to my ego in this struggle. For reasons I … Continue reading →

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Finding Happiness…It Is Connected to Your Choices

Elder Dallin H. Oaks warned, “There is no happiness in alcohol or drugs, only enslavement. There is no happiness in violence, only pain and sorrow. There is no happiness in sexual relations and physical familiarities outside the bonds of marriage, … Continue reading →

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The Work of Being Happy

Working at being happy takes some understanding and sometimes some simplification of our lives. It is best accomplished through being unselfish and caring more about the needs of those you love than about your own selfish desires. Have you ever … Continue reading →

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To Be Happy…Be Kind and Pleasant

Kindness and Happiness go hand in hand. After all, how could we be truly content and happy by making others miserable? I have lived long enough to observe many “before and after” stories. My observations have shown that those who … Continue reading →

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