Barton Goldsmith's Blog, page 46
December 18, 2015
When Holidays Hurt
Your friends and family may not be perfect, but it’s better to be with others than to wallow in self-pity. Or you can volunteer to help strangers who need you. Either one works.
December 5, 2015
10 Ways To Make Your Partner Smile Today
It doesn’t take a lot to make someone smile, but you have to make some effort. It’s guaranteed to come back to you in positive ways and make you smile more too.
10 Ways To Make Your Partner Smile
It doesn’t take a lot to make someone smile, but you have to make some effort. It’s guaranteed to come back to you in positive ways and make you smile more too.
November 16, 2015
4 Reasons to Feel Gratitude
I have a beautiful sign above my chair. It spells out the word GRATITUDE in pictures of letters from old neon signs. It’s easy to forget that we have so much to be thankful for.
Sometimes Feeling Gratitude Is Not That Easy
I have a beautiful sign above my chair that only my clients can see. It spells out the word GRATITUDE in pictures of letters from old neon signs. Everyone says something about it. Mostly they are grateful for the reminder. It’s easy to forget that we have so much to be thankful for.
Are You Really Grateful?
I have a beautiful sign above my chair that only my clients can see. It spells out the word GRATITUDE in pictures of letters from old neon signs. Everyone says something about it. Mostly they are grateful for the reminder. It’s easy to forget that we have so much to be thankful for.
November 9, 2015
Show Your Kids How to Love
Just being there isn’t enough. You have to engage with your partner in positive ways and in front of the kids, and every now and then it can help to give each other a big kiss that makes them say, “Oh gross!” If your relationship is a little distant, bring it closer, for them if not for you.
October 19, 2015
10 Tools for Your Weekly Family Meeting
Holding a weekly family meeting will be one of the highest return investments you will ever make. I believe that parents have two jobs: to teach their children how to love, and to teach them how to live without their parents. The family meeting will help you accomplish both of these goals.
October 12, 2015
Subdue Sadness With Mindfulness and Positive Thinking
Keeping your thoughts moving in a positive direction not only makes you feel good in the moment but can also considerably reduce your sadness factor. In addition, it can give you the one thing that we all need to keep our lives moving forward: hope. The more you employ positive thinking, the longer the effects last.
October 5, 2015
10 Ways to Feel Better About Your Life, Today
Appreciating your life is not supposed to be work. It’s a way of allowing yourself to forgive any transgressions and make the promise that you won’t go down that path again. It’s easy if you do things that you know will be appreciated.
