by Stacy Boston | Contentment, Cultivate Contentment, How to be Content
“Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions. “ ~ Dalai Lama I love when something takes my breath away as it aligns in just the right way. I especially love it when I’m reminded that practicing contentment works. Recently, this happened when...
by Stacy Boston | Contentment, How to be Content
Americans live in one of the richest countries in the world, but an online poll revealed that only 33% are happy. Unfulfilling jobs, dead-end relationships and money worries are among the reasons people say they are unhappy. The good news is that there are things you...
by Stacy Boston | Contentment, How to be Content
Today is the beginning of what I hope will be an extraordinary year. So, I begin this year with plenty of intentions (instead of resolutions), and perhaps the biggest intention I am committing to is the practice of contentment. Every. Single. Day. I intend to be...
by Stacy Boston | Contentment, Personal Growth Tips
You don’t have to be a scientist to know that stress and anxiety aren’t good for you. No one likes the way constant worrying feels. It sends your anxiety levels soaring and saps your emotional energy. Unrelenting doubts and fears can also be paralyzing. Anxiety can...
by Stacy Boston | Contentment, How to be Happy, Personal Growth Tips
Philanthropic and grand gestures are wonderful, but not everyone has the time, money and resources to do charitable work. The good news is that, you can make a big difference in other people’s lives by doing random acts of kindness. This holiday season, I encourage...
by Stacy Boston | Contentment, How to be Content
Someone asked me the other day why would they “choose to settle for contentment over happiness?” Such a good question! I say you don’t settle for contentment! It isn’t an either/or question. (Settling implies less than, a kind a giving up, of taking only a little of...