My travel adventures continue. Last week I was in Virginia, speaking at the National Society of Government Meeting Professionals Annual Conference. What a blast. They sure know how to have a good time! Think ice sculptures, great food, open bar, and professional dancers from Dancing with the Stars!
I recently started reading The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin, and it really got me thinking. Am I as happy as I could be? What does that even look like? How would I even know? She quotes a woman named Collette: “What a wonderful life I’ve had! If only I’d realized it earlier.” Will that be me? Will I look back when I’m 80 and realize I had been happy all along?
How would you fill in the rest of this sentence? “You know your life is exciting when _______.” My answers used to be fun and spunky. Well, times are a changin’, and these days, my answers are a little less spectacular. Here are just a few examples:
It was 6:45am last Wednesday morning. I had to be in Bastrop pretty early but first had to drop the kids off at school. Now, I don’t know about you, but mornings are complete chaos in our house. Between feeding the animals (and the kids), packing lunches, getting ready, making sure homework has been done,…
No Complaints! No Problems! No Bad Moods! No Negativity! NO DUMPING…PERIOD! What would happen if you put a sign like this outside of your office, cubicle, bedroom or house? What if for the next 24-hours, you heard no problems, no complaints, no negativity, no venting and no gossip? My guess is that you would feel…