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Permission to Be Joyful: Why We Often Reject Joy (and What Happens When We Let It In) Oct 19, 2025

Yesterday, during my morning routine, after listening to my air conditioner app for meditation, I was enjoying a few minutes of Abraham Hicks. I wasn’t looking for anything in particular.

But then it hit me.

“You have not yet given yourself permiss...

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Acceptance Oct 27, 2024

This morning, someone responded to one of my offers with, “Oh yeah, charge people for their struggles… that’ll help.” It got under my skin. Not in a dramatic way, but in that quiet, lingering way where your mind keeps returning to it. There was a sti...

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How to Be Happy When You Know You Aren’t Jun 09, 2024

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When we block happiness, it doesn’t disappear forever.

It just waits.

That realization stayed with me after reflecting on happiness—what it is, and what it isn’t.

So many ...

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