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Troll-ing For Attention? Why You Should Keep Nastiness Off Social Media happiness & joy Jun 24, 2024

A few years back, I had a friend who wondered why she wasn't meeting any single guys. On a whim, I checked out her Facebook page. She had the following memes posted:

1) That which does not kill you makes you stronger, except for Jersey Girls. Jersey girls will kill you.

2). I'm from Jersey. I may ...

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The Magic of Fairy Lights and Kiddie Crafts happiness & joy Jun 03, 2024

A few weeks ago, I went on a vacation with several of our friends, and one of the ladies bought some wooden race cars and fairy light kits for anyone who wanted to do them. Memories of all the arts and crafts projects I did as a child came flooding back. I was an only child, and my mother was always...

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The Cloud 9 Collection happiness & joy Mar 18, 2024

If you want to master a sport, you have to consistently practice the skills to excel at that sport. If you're going to master an art form, you have to consistently practice the skills to excel at that art form. If you want to master happiness, you need to consistently practice the skills to excel at...

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"Get to the Choppa!" happiness & joy Mar 04, 2024

Yesterday was Doug's and my first wedding anniversary. We have been stressed getting another condo ready for Airbnb, so we decided a weekend getaway would do us some good.  

Due to my diet, I need to stay where I have a kitchen for cooking. For fun, I searched under the "OMG" section on Airbnb and ...

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Choosing Which Memories You Keep happiness & joy Jan 29, 2024

I had to put down our glo betta fish, Macauley, Monday night. Doug and I found him in an abandoned house two years ago, floating around in a dirty little aquarium. Doug was listing the house and was so busy taking pictures that he didn't even notice the aquarium sitting on the kitchen counter. I did...

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Hilarity and Hypnosis Approach, 3-Day Certification Training happiness & joy Jan 08, 2024

2024 is looking amazing! I was selected to teach my Comedy Writing for Stage Hypnotists at the Performing Hypnosis Summit in February. In July, I'll teach my first 3-Day Certification of The Hilarity And Hypnosis Approach (HAHA!). This class is truly the culmination of my life's work as a comedian a...

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Disconnecting from Constant Perfecting happiness & joy Dec 11, 2023

The pressure is on...and I nearly cracked under it. At the end of September, my piano quartet, The Quadratonics, decided to do a Christmas concert. I have two baby grand pianos, so some of the pieces all 4 of us play (2 players per piano), and other pieces we pair up (2 players on one piano, or 1 pl...

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Binging on Christmas Movies happiness & joy Dec 04, 2023

My to-do list at any given time has 150-200 items. With the holidays approaching, this goes up exponentially! My body needed a break. My husband, Doug, turned on the TV, and we were binge-watching Christmas movies before I knew it. We watched A Christmas Story Christmas (sequel to A Christmas Story ...

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Thanksgiving and Gratitude happiness & joy Nov 20, 2023

Thanksgiving is a holiday that has become synonymous with gratitude. But how did this happen? The tradition of Thanksgiving dates back to the 17th century when the Pilgrims celebrated their first successful harvest in Plymouth. They invited the Native Americans, who had helped them survive their fir...

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Birthday Bash vs Birthday Crash happiness & joy Oct 09, 2023

I just completed my 54th trip around the sun last week. This birthday was a "simple pleasures" birthday. I took the day off from work and spent quality time with my husband, running errands. One of our "errands" was a trip to the Pinball Museum in Tarpon Springs. I love pinball! We played pinball fo...

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Big Rocks and Little Rocks happiness & joy Jul 31, 2023

I returned last night from Hypnothoughts, the largest hypnosis conference in the world.  I was there to teach three classes:  Yoda-Nosis, Psycho Patterns, and Comedy Writing for Stage Hypnotists. I was also there to take two courses from David Snyder: Identity by Design and Vibrational Healing. It w...

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Yikes, I said "YES" when I meant "NO" again! happiness & joy Jul 24, 2023

I’m wrapping up a tumultuous few weeks that have been nothing but GO-GO-GO.  I’m tired and unable to get caught up because I've been at Hypnothoughts this past week.   Hypnothoughts is the world's largest hypnosis conference, and I'm teaching and taking classes there.  I'm having a great time, but a...

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