
Welcome to “Phone It In Friday!”
Life is so good it makes me want to cry. Or take a nap. Or hug a baby panda.

The Beating After the Meeting — and Why it Must Stop!!
The failure spiral is a bad place to be. Don’t get stuck there.

Make Your Day Happier with these Happy Quotes!
From Buddha to McFerrin, these are some wise purveyors of Happiness!

Choose to be Happy. Rain or Shine!
Being happy in the pouring down rain is totally within your control! Just choose to be.

Happiness, Circumstance and Choosing How You Will Be in the World
Now and then, I get flack over sharing and teaching happiness from those who see

When Ben Affleck Put Things in Perspective for Me
I have to confess, I have a bit of a crush on Ben Affleck. My

Simple Fact — Life is Better When You’re Happy
by Valerie Alexander I read a piece in The Atlantic by Emily Esfahani Smith that

Happy to be Unhappy?
Every now and then, there is something worth complaining about, and it feels good to hit the rant button.

You’re Always Where You’re Supposed to Be
I remember a time in my life when I had two parties to go to

Changing the Energy in the Encounter
by Valerie Alexander Several years ago, two amazing things happened on the same day. Actually,

The Simple Joy of Slogging Through to the End
by Valerie Alexander Back when I started this blog, I made a commitment to add