happiness

  • Destroy what destroys you.

    Dena September 12, 2011

    Everything passes. Everything changes. Just do what you think you should do. —Bob Dylan Recently a gracious friend featured my words in his essay, How we see. In it, I said that my journey through crippling depression was like crossing a river. There are two…

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  • A Beautiful Fight

    Dena September 8, 2011

    Sometimes you climb out of bed in the morning and you think, I’m not going to make it, but you laugh inside—remembering all the times you’ve felt that way. —Charles Bukowski Yesterday I wrote about how I’ve been struggling. Today a sense of calm swept…

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  • Trust Your Struggle

    Dena September 6, 2011

    “My mouth is a fire escape. The words coming out don’t care that they are naked, there is something burning in here.” —Andrea Gibson Sometimes we want to say something, but words fail us. Maybe we want to describe the goosebumps that crawl all over…

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  • It is what you think about.

    Dena August 23, 2011

    It isn’t what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about. —Dale Carnegie If only I had that thing… If only I could be more like…

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  • Let Go of Your Ego

    Dena August 16, 2011

    When ego is lost, limit is lost. You become infinite, kind, beautiful. Do you know the difference between your true self and your ego? Many people don’t. In fact, they don’t even realize that there is a difference between the two. Most people identify themselves…

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  • Waiting for a Sign

    Dena August 15, 2011

    I’ve been cleaning out my Google Docs today and I stumbled across a little note that I wrote to myself. I thought you might get something from it, too. Intentions. Saturday, July 31st, 2010: To gain clarity through peace of mind and heart. To quiet…

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  • There will be hard days.

    Dena August 11, 2011

    A Little Note to My Friends Who Need It, There might will be hard days in your life. And hard weeks. And hard months. And hard years. Hard times will rise up from the depths and try hard to drag you back down there with…

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  • If you cannot put your heart into it, take yourself out of it.

    Dena August 4, 2011

    Einstein said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, and expecting different results. I agree. Fact: Most people are insane. The cure for this insanity is awareness. (In fact, awareness is the cure for most things.) There is…

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  • Make work fun.

    Dena July 19, 2011

    I hate chores. I love to have fun. (Shocking, I know!) 😉 I always thought that chores and fun were on completely separate paths and never the two shall meet. But then… I decided to get creative. I listen to Johnny Cash while cleaning my…

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