Thursday, March 11, 2010

What I Have Today Could Be Gone Tomorrow

October 4, 2009 by Barbara Jacoby  
Filed under Creating Happiness

Earlier this week, I watched some of the coverage of the devastation from the earthquakes and tsunamis in the regions of Indonesia and those sights were totally surreal.  I watched local coverage of those people who lost family and friends in those parts of the world and couldn’t begin to imagine what they were feeling.  [...]

I Don’t Care What You Think of Me

I have spent a great portion of my life allowing others to make my decisions for me.  When I was a child, I did everything according to what my parents dictated.  As I grew older, the peer pressure kicked in and off and running I went with the pack.  Then it was in the work [...]

Look Inside for the Answers

May 3, 2009 by Barbara Jacoby  
Filed under Creating Happiness

For as long as I can remember, I always believed that whenever you have a situation with which you need to deal, the answers can be found inside of you and not from others.  In one of the lyrics that are contained in the “Let Life Happen” CD, the words are “the answers are inside [...]

What a Glorious Day!

April 26, 2009 by Barbara Jacoby  
Filed under Creating Happiness

It is an absolutely beautiful day.  The sun is shining and I hear birds singing. There is a little breeze blowing and the temperature is probably in the low 70’s.  I can see some fabulous flowers blooming from my window.  Who could ask for anything more!
Oh, I am so very grateful that my husband and [...]

Domestic Violence – After I Left

March 22, 2009 by Barbara Jacoby  
Filed under Creating Happiness, Domestic Abuse

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I am honored by all of the responses that I received from a lot of really strong, courageous women who took on the fight and got out of their abusive situations no matter what the cost to them.  I think that there is one aspect left to discuss before moving on to another subject [...]

Smiles – Part 2

February 19, 2008 by Barbara Jacoby  
Filed under Creating Happiness

Okay, my smile experiment didn’t go exactly as I expected and I didn’t receive any feedback to incorporate into this week’s musings. However, I did have lots of fun, the presentation went extremely well and the one person that I really wanted to engage seemed to have checked out long before I got to my [...]

Smiles

February 12, 2008 by Barbara Jacoby  
Filed under Creating Happiness

Did you ever notice what happens when you smile? Well, give it a try. Go ahead. Right now. Now, how do you feel? Yes, I know what you mean. When you are smiling, you feel good. All thoughts of anything bad or negative just go away. And if you keep on smiling, you just can’t [...]