Focus On Your Desires

In Creating Happiness, Recent Posts by Barbara Jacoby

Shortly after I got up this morning, I managed to kick into one of the legs on the bed.  The pain in my toe was unbelievable but I thought that it would pass in a short period of time and I proceeded with my day.  I had some errands to run and I started to wonder whether I could do …

What Do You Think of Yourself?

In Creating Happiness, Recent Posts by Barbara Jacoby

I suppose that I have been watching way too much “reality” television but the one thing that I find myself doing is trying to figure out what would motivate a person to put themselves in a position to make a fool of himself or herself.  I realize that for many, it is a matter of wanting their 15 minutes of …

Be True To Yourself

In Creating Happiness, Recent Posts by Barbara Jacoby

It seems to me that there has been a change in the atmosphere very recently wherein I have been seeing people taking more responsibility for their own actions and being truthful and honest.  I don’t know exactly what has caused this but to me it represents a return to better times for all of us.  I know that a lot …

Embrace Your Worth

In Creating Happiness, Recent Posts by Barbara Jacoby

I had a couple of very interesting encounters this week with some associates that started me thinking about how we fear the future because we don’t stop to think about all of the positive things that we are and all of the accomplishments we have already achieved.  In one case, a woman is afraid to move forward without a significant …

Happy New Year 2011

In Creating Happiness, Recent Posts by Barbara Jacoby

It’s time to write my 3rd New Year’s Day blog and so as not to be redundant, I decided to look back at my previous two messages and boy, did I have myself a pretty good laugh.  For the first one, it was all about resolutions and for the second one, it was all about not making any resolutions.  Wow, …

The Day After Christmas

In Creating Happiness, Recent Posts by Barbara Jacoby

As I sit here relaxing this afternoon, I am struck by the fact that I do not feel sad that Christmas is over.  This is unusual for me.  Even more interesting is the fact that this feeling does not result from a sense of let down or a sense of relief after all of the preparations.  So what is going …

The Gift of Time

In Creating Happiness, Recent Posts by Barbara Jacoby

Earlier today, I saw a commercial open with a card that read “The Gift of Time”.  The ad was for Kentucky Fried Chicken and picking up some food from their establishments in order to save the time that it takes to cook dinner.  But when I saw and then heard those words, my thoughts went in an entirely different direction.  …