Happiness

  • Donna Skeels Cygan

Reframing in our Personal Life
Reframing in our Personal Life 1698 1131 Donna Skeels Cygan
Today's entry is about a tool we can use in our personal lives called reframing. The next blog entry will be about reframing your finances. We perceive situations based upon our beliefs, our values, our personal experiences, and many other variables. This frame of reference then leads to our opinions and actions. We often assume [...]read more
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7 Ways to Make Gratitude Part of Your Life
7 Ways to Make Gratitude Part of Your Life 1694 1133 Donna Skeels Cygan
We can cultivate greater happiness and financial security by making some intentional changes in our lives. Today's blog is about the power of Gratitude. The next blog entry will be about Gratitude for Our Finances. GRATITUDE “In daily life we must see that it is not happiness that makes us grateful, but gratefulness that makes [...]read more
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Control the Controllables
Control the Controllables 1698 1131 Donna Skeels Cygan
The powerful message from The Joy of Financial Security is that we can cultivate greater happiness and financial security by making some intentional changes in our lives. My last blog entry was about contentment. Whether we are content or satisfied with our lives impacts our happiness. If we are not, we should make intentional changes. [...]read more
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Contentment: A Major Factor in Happiness
Contentment: A Major Factor in Happiness 1698 1131 Donna Skeels Cygan
The wonderful message from The Joy of Financial Security is that we can cultivate greater happiness and financial security by making some intentional changes in our lives. The topic for today is the concept of contentment. The parallel financial topic—"Control the Controllables"—is covered in the next blog entry. Psychological research has shown that being content [...]read more
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Relationships with Family and Friends
Relationships with Family and Friends 1698 1131 Donna Skeels Cygan
The powerful message from The Joy of Financial Security is that we can cultivate greater happiness and financial security by making some intentional changes in our lives. Although money does not buy happiness, it definitely impacts our happiness. Having money can provide us with the freedom to live our lives the way we choose. Positive [...]read more
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Spend Money on Experiences Rather than Things
Spend Money on Experiences Rather than Things 1478 1299 Donna Skeels Cygan
We can cultivate greater happiness and financial security by making some intentional changes in our lives. Research has shown that experiences have a far greater impact on our happiness than spending money on things and possessions. We often settle into routines that start to feel stale and predictable. Planning a day with family or friends [...]read more

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