Gratitude | Kelly Swierski Loiod

3 Fun & Easy Mindfulness Exercises

If you remember when Happy Days and Lavern and Shirley were on primetime TV, then you will likely remember Abbott & Costello’s bit:...

What's So Special About Mindfulness?

What’s So Special About Mindfulness? I recently taught a workshop on mindfulness to school counselors. Afterwards, a woman approached and...

Celebrate the "Can-Do's"

I am very lucky because I currently do much of my writing and teaching from home, so I don’t have to head out in the blistery cold, New...

What Are The Odds?

My husband Jim and I have been attending our kids’ sporting events since they were in elementary school. First there was soccer, then...

Don't Fuhgeddaboudit

The pearl gripped by the oyster, the diamond encrusted in rock, the love letter buried in a book…all are beautiful, hidden treasures. Our...

Happiness Exercise #6: Rock A New Wave

Can you recall the feeling you had when you rode a bike on your own for the first time? Or the excitement you may have felt taking the...

Happiness Exercise #3: Small Differences Matter

Have you heard the classic story of the boy saving the starfish at the water's edge? It's worth another read even if it's familiar! One...

Happiness Exercise #2: Engage Your Senses

Have you ever relished the aroma of freshly baked bread - or cookies? Appreciated the view of a beautiful sky or the face of a loved one?...

Happiness Exercise #1: Appreciate Simple Joys

This is the perfect time to start a practice that invites you to notice and appreciate all of the wondrous things within and around you! ...

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