happiness – Don't Be A Cow

Share a Smile Today. Have We Become an ‘Unfriendly’ Society?

Written by George and Rachel Barker on November 19, 2019. Posted in George's Happiness Blog. 1 Comment

Share A Smile Today! Has Society Become Less Friendly? And have you ever witnessed the Power of a Smile and a Friendly Gesture? Today, people spend so much time connected to their electronic devices that they rarely see the world around them. Not only do we have laws forbidding people to use their phones while driving, in many metropolitan areas there are signs on the sidewalks telling pedestrians to put their phones away and pay attention. Has this led to a society that walks through life with...

What Does This Picture Say to You?

Written by George and Rachel Barker on August 21, 2019. Posted in George's Happiness Blog. Leave a Comment

Well, I sent this photo to some friends and here are a few of the responses: Happy Sun Good Morning Happiness Growth Summer Sunshine Dove Field (ranks among the best) Sunflower (needed to add, I’m a plant I can’t speak any words you idiot!), and Purdy. It’s simply amazing when you think of all the images that our eyes and mind process every day. Many of these images actually speak to us and some don’t. Think of all the words one image can communicate where not a word is spoken. Where...

Homonyms – Liken or Lichen. Say what?

Written by George and Rachel Barker on April 21, 2019. Posted in George's Happiness Blog. Leave a Comment

What’s this have to do with living a happier life? Southern dialogue is well known for running words and phrases together as to shorten ‘em. It was long said that this was because us’ens here in the south are lazy. Well y’all, I’m just here to tell you that I don’t think it’s laziness. I like to think we’re just efficient. Another example is “liken.” It is used in place of “like something or a comparison. Example: I “liken” his temper to that of a rattlesnake, or I “liken”...

Smile. Go ahead, pass it on.

Written by George and Rachel Barker on April 12, 2019. Posted in George's Happiness Blog. Leave a Comment

You’ll be better off I am not always a fan of the insta-message posted on church signs, but I am a huge fan of smiling. Forcing yourself to smile can change your mood. Change it for the better that is. Now I’m not saying that it is always easy, but it is doable. There have been times when I’m having one of “those days” that I literally have to go in front of the mirror, and using my fingers, force a smile. I will stay in that position until I can walk out of the bathroom maintaining...

I think this is Fascinating! You?

Written by George and Rachel Barker on October 10, 2018. Posted in George's Happiness Blog. Leave a Comment

Isn’t that fascinating! I was recently having a conversation with someone, who was telling me about something that was really fascinating to them. I could tell they truly were fascinated because of the emphatic way in which they were describing the event. Of course, it was something that was unfolding on a newscast and pertained to politics, both of which are major turn-offs for me these days; my thoughts were wanting to go someplace else. Eventually, I lost the battle of trying hard to...

Be Who You Are! The first step in living a life of happiness!

Written by George and Rachel Barker on September 1, 2018. Posted in George's Happiness Blog. 4 Comments

“Happiness is actually an art of living, which is in us.” It sounds so simple, right? Be yourself. Be unique. The fact is, I imagine almost everyone struggles with it at times, if not often, within their life time. Why? Because the problem is that when we are truly ourselves, our uniqueness will shine through. This uniqueness makes us different. Although this uniqueness should make us shout from the mountain tops, it often has just the opposite effect. I think some of that stems...

Change – Change to a Happier You

Written by George and Rachel Barker on August 18, 2018. Posted in George's Happiness Blog. Leave a Comment

I am always humored when I hear people say things to the effect, “I’m not going to change, I like being the way I am,” or “It’s not going to change me.” News Bulletin: Change occurs, you don’t have a choice in the matter. The only say you have in the matter is in which direction do you wish to change. You basically have three choices: Direct my change to where I want to go Change how others want me to be Happenstance – just drift around going wherever...

Spontaneity vs. Planning

Written by George and Rachel Barker on January 14, 2018. Posted in George's Happiness Blog. Leave a Comment

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