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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...

Connecting your Kids to Nature better

Written by George and Rachel Barker on October 1, 2018. Posted in Soulful Empowerment. Leave a Comment

We recently came across this article on the Mom Blog Society, and being huge fans of Mother Nature, wanted to share these great tips. By the way, not only are are big fans of Nature, but with every sale of a Don’t Be a Cow! book, a portion of the profit goes toward Lands and Trees Unlimited, a non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation (wise use) of our nation’s land and trees. Think about it…land and trees serve as more than America’s natural resources…they help us create...

Procrastination: Are you guilty? Would you like to end the control it has over your life?

Written by George and Rachel Barker on September 29, 2018. Posted in George's Happiness Blog. Leave a Comment

There are actually two types of procrastination that I learned recently: Procrastination with deadlines – with this type of procrastination the effects are contained due to the deadline itself Procrastination without deadlines – with this type of procrastination the effects are not contained, as there is no deadline. This type of procrastination is long-term, can lead to unhappiness, and regrets. He says “the frustration was not that they could never achieve their dreams, but that they couldn’t...

Have You Checked Your Pride Lately?

Written by George and Rachel Barker on September 15, 2018. Posted in George's Happiness Blog. Leave a Comment

What I ‘m talking about is internal pride: That pride that gives us self-confidence, makes us believe in ourselves, and makes us happy and productive individuals. This time of the year there doesn’t seem to be any shortage of pride in the air. It’s often easy to see pride displayed when it comes to our favorite ball team. But, what about when you look in the mirror? Pride is something we often don’t think about on a daily basis, but pride provides the foundation to who we are. Pride...

Do you make time for yourself? Meditate

Written by George and Rachel Barker on September 8, 2018. Posted in George's Happiness Blog. Leave a Comment

Ancient Chinese Proverb: Meditate for 20 minutes every day, if you don’t have 20 minutes meditate for 60 minutes every day. On my journey through life, I can’t over emphasis the importance of taking a little time everyday for yourself. It’s really easier than you think to get started. First, forget everything you have ever heard or seen about meditating. Forget about the 20 minutes or any set amount of time. It is as easy as doing the Game Exercise below every day. (In our...

Privacy Policy

Written by George and Rachel Barker on September 4, 2018. Posted in Policy. Leave a Comment

Activity Log This feature only records activities of a site’s registered users, and the retention duration of activity data will depend on the site’s plan and activity type. Data Used: To deliver this functionality and record activities around site management, the following information is captured: user email address, user role, user login, user display name, WordPress.com and local user IDs, the activity to be recorded, the WordPress.com-connected site ID of the site on which the activity takes...

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...

Self-Awareness | Keys to Happiness

Written by George and Rachel Barker on August 8, 2018. Posted in George's Happiness Blog. Leave a Comment

Lately, I’ve seen a good number of articles floating through email pertaining to self-awareness. And of particular interest to me are the articles correlating self-awareness to happiness. As I scan these articles, it’s not the particulars of each one that stands out, nor is it the commonality or the stark contrast that stands out. What stands out to me, is how we humans have the remarkable ability to make the complex out of the simple. Now don’t get me wrong, I’m not trying to put anyone...

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