A year ago, I was a happy person. I had a wonderful life, and was putting the final touches on a book about practices that contribute to happiness. But then in January of 2022, my world collapsed around me. The…
Blog Archives
2022 Calendar to Make Positive Shift Happen
Get ready to make positive shift happen in 2022! View the flipping pdf online, or a 2022 CD Calendar pdf version to download and print for information and inspiration on 12 index size cards that can be displayed in a…
Posted in positive shift
Positive Shift Happens: the excerpt
Many of the practices shown by research to increase happiness are simple, and most of them are not hard to do. But life is so busy and full of distractions that we often fail to fit the building blocks into…
The Power of a Pause for Positive Shift
Positive shift happens when we practice the building blocks of positive psychology. The first letters of the practices that have been shown by research to increase happiness and well-being, happen to spell BE MEASURING. (although it is not usually important…
Posted in positive shift
Sharing is Caring
Sharing is the way to create and develop relationships with others and to make a contribution. It is one of the building blocks of positive shift that happen to spell BE MEASURING. • Share simple gifts. Have ideas prepared and…
Don’t Wait – Relate
People (one of the four Ps of Positive Psychology) are an important part of our happiness. Studies like the Grant Study in “The Good Life” by Robert Waldinger and Marc Schulz confirm that relationships are key. [Listen to the TED…
Posted in positive shift
The Four Ps of Positive Psychology Practices
Positive shift happens when we practice the building blocks of positive psychology. The first letters of the practices that have been shown by research to increase happiness and well-being, happen to spell BE MEASURING. (although it is not usually important…
Uplift with Kindness and Compassion
Uplift is one of the Building Blocks of Positive Shift. We can uplift ourselves with positive music, videos, quotes and thoughts. And we can uplift others with positive words, genuine compliments, acts of kindness, and simple gifts of appreciation. We…
Posted in Ideas That Work, positive shift
A Mindful Moment
In the moment that we notice, lies the potential for change. Mindfulness is about noticing, paying attention, and being aware. Mindfulness can mean observing the world around us. When we are mindful, we notice a beautiful sunset, inhale the smell…
Posted in Ideas That Work, positive shift
The Building Blocks of Positive Shift: BE MEASURING
The building blocks of positive shift are not complicated. You likely have heard of some of them before. Many of them are simple, and most of them are not hard to do. Why, then, do we often fail to practice…
Daily PlanIt 