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12 March 2019

Happiness Challenge for March 12, 2019

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Happiness challenge: Make a happy song playlist and listen to it.
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11 March 2019

Music and mood

Written by Kisstopher Musick
Kisstopher Musick
Each time we listen to music, we are training our brain how to interpret a particular piece of music. If we associate a particular piece of music as sad, then when we hear it, we will most likely feel sad. The inverse is also true: if we perceive a particular piece of music as...
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05 March 2019

Happiness Challenge: March 5, 2019

Written by Kisstopher Musick
Kisstopher Musick
Happiness challenge: Destress your bed, keep a sash filled with lavender under your pillow to improve the quality of your sleep.
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04 March 2019

Sleep and emotional regulation

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With tax season upon many of us, March is the perfect month to start habits that reduce anxiety and improve overall wellbeing! One aspect of wellbeing that is often overlooked is sleep quality. Sleep quality is directly related to our ability to regulate our emotions, which impacts all aspects of our lives. Emotional regulation...
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26 February 2019

Happiness Challenge for February 26, 2019

Written by Kisstopher Musick
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Happiness Challenge: Every day this week, complete one act of self-love.
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25 February 2019

A pattern and practice of loving yourself

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Wrapping up our month-long focus on love, let’s reflect on our relationship with ourselves. Do we have a practice of self-love? Do we show ourselves love every day? Let’s start a self-love practice. You can begin by going grocery shopping and buying favorite snacks or drinks, cooking yourself your favorite meal, or taking a...
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19 February 2019

Happiness Challenge for February 19, 2019

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Happiness Challenge: Make all your decisions this week without consulting friends of family. Trust yourself.
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18 February 2019

Letting go lets us make room

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Kisstopher Musick
A big part of having the love you deserve is letting go. Letting go of regret, letting go of mistakes, letting go of toxic people–letting go can be hard, but it makes us stronger. Letting go of things that do not serve us makes room for things that will. Letting go of toxic people...
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12 February 2019

Happiness Challenge for February 12, 2019

Written by Kisstopher Musick
Kisstopher Musick
Happiness Challenge: Make all your decisions this week without consulting friends or family. Trust yourself.
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11 February 2019

Trusting yourself helps with making good love decisions

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Kisstopher Musick
A major part of getting and keeping the love we deserve is being secure in the knowledge that we deserve love. This means being secure in ourselves and who we are. Trusting our own judgment creates security and builds positive self-esteem. Learning how to trust ourselves begins with gathering objective facts.  One thing that...
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