Steps for Recovering From Betrayal
Follow @joyfulmeanings Each of our lives is full of different people, and one can never tell who will be a great friend in our lives and who may end up being a negative influence. Betrayal can happen to anyone at any time. It can be something that is unexpected or a situation where we received [...]
The Downsides to Distrust
Follow @joyfulmeanings Some of us are able to trust people naturally while many of us battle with issues that revolve around being able to trust others. Unfortunately, it’s likely that someone will eventually take advantage of you or compromise your trust. Your trust can be compromised multiple ways. Someone might be by stealing your money [...]
How Being Right Can Prevent Your Happiness
Follow @joyfulmeanings You might be thinking, how can being right possibly deter you from being happy? Let me clarify that it’s great to have an opinion that you feel strongly about. It’s wonderful to share that opinion with others and to be vocal about what you think. The problem is when you want everyone to [...]
10 Steps on How To Be Aware of How Your Actions Impact Others
Follow @joyfulmeanings An often overlooked component of creating a happy lifestyle, is the importance of awareness. Many of us do or say things without being completely aware of how that impacts another. We navigate through the world not realizing that our decisions and actions have consequences, both positive and good. Just this past weekend I [...]
Make The Choice To Be Happy: Steps You Can Make To Living a Happier Life
Follow @joyfulmeanings The previous article explained the importance of knowing that happiness is unconditional and attainable. So what do you do now? Hopefully you have now made the choice to be happy, but you might still feel lost on what to do at this point. The next step you can take, is to create an [...]
12 Ways To Know If You Are You Emotionally Mature?
Follow @joyfulmeanings Just because you are an adult does not mean you are emotionally mature. Many of us can think of people in our lives who do not take responsibility for their actions, are unable to make commitments, are very selfish, dependent on their family members financially, or have difficulties handling emotional responses such as [...]
How to Maintain Your Friendships
Follow @joyfulmeanings Are you someone who has a hard time maintaining friendships? Do you have a work schedule where it’s tough to see people on weekends or find time during the day to chat with friends? Do you have children, and have slowly begun to lose what were very important friendships? Have you just moved [...]
How Do Others See Me? Why Should I care?
Follow @joyfulmeanings At some point all of us have wished to be psychic. We wanted to know what exactly someone is thinking about us and how to respond to those judgments. Alternatively, you may be wondering why someone suddenly dislikes you or why your team is not describing you as an effective leader. We may [...]
Dealing with the Inevitable – Uncomfortable Situations
Follow @joyfulmeanings You are looking forward to having a good time with a nice mixture of colleagues and some of your friends at a graduate school event. The event is a hayride that you have been looking forward to for the past week or so, especially since you have never participated in a hayride before. [...]
