Happiness Tips Archives

Why the First Two Minutes of Your Day Are the Most Important

by Emily Madill | Feb 1, 2021 | Happiness Tips, Joyful Habits

What was the first thing you did after you woke up this morning? Did you reach for your phone to check the time, scroll your news feed or open that email? Did you reignite the steady stream of thoughts and worries from yesterday? Perhaps you jumped out of bed to get a...

The Value in Starting from Where You are

by Emily Madill | Oct 14, 2020 | Happiness Tips, Self-Care, Self-Love

In today’s world, our sense of certainty about many things has been lost. What does feel certain, is the cloud of uncertainty that hovers over the moments up ahead. Sure, the sun still rises and sets. The birds still sing their song. We can settle in, knowing winter...

If You’re Feeling Unsettled, try these 3 Simple Steps to Reconnect to Your Inner Happy Place

by Emily Madill | Sep 22, 2020 | Happiness Tips, Joyful Habits

What would possibly cause anyone to feel unsettled these days? We could spend all of today and tomorrow counting the many reasons and ways. But instead of ruminating over the current state of the world, it might be more helpful to turn the noise dial down – even if...

The Art of Gardening and the Magic of Living

by Emily Madill | Jul 29, 2020 | Happiness Tips, Healthy Habits

Being in nature has a way of dissolving our worries – or at least providing us with a temporary reprieve from them. There is something about the beauty and peacefulness of the outdoors that lightens the stress load of pandemic living. Like many people, I’m filling my...

The Value in Heart-Centered Living

by Emily Madill | Jun 17, 2020 | Happiness Tips, Heartfelt Living

We are love, looking for the ways to happen. On our human quest, it’s expected we’ll lose our way. When we lose our way, we disconnect from our heart-centered place—our true human nature. When we lose our way, we forget what we are made of—what we are all made of....

Leaning in to Your “Now” Normal

by Emily Madill | May 17, 2020 | Happiness Tips, Mindful Living

This global pandemic has unveiled how fleeting and precious life is. Perhaps now it’s easier to see that we aren’t invincible — that life is a gift. But when our urge to grip on to our old way of life is so acute, it’s easy to forget that the good old days had...