How often do you stop to ask if you’re prioritizing what truly matters? You may have a dream or a longing that you’ve placed on the back burner in favor of obligations or routine. Yet that desire, that one thing that burns brightly and steadily in the night like the North Star, is calling for […]
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Restoring Joyfulness: How to Cultivate Joy in Everyday Life
Enjoy this excerpt from the Joyfulness chapter of Your 12 Inner Strengths, the new book by Stacey Thompson, founder of Virtues for Life. Laughter can be the fastest route to joy—when we laugh, we forget everything else. All our anxieties melt away in a moment of hilarity. Laughter is also contagious! Just hearing someone laugh […]
Gratitude Boosts Health and Happiness
Enjoy this excerpt from the Gratitude chapter of Your 12 Inner Strengths, the new book by Stacey Thompson, founder of Virtues for Life. Most of us know what makes us happy. It might be life’s big moments—getting married, having a baby, or buying a house. Or it could be simple pleasures, like getting lost in […]
Your North Star: A Path to Purpose and Fulfillment
Your North Star is that which guides you home — not to a place, but to who you truly are.” ~Unknown By Stacey Thompson I’ve always loved the metaphor of “following your North Star” because of the mystical quality it conveys: an inner calling, a purpose, a dream that’s out there to be pursued and […]
Clarifying Your Purpose
Enjoy this excerpt from the Purposefulness chapter of Your 12 Inner Strengths, the new book by Stacey Thompson, founder of Virtues for Life. How often do we take the time to ask ourselves, “Am I happy? Do I feel fulfilled? Am I where I want to be in life?” These questions may come about unintentionally. […]