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WHAT ARE THE SMALL MOMENTS THAT FILL YOUR HEART WITH DELIGHT?

When we start noticing the small joys in our everyday life, we find happiness creeping quietly into our world.

DOES HAPPINESS DEPEND ON THE BIG MOMENTS?

I used to think that happiness was about something wonderful happening that made me happy. The day to day stuff was just me doing life as best as I could. What I didn't realize is that happiness isn't just about those big moments - falling in love, new babies, puppies, kittens, birthdays, or holidays. Happiness can also be found in all the little joys that slide unnoticed into our day - even the not-so-great days can hold moments of joy.
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FINDING FOR A PATH THROUGH - RATHER THAN A RESCUE

When tough times come our way do we hope they'll just go away, or that we'll be resucued, or do we look for their purpose and a path through them?

ARE WE WAITING TO BE SAVED?

When tough times come my way I immediately start praying diligently and desperately for them to disappear - to just go away and not be on my radar anymore. I'm very solution focused and I want it fixed fast, or for it to resolve itself and be gone. I don't want to be stressed, I don't want to put up with discomfort or disruption, I just want to be rescued like some damsel in distress. 

But what if I looked at it differently?
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MY THREE DELIGHTS FROM JUNE

As I mentioned at the beginning of January when I chose "Delight" as my Word of the Year, I thought I'd round off each month with three delights.

MY JUNE DELIGHTS

As I mentioned at the beginning of January when I chose "Delight" as my Word of the Year, I thought I'd round off each month with three delights. June brings with it the start of Winter here in Australia - but it's been a slow start full of days of sunshine mixed with days of rain and cooler temperatures. Today I'm sharing for June a blogging delight, a Winter weather delight, and a quote about living delightfully.

So, without further ado here are my three delights from June...

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HOW TO SUPPORT HAIR GROWTH THROUGH DIET, EXERCISE AND LIFESTYLE CHANGES

It can be distressing to see your hair lose its volume and lustre over time. Fortunately, there are many ways you can restore your hair quality.

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Today I'm sharing a bonus collaborative post on improving our hair growth. I'm sure I'm not the only Midlifer who's noticed that their hair isn't as long, full, and lustrous as it used to be in their younger years. This article covers a lot of useful ground from major interventions right down to diet and lifestyle changes that may be helpful. 

So, without further ado I'll hand it over to my guest collaborator...
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HALFWAY THROUGH A YEAR OF LIVING DELIGHTFULLY

I choose to live my life with as much positivity as possible. That doesn't mean that life is all sunshine, but there is alway joy to be found.

6 MONTHS OF CHOOSING TO BE DELIGHTED

Back at the beginning of January I chose "Delight" as my Word of the Year. It was inspired by the quote I have in my blog's sidebar:
Living imperfectly with great delight

And it has been a really positive force in my year so far.
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MAKING HEADWAY IN MY BATTLE WITH WORRY

Are you allowing worry to control your emotions, or are you learning to respond more thoughtfully to life's upsets and upheavals?

WORRY AND ITS SIDE EFFECTS

I feel like if there was a Stressers Anonymous, I'd be on their membership list. All my life I've been a worrier, an over-thinker, and a major stresser. If I could find a worst case scenario to apply to a situation, then that would be my first choice. I felt like I had to imagine the worst so I'd be prepared for it if it happened.

So.....how was that working for me? (to quote good old Dr Phil)...
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DECIDING WHY I WRITE AND WHETHER TO CONTINUE

Keeping up with the times and choosing what to share on my blog - it's always a learning process.

TO WRITE OR NOT TO WRITE?

Over the last few months I've been questioning whether to keep blogging or to close things up and move on to something else. I tend to have my words dry up for a while and I wonder if I've said it all. On top of that I've had some wins and losses, and I just didn't know whether I wanted to continue.
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HOW TO FIND YOURSELF - STOPPING THOSE OLD PATTERNS

HOW TO FIND YOURSELF

LOSING OURSELVES

I saw an interesting post on Tiny Buddah recently that listed ways we lose ourselves. I think as a younger woman I did all of these and more. I felt that I needed to shrink myself down, be quieter, gentler, take the barbs that occasionally came my way, and generally be as "nice" as possible. I don't do "nice" so much anymore - I do "me" and I hold my head a lot higher these days.

Today I thought I'd do a "how to FIND yourself" to honour that journey....

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MY THREE DELIGHTS FROM MAY

MY THREE DELIGHTS FROM MAY

MY MAY DELIGHTS

As I mentioned at the beginning of January when I chose "Delight" as my Word of the Year, I thought I'd round off each month with three delights. May has been a lovely month here in Australia - cooling off a little from the incessant summer heat (hooray!), and today I'm sharing for May a floral delight (or two), a footwear delight, a Mothers Day delight, and a bonus quote about living delightfully.

So, without further ado here are my three delights from May...

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LIVING IN CONTENTMENT vs CONSTANTLY NEEDING TO LEVEL UP

Are you caught up in the need to be more and have more? Is social media making you discontent? It's time to stop comparing and find contentment.

LEVELING UP

I've reached the point in life where I don't feel the need to "level up" anymore. I want to live a good life and to be the best version of myself - but not to keep up with the Joneses or to be "on trend". I think the online world has a way of making us feel like we're missing out, or that we're less than we could be - there's always someone or something that's better than us.

Here's a few things I've seen lately....
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