This article was actually about 5 tangible things the author found in
all of her happy friends» homes, but «purge» would be a cool one to add to a «5 ways to feel happier in your home» post!
I really didn't have a team to rally behind (since my beloved Redskins did not make it), but being from Maryland, I must say I have a lot
of happy friends this week!
Not exact matches
With over 30 million people using Foursquare, it's a great way
of helping
happy customers tell all their
friends where they are.
Remember last year's big news about the power
of social connection: that
friends could make you fatter,
happier, and even sexier?
6 Reasons to Delete Your Facebook Account Right Now If wishing
happy birthday to hundreds
of «
friends» you've never met each day wasn't enough
of a reason to log off
of Facebook for good, here are six others.
We are
happy when we have family, we are
happy when we have
friends and almost all the other things we think make us
happy are actually just ways
of getting more family and
friends.
After all, decades
of research suggests that having work
friends is one
of the pillars
of workplace happiness, and that
happier employees are more productive, more loyal, and more engaged.
My
friend is
happy of the opportunity for new work, and my bad customer has a new source for content.
There's quite a bit
of research that shows that the strength
of one's network
of friends correlates closely with how
happy one is while in retirement.
True happiness comes from your inner landscape — things like loving yourself, providing for your family, having
happy moments with
friends and feeling proud
of how you are making a living.
There's so much you do have, and it's not just things; you also have experiences, family and
friends, memories, pockets
of happy moments, laughter your shared with someone, your personal strengths, your skills and talents, and you most likely also have a reasonable amount
of knowledge about the world and how it works.
If you learn to love the practice
of supporting your
friends and family, then you'll be
happy now and see the results later.
One
of my
friends recommended this book to me because she knows my interest in magazines and thrillers, and I'm
happy she did.
A close
friend of Alan Henning, Louise Woodward - Styles, posted pictures on Twitter
of a beaming Alan in
happier times, saying: «This is the image we should be sharing.
Imagine visiting the Coca - Cola U.S. Capitol Building, or else wishing your
friends a
Happy Macy's and Wal - Mart Day on the third Thursday
of November?
A contribution to the college fund
of a
friend or relative is unlikely to be appreciated by kids hoping for a Wii U, but it sure makes parents
happy.
Of course,
friends, family and
happy customers will be
happy to help without any incentives..
Happy birthday from Bob to Erica (a year younger than mass - produced personal computers) and Heather (twice the age
of Google); to Christine's son Matt (a year younger than The Simpsons); to Vikram (a year younger than the International Space Station); to Pamela's childhood
friend Bert (twice the age
of Macintosh computers); to Marian's son Bryan (the same age as Kobe Bryant); and to our editor who makes this newsletter possible, Rosa (one - sixth the age
of The Atlantic), from the other members
of the Daily team.
Making new
friends can also help extend your business contacts, and find people with complementary skills who may be
happy to swap with you (for example exchange some hours
of bookkeeping with a new logo design).
You can expect
happier customers who return more often, recommend you to all their
friends, higher revenues, a larger share
of the market, and a stronger company.
Your
friend is
happy because he or she does not need to go searching for the service, the service provider is
happy because
of the business coming their way, and you are
happy because
of the dough coming your way.
He was as content and
happy as any
friend I have, and he deserved every bit
of the joy that was part
of his life.
I'd be thrilled to recommend this store to
friends, you guys really take care
of your customers, I was
happy to experience this first hand!
Speaking to the last
of the Maccabean brothers, «the king appealed..., not with mere words, but with promises on oath, to make him rich and
happy if he would abandon his ancestral customs: he would make him his
Friend and entrust him with high office» (2 Mac 7:24).
The fear
of the great nothing is too much for my mind to bear, and I can sleep at night by convincing myself that the absolute nothing we all face one day will instead be full
of happy choirs
of angels, reward for any suffering I've endured, punishment
of the wicked and evil (it pains me to think those who cause so much evil will not suffer for eternity, so hell is a great comfort too), and that I'll get to see all those I currently miss since the death
of friends and family are so painful.
But I think what made me the
happiest was knowing that my best
friend, the son
of very conservative Christian parents like my own, wasn't going to live his life in secret.
Believing in something does not make it real and most
of the adults I know have stopped believing in imaginary
friends (we are just as productive and
happy as someone who uses those imaginary
friends to get them through the day).
I find myself having less Christian
friends as a result, but I am
happier and I think I have a better understanding
of what love is and who Jesus is.
They have love lives (sometimes not the kind that would keep evangelicals
happy), they have outside interests and
friends beyond the Church, and the majority seem to be wrestling and stumbling their way through a life
of faith.
At this point in my life, I would be
happy to stay SOMEWHERE and walk out my salvation in the company
of friends, which would be the reconciliation
of the two I think I'm seeking.
«All the time not having a clue that they were being whispered against, campaigned against by both Catholics & Anglicans who made it palpably clear that this initiative was detrimental to the «dialogue towards unity» and temporarily compromised their positions as oecumenical ambassadors - that this was a counter-productive «wacked - out» scheme by an ailing Pope who merely needed to be placated until he died - hence delaying tactics, obfuscations, procedurality, red tape and making everything as difficult and administratively untenable as possible; with patronising sympathy and hand - wringing at their lot while sneering, dismissing and chuckling to themselves that the whole thing will eventually come to naught... that the administration will crumble via crises and power politics andpersonality clashes and outright frustration at the situation... and ultimately the Ordinariate will be re-integrated into the Conference system and those not
happy about it will crawl back to their
friends in the C
of E.
On a fun note, I'd like to offer my congratulations to
friend of the blog Micah, who is now a
happy father
of two.
I am
happy to count among my own
friends a rather remarkable number
of men
of high intellectual distinction who have returned to the full Christian outlook after years
of defection from it, and I should say that in practically every case the renewed hospitality
of their minds to Christian truth came about through their awakening to the essential untenability
of the alternative positions which they had been previously attempting to occupy.
a high proportion
of whom had been labeled «hopeless» by their families,
friends, doctors, and clergymen, are today living constructive,
happy lives without alcohol.
You can not possibly believe that Liberals (which I'm
happy to say I'm socially liberal and fiscally conservative) are baby killers?!? I have many conservative and many liberal
friends — all highly educated — and NOT ONE view abortion as a form
of contraception or in any way a good thing.
She came out at 30 and has been nothing but
happy since then with a full life and plenty
of friends and family that love her and love who she is.
Many
of my complementarian
friends seem incredibly
happy in their relationships.
An atheist
friend of mine tells me that he is very
happy in life and that he doesn't understand why «believers» are bothered by his choice
of life.
While I'm
happy to pray for the safety
of my
friends and loved ones who serve, I'm not convinced that America's present foreign adventures justify the full Goliath treatment in prayer.
With the volunteers sat their dear ones, proud,
happy, and envied by the neighbors and
friends who had no sons and brothers to send forth to the field
of honor, there to win for the flag, or, failing, die the noblest
of noble deaths.
I am so
happy that they are
friends and both
of these men are moving on.
We think that Christianity is about being «
happy,
happy,
happy all the time,» seeing God miraculously answer all our prayers, and have all
of our Christian
friends surround us with financial and emotional support every time the least little thing goes wrong.
a very
happy christmas to you my naked
friend... and may 2009 be the best
of years for you and your wonderful blog!
I live a very
happy, fulfilling life full
of family,
friends and adventures.
When I was 11, one
of my school
friends went to what I call a «
happy - clappy» church.
But am I just human enough to not be able to fully comprehend heaven and, therefore, be afraid
of saying goodbye to my sweet wife, daughters,
friends, homebrewing, crisp fall air, laughing so hard I cry,
happy little existence that I've eked out?
You said «While I am
happy with my destiny
of enlightening the world with the truth...» It appears that you are merely spouting your delusions about your imaginary
friend.
Given my more liberal leanings, some
friends have suggested I'd be
happier living up North, where I wouldn't have to worry about getting shot at for boasting an Obama 08 bumper sticker, and where I'd perhaps enjoy a broader selection
of diverse faith communities.
The writer
of an unsigned article in The New Yorker, describing a feeling experienced at the funeral
of a
friend whose long and
happy life had been spent as a wife and mother, caught it well:
A long time ago a fundamentalist
friend drew a picture
of me miserable and sad on one side
of a gorge and lots
of happy smily people on the other.