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Wishful Thinking

by Stephen Mills April 23, 2010
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You can find freedom in an unfree world or you can continue to try and change everyone else. You can waste years nagging your partner to be different than they are and make both of you miserable, or you can accept what is and move on. You can prosper in a bad economy or you can wait for a good economy (and still not prosper). You can find happiness without stuff or you can try to buy your way to nirvana. You can bitch about what other people do or you can control what you do.

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Positive vs Negative Decisions

by Stephen Mills July 7, 2009
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I think a very strong indication of where you are at in your life, growth, and well-being has to do with whether you are primarily making positive or negative decisions.  We humans will move away from and avoid pain and we will move towards and seek pleasure.  That’s the way we work. You might decide [...]

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Yes You Can!

by Stephen Mills April 5, 2009
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Last year I made a simple decision. I decided to take my life back. This simple decision led to a few other simple decisions which I will describe below. This was not a blinding light of inspiration from above. It was nothing more than a result of simple reflection. I could either do something or continue to complain and swallow drugs. I could either do something or continue in a downward spiral of physical and mental destruction.

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Positivity Leads to a Flourishing Life

by Stephen Mills March 31, 2009
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The latest scientific evidence tells us that positivity doesn’t simply reflect success and health, it can also produce success and health. This means that even after positivity fades, we can find traces of its impact. Beyond the present moment, your positivity has downstream consequences for the very trajectory of your life. Positivity spells the difference between whether you languish or flourish. — Barbara Fredrickson

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