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“The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.” Nicolas Chamfort Brené Brown calls joy terrifying, but explains that ‘fear stems from having our joy taken away.’ “How many of you have ever sat up and thought, ‘Wow, work’s going good, good relationship with my partner, parents seem to […]

Be Surprised by Joy

10 Jun, 2019 in June 2019 Openness tagged #CSLewis / #elainefraserauthor / #surprisedbyjoy / brenébrown / kinwomen / vulnerability by Elaine Fraser

I’ve read so many motivational quotes that tell me it’s not about what happens to us, but our attitude to it that makes a difference. Sometimes these platitudes are like sand kicked in our face at the beach. They don’t breed contentment they breed a desire to slap someone — […]

Cultivating Contentment

10 Dec, 2015 in 2015: contentment / Uncategorized tagged #2016 / #contentment / #CSLewis / #gretchenrubin / #newyear / #shaunaniequist / #thehappinessproject / kinwomen / spirituality by Elaine Fraser