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The happiness challenge is so much fun! I am often touched by a ray of sun hitting something just so, and little things like that. Having happiness as one of my challenges makes me express that by writing it down, and then I reflect on other things that make me happy and I realize that there is a lot of positive stuff out there. I need to be...

I love my happiness action. With all the depressing news, writing down three things for which I am grateful continues to sustain me. Today it was mostly looking at the bees in my scabiosa. I will try to remember to take a picture of it. Scabiosa is a perennial, but it literally blooms all summer. Bud, flower and seed pods are all very nice to...

My health and happiness challenge is not a challenge at all once I start doing it. It makes me stop to see the joy and to be an optimist. It takes optimism to act. Today in writing down things for which I am grateful, I realized that being grateful makes you take the road to happiness. What a better way to live. I was grateful for the song I...

I did not do well today.  We had a monthly meeting and potluck. I ate food I normally don't eat  and a lot of recommended sugary desserts I didn't even want. The good takeaway is that I wasn't satisfied or happy with what I ate and hopefully will be able to make better choices next month. 

The most difficult thing about making the switch is remembering! When we go out for our weekly breakfast it is easy to remember most of the time, but when it is an unexpected cup of coffee that someone offers me and it is in a plastic or paper cup, it is difficult to refuse. 

I finally understand how to enter my challenges.  The sugar challenge is difficult

Meat typically costs more, … More resources are used to produce meat. Forests that help to sequester carbon are cut down to make for pastures so that is not good for the environment.

I am not sure I am checking in correctly and could use some help.   Are there instructions I missed?

I confess I am still addicted to sugar. It brings up the feeling of being good/loved/worthy going back to my childhood.  I am choosing to eat more grounding foods and when craving, I am choosing to eat fresh fruits  and nuts.

I actually timed my shower yesterday and it only took 2 1/2 minutes. That astounded me. On days of non-physical activity I could switch to a French bath. I already save on washing clothes by airing clothes out instead of washing them every time I wear them. If the item shows no dirt and passes the sniff test, it is okay. It also makes some of...