The Gift of Forgiveness

At Christmas time, we throng the shops to buy gifts for each other. If only we would storm heaven to find and give forgiveness instead, how different our lives and world would be.
While the pleasure of exchanging gifts is thrilling but short-lived, the freedom from forgiveness is quiet but everlasting. However, forgiveness is [...]

Can You Pack Your Life Into Two Suitcases?

Many people tell me they want to travel the world. I too have this romantic notion that one day I’ll just pack my bags and go live anywhere in the world I want to.
While I’m happy to stay put for at least the next few years, the practical effect of this idea is that I [...]

Can You Become Richer In A Recession?

I am honoured to have a guest post today over at Jeremy’s Insight Writer. Jeremy has an excellent series of posts on the economy and suggested I write a post about staying positive in the recession.
Do pop by to read about how you can use the current recession to make you richer!

17 Inspiring Examples of Personal Creeds

This is the last post in the series on personal creeds, where we will look at real-life personal creeds of real-life individuals. Previous posts addressed the importance of having a personal creed, what is a personal creed, and how to write a personal creed.
I am so grateful to all who have participated in this post [...]

How To Write A Personal Creed

We’ve looked at how why everyone should have a personal creed, and what is a personal creed. Today we’ll consider how to write your own personal creed.
There are many ways to write a personal creed. Some creeds are entire poems, some are one-liners. Some are easily articulated, some are painstakingly thought out. This framework may [...]

Do You Have A Personal Creed?

Personal creeds are a little bit like affirmations, with one crucial difference. A creed is more spiritual, what you already strongly believe in rather than what you’d like to become.
‘Creed’ is a derivative of the Latin word ‘credo’ which means “I believe”. So a personal creed is a statement of belief about who [...]

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  • Kit: I’ve found that real change and lasting weight loss happens slowly, and is VERY frugal. 25lbs over the last 6 mos may be slow, but...
  • Beaulotus: Hi Daphne, it’s precisely that – that they didn’t have anything better to do with their time and lives. Those few mums...
  • Beaulotus: Daphne, it was interesting reading this wonderful post. As you may know, I socialise alot in our expat community and we have mothers...
  • Paul Maurice Martin: “Declining to play” has been an important one for me – I think of it as letting go of the egoism of others....
  • Self Improvement Minded: “Keep the company of the wise” that’s how we always said 4 when I was young.
  • Lana-{Daring Clarity}: Those were great points Daphne, thank you. And I so loved how you started that the reason you “keep blogging is that...
  • nudgeme: Great pointers on maintaining personal integrity Daphne, and always lovely to log on and see a post from you! Identifying your...
  • Self-esteem Building: I agree that our thinking gives positive or negative meaning to a certain event, person etc. Nature is neutral. It’s...
  • Hilary: Hi Daphne .. good points .. adopt a hero – yourself – ensure you smile, be kind, be open, be friendly .. Draw the boundaries is...
  • J.D. Meier: Beautiful distillations … heroes, boundaries, and buddies are the way to go. It takes less energy to be yourself than be somebody...
  • Lance: Hi Daphne, Number 4 is an important one for me. It’s so easy for other people’s attitudes to filter over into our own –...
  • Mazhar Nawaz: Dear Daphne enjoyed reading every word. I appreciate your honest views on Live Like You’ll Die Tomorrow.
  • Walter: Yes, I believe with what you have written here. In fact, I’m applying most of them into my life. There are lot of ways to be happy,...
  • Lindsey Petersen: I am a die hard optimist who leads a happy life even when I should be sad…an anomaly, I guess! Lindsey Petersen...
  • Hilda: Hi Daphne, I’ve read ALOT on the subject of happiness over the years, and have transformed myself from a miserable pessimist to a...
  • macy_c: I used to trust my instinct a bit more, but overtime, self doubt and life in general erode the trust. I just wrote an account of when I...
  • Evelyn Lim: I have found more meaning in my life when I started contributing my assistance and service to others. In the process, I become happier...
  • James Gray: When you say that good and bad aren’t “out there,” it isn’t clear what that means. I don’t know if anyone...
  • nudgeme: Hi Daphne Lovely to see a post on Joyful days in my Google Reader this morning – and such an uplifting one at that! I concur with...
  • vered - blogger for hire: “Which is partly why I’m blogging less now – I have a happy life to keep me occupied!” This is great. You...