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Are You Always Happy Now?

People ask me that question now that I’ve “morphed” from IRS agent into joy fairy teacher of happiness. My answer is No and Yes. My older son recently told me he wants to stay in Arizona this summer and take some classes. Did that make me feel happy? No. My heart screamed, “You’re a freshman! [...]

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Sunrise

Written by Kelly Epperson I recently posted on Facebook about the beautiful sunrise and that yep, I was up to see it. Someone commented back asking if I got up and saw up or if I was still up from the night before. That made me smile. I used to be a night owl and [...]

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World Happy Day

Written by Kelly Epperson World Happy Day is Saturday, Feb 11. Come join us for a screening of HAPPY the movie! For more info on the film, check out worldhappyday.com and/or happythemovie.com. From award-winning film maker Roko Belic, “HAPPY combines cutting-edge science from the new field of “positive psychology” with real-life stories of people from [...]

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Were you born lucky?

Written by Kelly Epperson “Do you call it luck when we choose to love deeply, commit deeply, live deeply? I say that I was born lucky…  I am coming to think that my thinking that I was born lucky is a byproduct of living in a manner of appreciation for all of the good that I encounter. [...]

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Dream No Small Dream

Quote on my desk today is from Victor Hugo: Dream no small dream. I remember being in high school and college with some pretty lofty dreams. Many of them have come to fruition. I’m not done yet either. Those words make me think of my firstborn son who is now starting his college career at [...]

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