Inherently Happy

Happy Persistence is not about winning at any cost, It’s about keeping and working towards a clear goal, One that you constantly reassess, so you don’t get lost, In some stubborn attempt to fill some unfillable hole.  

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Ep. 465 - Happy Persistence

We begin as always with the Happy Creed.

We Believe in Happy, in Balance and Growth, of being Mindful and Grateful,  Compassionate and Understanding...

Happy Tension has no power to crush you—it’s completely in your control, You can use it to meet that deadline, run that race, or stand your ground, Without worrying about fatigue or collapse—not when you have a clear goal, To choose strength over worry, confidence over dread, that’s where Happy is found.

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Ep 464 - Happy Tension

We begin as always  with the Happy Creed.

We believe in Hap...

Now I’m not saying that we should never try to get things right—I proofread, And still find myself looking up punctuation rules all the time, but so what? It’s humanizing to acknowledge that we’re not perfect, so take heed! And forgive yourself, forgive others, and maybe even make light of the scuttlebutt.

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Ep. 463 - Happy Humanizing

We begin as always  with the Happy Creed.

We believ...

People can always count on me for honesty, and for compassion as well, I want them to know where they stand, but I try to be encouraging too, I just prefer Happy Honesty, which isn’t mean or harsh, and yet doesn’t oversell, It just shows respect in a way that’s fair and connects the real me to the real you.

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Ep. 462 - Happy Honesty We begin as always  with the Happy Creed.

We believe in Happ...

It’s not that I’m Monster Happy, really, for who really likes monsters—even them? It’s that I’m willing to look for the Happy within who can connect with the Happy in me, And if they appear to be Callous and Mean at first, well, I can take a little mayhem, As long as they don’t insist on delusion or destruction, for that’s no way to be free.

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Ep. 461 - Monster Happy

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Some consider humans to be sinners, but being inherently Happy is hardly a sin,  It's merely our natural state of Balance and Growth that comes from deep within.

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Ep. 460 - The Sinner’s Guide To Happy Living

We begin as always  with the Happy Creed.

We believe in Happy,  in Balance and Growth,  of being Mindful and Grateful, Compassionate and Understanding.

Yowza Haha My Happy Friends!

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Fully commit to whatever the task is at hand, join in, be mindful, and get into the swing,  Happy Presence is choosing to be aware of where you are, and deciding to do the thing.

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Ep. 459 - Happy Presence

We begin as always  with the Happy Creed.

We believe in Happy,  in Balance and Growth,  of being Mindful and Grateful, Compassionate and Understanding.

Yowza Haha My Happy Friends!

Whatever you...

The world is full of humor, some bad, some good, But a lot of that depends on which stance you take, And I don’t mean pretending for I don’t believe you should, I’m talking about genuine levity, something you don’t have to fake.

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Ep. 458 - Good Happy

We begin as always  with the Happy Creed.

We believe in Happy,  in Balance and Growth,  of being Mindful and Grateful, Compassio...

You deserve love even if it's hard to come by, You have value even if it's tough to find, There's a spark deep inside you that refuses to die,  An Inherently Happy source of your spirit, heart and mind.

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Ep. 457 - Bad Happy

We begin as always  with the Happy Creed.

We believe in Happy,  in Balance and Growth,  of being Mindful and Grateful, Compassionate and Understanding.

Yowza Haha My Happy Fr...

Shame Happy means taking every mistake as proof that you're the worst, Instead of treating them as a chance to grow, You have to believe that you deserve good things first, And accept that you're Inherently Happy, because you are, you know.

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Ep. 456 - Shame Happy

We begin as always  with the Happy Creed.

We believe in Happy,  in Balance and Growth,  of being Mindful and Grateful, Compassionate and Un...

We don't have to be so Form Happy, we can just let life be messy and live it anyway as best we can.

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Ep. 455 - Form Happy

We begin as always  with the Happy Creed.

We believe in Happy,  in Balance and Growth,  of being Mindful and Grateful, Compassionate and Understanding.

Yowza Haha My Happy Friends!

It’s nine-thirty at night as I write this, I often start late, that’s kind of the norm, ...

If you see moods as tools to help you process the Human Condition,  You won’t worry so much about letting yourself feel all the feels, It doesn’t make you weak but resourceful, like a Mood Magician, Instead of someone who fights their feelings, white-knuckling all their ordeals.

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Ep. 454 - Mood Magic

We begin as always  with the Happy Creed.

We believe in Happy,  in Balance and Growth,&nb...

Being able to mark time and observe accomplishments, no matter how small,  Is a good way to boost motivation, encourage growth and enhance well-being, For myself, I write every day, but the longer projects can feel like hitting a wall, So, I do smaller ones, like this podcast, proving I can finish things, which is freeing.

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Ep. 453 - Happy Quarter Million

We begin as always  with the Happy Creed.

We belie...

Happy Safety is that feeling we carry within us that tells us that we’re okay, Even if other people say otherwise, put us down or try to control how we feel, They can’t touch that part--it’s not theirs, and they have absolutely no say, It belongs to us, as theirs belongs to them, being common doesn’t make it less real.

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Ep. 452 - Happy Safety

We begin as always  with the Happy Creed.

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Happy Humanity is that thing we all share,  That balance and growth that comes from within, It’s the part of us that feels and allows us to care,  And shows us the Happy Human we’ve always been.

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Ep. 451 - Happy Humanity

We begin as always  with the Happy Creed.

We believe in Happy,  in Balance and Growth,  of being Mindful and Grateful, Compassionate and Understanding.

Yowza Ha...

Sometimes trying to help by giving a Happy Warning can backfire, But that doesn’t mean that it’s necessarily the wrong thing to do,  We can only do our best and learn from each pitfall and quagmire, And if that can help even one person then that is a thing of great value.

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We begin as always  with the Happy Creed.

We believe in Happy,  in Balance and Growth, ...

Letting yourself bend helps keep you from breaking, keeps you feeling scrappy, Sometimes the taste of something bitter can make other things seem sweet, So, rather than fighting every downturn, you could embrace being Woefully Happy, And prove to yourself that feeling all your feelings needn't hurt, but makes you complete.

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Ep. 449 - Woefully Happy

We begin as always  with the Happy Creed.

We believe in Happy,...

Being a weapon of mood destruction, isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, For it obliterates friends, allies, bystanders and idle passersby, Eating away at your sense of self, turning setbacks into insanity, Making the world hate you as you're stuck wondering why.

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Ep. 448 - Furiously Happy

We begin as always  with the Happy Creed.

We believe in Happy,  in Balance and Growth,  of being Mindful...

Those things that we blame For our troubles and our blues,  Could do with a reframe If we so choose.

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Ep. 447 - Happy Burden

We begin as always  with the Happy Creed.

We believe in Happy,  in Balance and Growth,  of being Mindful and Grateful, Compassionate and Understanding.

Yowza Haha My Happy Friends!

Those things that we blame For our troubles and our blues,  Could do with a reframe If ...