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Cultivating happiness with money. Can money buy happiness? I posed this question to a few groups of people while on vacation in Greece – the land of the Gods. I often heard, growing up, that money cannot buy happiness. But, research has shown that money can buy happiness – if you spend it right!  In my …

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Bucket lists. What’s on yours? The movie “The Bucket List,” starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman, is a feel-good story about two terminally ill men. Told they had only six months left to live, they embark on an adventure with a wish list of things to do before they “kick the bucket.’ What if you were …

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What does it mean to be happy?  In my travels and interviews, I often ask people what happiness means for them. They usually tell me what makes them happy. Family, friends, good health. But what does it mean to be happy? And, can you still be happy if the things that make you happy are not going well? Can you be happy if …

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Traveling during this pandemic taught me a great number of things. This summer I told my friends I was going to the Mediterranean. Their response to that was consistent, ‘Are you sure?” I mean, what was I thinking? The rates of infection were high in Europe and they still are. While the rates in Victoria, …

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