Skip to content

My Happiness Obsession

A Personal Growth & Expression Blog (Over 1000 Posts)

Menu
  • Home
  • About
  • Top Categories
    • Personal Growth
    • Money & Investing
    • Law of Attraction
    • Blogging
    • Running & Health
  • Complete Post Index
Menu

Category: Miscellaneous

From the Vault: The North Star of Happiness Beckons (11/28/20)

Posted on October 4, 2024

Tonight I am writing about an older post, “The North Star of Happiness Beckons,” from 11/28/20. In it I wrote about why I was so committed to being happy and “not to…

Still Playing “Toy Blast”!

Posted on October 2, 2024

Five years ago I blogged about a game I play on my phone called “Toy Blast.” I wrote about why I liked it, and drew a connection with my attitude about it…

Tonight’s Appreciations

Posted on June 28, 2024

Ah, Appreciations! So nice… And I’m out…

Tonight’s Appreciations

Posted on June 22, 2024

Yes, Chris! You are reaching for joy, and activating those positive thoughts is powerful.

The Slow-and-Steady Way to Become Unstoppable

Posted on June 17, 2024

When I’m working, each moment I am awaiting clarity. My mind is like an antenna. I’m looking for a signal. I routinely connect. Sometimes there are moments of static. To change metaphors,…

A Highly-Sensitive Man’s Trip to the Department Store

Posted on June 16, 2024

So my wife took me clothes shopping today. Macy’s. Frankly, I do not like stores all that much. The only true exception is the bookstore. There I can sink my mind into…

Mental Muscles of Focus

Posted on June 15, 2024

Today I was reminded how if you expect others to be a certain way so you can feel good, it won’t be long before your world is messed up. I encountered someone…

Tonight’s Appreciations

Posted on June 12, 2024

Tonight’s Musical Appreciations

Posted on June 4, 2024

Tonight I feel like appreciating some recent musical goings-on in my life:

When It Comes to Piano Compositions and 1000-Piece Puzzles

Posted on June 3, 2024

I recently spent a month working on a piano composition.* The process wasn’t arduous, though it did take awhile. In fact, I worked on it in between doing other things. I wasn’t…

Posts pagination

Previous 1 2 3 … 14 Next

Property of:

Recent Posts

  • Change Is Hard (Part 2)
  • Tonight’s Appreciations
  • The Art of Allowing Enjoyment
  • No Complaints Here
  • My Transformation from Money Avoider to Empowered Saver

Read Posts by Category

Blogging (155) Books (94) Creative Writing (78) Creativity Topics (93) Higher Self (90) Home Life (23) Law of Attraction (154) Miscellaneous (139) Money & Investing (150) Movies (16) Music Career (62) Original Music (57) Personal Growth (387) Running & Health (135) Shenanigans & Ruminations (89) uncategorized (1)

Archives

Share this page

Share

More Recent Posts

  • Change Is Hard (Part 2)
  • Tonight’s Appreciations
  • The Art of Allowing Enjoyment
  • No Complaints Here
  • My Transformation from Money Avoider to Empowered Saver
  • A Highly Sensitive Person’s Guide to Happiness
  • Yes, You Can Ignore Them
  • Practicing Deliberate Inconsistency
  • Tonight’s Appreciations
  • Change is Hard
  • Two Sides of the “Writing-in-Solitude” Coin
  • “Blogging Time” (Rhyming verse)
  • How to Neutralize Negative Thoughts
  • Slaying the Dragon of Perfectionism
  • Surviving the Marathon Avalanche
  • Highly-Sensitive Chronicles (January 2026 Update)
  • The Book (Update #10) – I Published!
  • Personal Highlights of 2025
  • Saturday’s Alright For… Quality Questions
  • The Blog Shines On
  • When Today’s “High” Prices Become Screaming Good Deals
  • “Dark Emotions” (Original Rhyme)
  • The Timeless Timeliness of Past Posts
  • Focus Relentlessly On What Already Feels Good
  • Tonight’s Appreciations
  • Swimming with Faster Swimmers
  • I Believe in the Power of Quality Questions
  • You Do Not Need an Intermediary
  • I Did It My Way
  • “Dead Dragon” (Original Rhyme)
  • Highly-Sensitive Chronicles (Update)
  • Tonight’s Appreciations
  • Deliberately Taking It Slow
  • “Living for the Softer Hum” (A Rhyme-y Poem)
  • A Dandy Time Blogging
  • The Book (Update #9)
  • “Rhyming Drivel” (Original Rhyme)
  • Fishing in the Milky Lagoon
  • “The Silkworm” (Verse in Iambic Pentameter)
  • Most Versatile Blog Award?
  • Tonight’s Appreciations
  • “Paradise of Mirth” (Original Rhyme)
  • Building My Cathedral
  • The Thing About Groups
  • “Into Creative Waters” (Original Rhyme)
  • Friendly Financial Reminders from Me to Myself
  • Tonight’s Appreciations
  • From the Vault: The North Star of Happiness Beckons (11/28/20)
  • The Book (Update #8)
  • Still Playing “Toy Blast”!
  • And Now October…
  • No Exceptions
  • Highly-Sensitive Chronicles
  • Tonight’s Appreciations
  • What’s in Your Vibrational Meal? (Part 4)
  • Clarity is Sweet (Part 2)
  • What’s in Your Vibrational Meal? (Part 3)
  • What’s In Your Vibrational Meal? (Part 2)
  • Using the Emotional Guidance Scale
  • Tonight’s Appreciations
  • Despite the Drama…
  • A Week of Satisfying Blog Posts
  • What’s in Your Vibrational Meal?
  • Clarity is Sweet
  • The Slow-and-Steady Way to Become Unstoppable
  • A Highly-Sensitive Man’s Trip to the Department Store
  • Mental Muscles of Focus
  • “What’s in it for Me?”
  • Coming From a Creative Space
  • Tonight’s Appreciations
  • Still Calm, Cool, and Collected about Mr. Market
  • Appreciating Regular Exercise (vs. Intense Training)
  • The Book (Update #7)
  • Friendly Financial Lessons
  • Bogus Ideas Like Judgment and Unworthiness
  • Your Mood is Like a Radio Signal
  • Don’t Expect to Make Lemonade Out of Vinegar
  • Tonight’s Musical Appreciations
  • When It Comes to Piano Compositions and 1000-Piece Puzzles
  • Already a Great Year for Introspection
  • A Verbal Sculpture Garden I Just Keep Adding To
  • Hello, Old Friend
  • Thoughts on the Vibrational Universe
  • Give Them a Break
  • The Ideal Weekend for Highly-Sensitive Me?
  • The Book (Update #6)
  • Beethoven’s Third Symphony with my “Digital Orchestra”
  • Tonight’s Answers to Quality Questions
  • When Someone Else Isn’t Being Nice
  • From the Vault: Generating a Positive Attitude No Matter What (11/23/18)
  • Tonight’s Appreciations
  • Vanguard’s Courage to be Disliked
  • Reaching for Satisfaction (2024 Running Edition)
  • Thoughts on Blogging, Digital Footprints, and Personal Agendas
  • The Game of Achievement
  • Musing on “Separating Tasks”
  • No One Said It Wasn’t an Effort
  • Thoughts on Blogging and Book-Writing
  • Tonight’s Appreciations
  • More Gems from “The Courage to Be Disliked”
    ©2026 My Happiness Obsession | Design: Newspaperly WordPress Theme