August is Back to School Month! #AtoZChallenge

August is Back to School Month!

All over the United States, students are going back to school! There are, of course, schools that already went back in July, there are schools that won't go back until September, and there are schools that are year-round! 

It's a special kind of feeling when the back-to-school sales start. Sometimes, it feels like they've started even before school is out for the Summer! And now, some stores are already set up for Halloween! The sales can be hard to skip. It's very tempting when notebooks and pens are on sale!

Are you excited that the kids are heading back to school? Or maybe sad? How are you feeling about this time of year? 

Don't have kids? Aren't a teacher? How did you feel when you were in school?

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August is Officially Happiness Happens Month

What does this mean?

It’s a time to focus on the things that make us happy, appreciate the things that bring us joy, and experience happiness in the small things every day. #HappinessHappensMonth

Be as happy as you possibly can.

The Stoics of Ancient Greece found that happiness depends on the quality of your thoughts. Yes: only happy thoughts here!

Some people believe that you can only be happy once you’ve achieved everything you’ve ever wanted and that you can’t be happy if you have problems in your life. That’s faulty thinking. Happiness is a choice. Happiness is a life-long pursuit. You can find happiness in the darkest of places and times.

You can learn how to be happy if you’re not a naturally happy person. Take time in the day to journal (write down your thoughts and feelings, or draw, whatever helps you to communicate with yourself), or to meditate, to find that inner peace and figure out what makes you happy and what keeps you from feeling joy.

Block Print by Anne E.G. Nydam

For me, joy is waking up before my alarm goes off because one of my Rottweilers couldn’t wait one more moment to spend time with me and woke me by pressing their nose against mine. (Could be argued that they thought I’d stopped breathing and was checking for signs of life, but I prefer the idea of the good morning kiss.) You can see my beautiful furbabies on Instagram.

What brings you joy?

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