Google trends shows strong upward movement around the term Happiness. Of course, this is driven by uses of the word such as Quarterback Brett Smith finding happiness in Wyoming but overall, the trend is indicative of a world that is seeking to learn more about happiness and endeavoring to find ways to become and remain happy.
Night Labyrinth
Posted by Tammy on January 1, 2014
https://agrigirl.com/2014/01/01/hacking-happiness-in-2014/
Food and words and words and food. It shouldn’t surprise anyone that it’s a combination I prefer. Maslow coined food as one of the most basic human needs. Yet when do words come into his famous pyramid? Do they enter in the layer just above bodily function called safety which includes things like family, employment and morality or are they contained in the middle ground of love and belonging where we see friendship and intimacy?
tsakshaug flickr creative commons
Posted by Tammy on November 9, 2013
https://agrigirl.com/2013/11/09/tammys-top-ten-t3-report-food-quotes/
With it’s festive colors, tantalizing food, and Latin beat, Día de los Muertos beckons even the most weary of five-day-a-week workers to the dance floor. But besides the fun frivolity, new research from Scientific American is showing that joining friends for celebratory cheer may increase our brain function and steer us toward healthier living. (more…)
Posted by Tammy on November 3, 2013
https://agrigirl.com/2013/11/03/celebrating-los-muertos-can-keep-us-alive/
Three kids. Three schools. Three identical start times. Three wildly different school locations. It’s time to re-enroll in the fall academic schedule.
Posted by Tammy on August 20, 2013
https://agrigirl.com/2013/08/20/packing-lunches/
“I love sleep. My life has the tendency to fall apart when I’m awake, you know?” – Ernest Hemingway
Art of Christina Balit
Frankly it’s not that my life falls apart when I’m awake, it’s that it falls apart when I haven’t slept. Then, last year Deepak Chopra, made it abundantly clear to me,
Posted by Tammy on June 29, 2013
https://agrigirl.com/2013/06/29/tammys-top-ten-t3-report-ways-to-sleep-better/
At a recent leadership class, I was asked to take the Gallup organization’s Strengths Finder. I like their practice of focusing on strengths rather than weaknesses as it truly a way of achieving breakthrough performance in both work and non-work activities. The feedback was plentiful with adjectives to describe me; adaptable, independent, connector, maximizer. Unfortunately, in the days that followed, I received another label.
Making up for Deficiency
Posted by Tammy on May 5, 2013
https://agrigirl.com/2013/05/05/deficient-in-vitamin-d/
Do you know the feeling when you’ve just finished cleaning out the hallway closet? For me, that stack of old sweaters bound for the thrift shop is much more than a closet cleansing and it leaves me energized and feeling remarkably satisfied. I experience the same sensation at work when I hack through the items on my desk so that I can actually see the surface again.
A light dish for the New Year
Posted by Tammy on January 4, 2013
https://agrigirl.com/2013/01/04/lightening-up/
My sister carried three tins full of baked goods to our table on Christmas night. Our stockings were hung by the fireplace. Gifts were wrapped and finished with bows. My parents had scurried about hanging Christmas decorations and trimming the tree.
Lights shine when they’re plugged in
Posted by Tammy on December 28, 2012
https://agrigirl.com/2012/12/28/plugging-in-to-the-spirit/
I don’t think I’d ever heard of the game of squash prior to moving to England. Growing up we were a tennis family and although I do think my dad may have gone out for the occasional racquet ball game, squash, the sport, just wasn’t in our experience.
Posted by Tammy on July 14, 2012
https://agrigirl.com/2012/07/14/playing-with-zucchini-squash/
It’s no secret. I’m battling extra pounds. No, I haven’t hit the obese rating on any chart but I am squeezing into once comfortable clothes and struggling against the scales. Age is not making it any easier.
Nemesis
Posted by Tammy on July 7, 2012
https://agrigirl.com/2012/07/07/tammys-top-ten-t3-report-ways-to-influence-good-health-habits/
A wife, a mom, an executive, a certified leadership coach and a breast cancer survivor. I love learning and I love to write and I'm often fascinated with the life lessons that come from my kitchen. Focusing on community-based Placemaking is the way that I work towards creating a healthier planet.
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