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The Power of Stillness

The Power of Stillness

The Power of Stillness One way of nourishing yourself is through stillness. This is quieting the mind and body by placing your full attention on the present moment. As you’ve heard me say before, our world is filled with noise and distractions which alienate us from our inner, higher selves. We are continually connected to […]

By Roger K. Allen, Ph.D.


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Savoring Life

Savoring Life

I’ll be Happy When… We often associate happiness and joy with some future event  or circumstance. “I’ll be happy when I graduate and go to college…” “I get married…. “I have children…” “The children are grown and on their own…” “I get my new house/car…” “I retire and get out of this rat race…” “I […]

By Roger K. Allen, Ph.D.


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The Power of Being Present

The Power of Being Present

I’ve recently been writing about “becoming,” one of the three core principles of living a joyful life. I define becoming as growing into a more mature human being, someone able to bring your best self to the situations and challenges of life. Although there are many ways you can grow yourself spiritually and emotionally, today I […]

By Roger K. Allen, Ph.D.


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A Peak into a Coaching Conversation

A Peak into a Coaching Conversation

I’m offering you, in this article, a peak into a coaching conversation.  I’m doing it for two reasons. First, perhaps you can learn something for your own life from how  coach helps a woman navigate an upsetting set-back. And second, you don’t have to be a professional life coach to help other people. In other […]

By Roger K. Allen, Ph.D.


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Becoming-Nourishing That Unseen Part of You

Becoming-Nourishing That Unseen Part of You

I’ve introduced, in the past, the ABCs of happiness: Appreciating, Becoming, and Connecting. I’ve also written quite a bit about appreciating in past blog posts. I define it as an attitude of gratitude, expressing thanks for the goodness of your life and what has made it so. Today, I want to turn our attention to […]

By Roger K. Allen, Ph.D.


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Summer Sale-Incredible Prices

Summer Sale-Incredible Prices

Hi my friend, As a kick-off to summer, I wanted to reach out to you and offer you the lowest prices on some of my online courses. Just scroll down and click on a subject that interests you. (You don’t even have to start the course right away. You own it for a lifetime and […]

By Roger K. Allen, Ph.D.


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A Few Myths of Happiness

A Few Myths of Happiness

In a recent blog post I talked about the ABCs of happiness or the three core themes to live a happier life. Now I want to step back and talk about some of the myths of happiness. We have to understand what happiness is and also what it is not in order to live happier […]

By Roger K. Allen, Ph.D.


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A Perfect Happiness Score

A Perfect Happiness Score

I talked, in my last post, about what we learn from science about happiness and suggested three core themes from the happiness literature (the ABCs of happiness). I want to continue this topic by sharing a short video on the topic. Before you watch it, let me just share a bit of the backstory. The […]

By Roger K. Allen, Ph.D.


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