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Note to Mr. and Mrs. Miserable: For the sake of yourself and all the people who love you, it's time you realize that it doesn’t have to be like this. You can, in fact, be happy. 

With all the negativity in the news cycle these days around unemployment and the bleak prospects of new graduates, we need to something refresh ourselves.

As we head into graduation season and young men and women ponder next steps, it's worth remembering that there isn't one universal path for everyone.

Whether it's sending in the audition tape for a new TV show or taking a chance that our love is unrequited, sometimes we just have to hold our breath and plunge in.

Spirituality should be a joyful part of us, not a stick to bash or gavel to judge.

Verbally abusing anyone, let alone a special needs child in your charge, is a flashing neon sign you’re in the wrong line of work. 

Are you ditching on your exercise? Skimping on stashing money away? Remember that small, steady increments can lead to big change.

We should all look to others for inspiration, but if an inordinate amount of time is spent going outside of ourselves for a push, something needs to change. 

The documentary 'Apple Pushers' reveals important themes about what it means to make it in America.

Mothers can be their own best support system or the most vicious in cutting each other’s choices down.

Selectively listening and feeding back can help secure and keep clients, inspire more productivity from employees and work wonders in personal relationships as well.  

People often feel they have to be perfect or aspire to be at the level of someone they feel is at the top of the profession, and that just isn't the case.

How many years have you been telling yourself something that is essentially pigeonholing you or paralyzing you? How is your limited perception of yourself holding you back?

Tiger Woods is making his way back from a consuming emotional period in his life, and while we shouldn't be hanging the 'hero' tag around his neck, we should be looking to him as an example of how we can bounce back from trying times in our own lives.

A home-care services company seeks to make sure that the elderly are living, not just functioning.

Eleanor Roosevelt once said, 'Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people.' Too many of us have forgotten that.

Eventually it is time to stop listening to others when it gets to the point of detriment and move forward at your own pace. Listen to your gut. But make sure you are moving, taking action, paying mind to those sharp instincts.

We've all experienced those moments when you second-guess yourself an hour or a day later. Why didn’t I say anything? What’s the point of internalizing? 

Pinterest, a wildly popular self-described 'online pinboard,' can be an be an invaluable tool for gaining clarity into where you want to be.

Our respective journeys, if we’re paying attention, are bound to include some moments where we realize we have much more work to do if this is ultimately what we want.