While I don’t personally carry one, I appreciate that they give women an opportunity to show off their fashion sense. It also gives them somewhere to put, keys, ID, lipstick and seemingly everything in the known universe. I swear if Superman went up against a woman carrying a purse, he would probably flee for his life because he’d be absolutely sure kyrptonite is in there somewhere. Oh! It can also serve as a weapon to fend of would-be attackers (thinking of Ruth Buzzi in Laugh In)

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Science has been able to show that this is the happy part of the brain. On brain scans, it lights up like Christmas when people are experiencing happiness. this part of the brain also …allows us to synthesize happiness. According to Dan Gilbert imagining happiness is just as good as actually experiencing it. Today I appreciate my left prefrontal cortex for without, for it allows me to experience happiness. http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/dan_gilbert_researches_happiness.html

Frank Clayton LPC

They have agreed to host the upcoming class of Happiness 101. They have been very, very kind and hospitable. If they did not host us, we would either have to limit the class to 10 (instead of 22) or would have to charge to afford a space larger than my waiting room. Today I feel very grateful to Broadview University for helping to make Utah happier.

Frank Clayton LPC

Yesterday, shortly before my first appointment, I realized my phone was missing. Three possibilities: car, book store or the dumpster. Long story short, it was in a bag in the dumpster. Instead of feeling frustrated for losing it in the first place, I felt grateful and relieved and found myself listing the many reasons I was thankful. Today I am glad I found my phone fast but am also glad to be past the tipping point of happiness, making it easy to rebound.

Frank Clayton LPC

I wept when I watched this video. It is an amazing reminder about never letting obstacles keep you from doing what you want to do. I am thankful that Nick Vujicic reminds us – just keep getting up. For as many times as you fall, just keep getting up. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZ46Ot4_lLo&feature=related

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This song moves me every time I hear it. And I don’t play it lightly. I only play this song when I am ready to rekindle my life. When I heard it this past weekend I realized it is the …perfect song to begin a new semester of Happiness 101 – because new students truly are at a crossroad and ready to begin a new, happier life. Bring it on. http://216.169.248.35/music/download-songs/pop-adult-contemporary-76705-everything-new

Frank Clayton LPC

Yesterday I turned a negative into a positive. I had forgotten to remove the Suicide Prevention Coalition meeting from my calendar, so I ended up with over a two hour gap in my schedule. I used the opportunity to get many things done the biggest of which was that I knocked out nearly all of the remaining interviews for the next Happiness 101 class. I should be ready to send out the Golden Ticket E-mail sooner than later. Today I pause to express gratitude for the dividends paid by practicing what I preach – the ability to quickly and easily turn a “negative” and turn it into a positive.

Frank Clayton LPC

I played guitar all through high school but my guitar collected dust into last year when a friend got me back into it. (Re)Learning guitar in the 21st century is an amazing experience. YouTube provides many guitar tutorials and if that doesn’t get it, Ultimate-Guitar.com provides step-by-step in a number of different formats including lead, rhythm and bass. They also offer it in tab and music forms. Incredible. Today I express thanks to Ultimate-guitar.com for rekindling my passion for guitar – all for free!

Frank Clayton LPC

Once sugar was harder to get and more expensive. Now it is plentiful and sweetens my life and a daily basis. Out of respect for those on a diet I will refrain from listing all the goodies but would like to say that if my coffee were blond but not sweet, the relationship would probably end.

Frank Clayton LPC

Got the sprinkler system up and running. Only had to fix one sprinkler head and that only took 5 minutes. It was also really nice that my wife volunteered to help. It made us feel closer, like a team – and that also reduced the time and trouble. Today I am thankful the sprinklers are working.

Frank Clayton LPC