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Taking joy in living is a woman’s best cosmetic.” – Rosalind Russell

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Why become a Society of Joy Spreaders?

We began as Happy Go Lucky Girl in 2014, by focusing on creating our better selves – more mindful, present and appreciative, and have now evolved into a movement of gathering like-minded women to support and encourage our best selves in life. We thought our name change better reflects this...
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Seeking Silver Linings

Even before John Milton first coined the phrase in his poem “Comus,” in 1840, “Turn forth her silver lining on the night, and casts a gleam over this tufted grove,” we have been searching to find meaning, growth or something positive, when faced with a negative situation. Our dark cloud...
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Staying Connected

I know this is a very serious and nervous time, but when doing our part means staying home for weeks on end, it is important to connect with our neighbors to lift our spirits..
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Manage Stress, Build Resiliency and Boost your Immunity Tool Box

Try these evidence-based practices to during this challenging time in our lives.
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WOOP it up!

"What is the one dearest wish you would like to fulfill?"...
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Take the J.O.Y. (Just One Year) Challenge

Begin to put the joy back in the journey today by using this toolkit below to help create a happier and healthier life...
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Her final lesson: Everything is a Choice.

Earlier that day, she had told me she was not a hospital girl. When I asked her what kind of a girl she was, she said, I am a happy-go-lucky girl...
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What is it you plan to do with your One Wild and Precious Life?  

This week I attended a mindfulness retreat and our assignment was to write a non-stop, quick answer to this very important question, “Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” So, I am sharing my commitment with you: I will help people...
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Creating a Butterfly and Pollinator Corridor

Detroit Abloom has a vision of turning the five Grosse Pointes and Harper Woods into a 7 mile Butterfly and Pollinator corridor...
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There are No Shortcuts to Anywhere Worth Going

I like to think of my life in terms of chapters. What chapters are next? I am in my 50’s chapter. But how many chapters are left, and what do I want to write into them?  What do I want to edit out? What have I moved on from? 
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Turning Towards Instead of Away

The couples that stayed married were much better at one thing — Turning Towards Instead of Away. At the six-year follow-up, couples that had stayed married turned towards one another 86% of the time...
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Kondo My Life

“The space in which we live should be for the person we are becoming now, not for the person we were in the past.” -Marie Kondo
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