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Every day an adventure

By Chris Trout | March 15, 2010

"I read in a recent article that of the 60,000 people who lived to be over 100 years old in the United States last year, the single most important characteristic they had in common was their ability to be positive in the face of change. They were able to look at things objectively, put them in perspective and move on. They didn’t try to control the uncontrollable."

So says Dr. Debra Peppers in a recent article in the St. Louis Globe-Democrat called Spicing It Up: The Science of Happiness. Dr. Peppers,  a professional speaker and member of the national teachers Hall of Fame, goes on to talk about:

  • waking up each morning to see the day as an edventure to be experienced;
  • viewing setbacks with a sense of wonder;
  • focusing on living in the moment;
  • stretching your comfort zone; and
  • living with an attitude of expectation.

This one is worth reading. These ideas mirror those I will be exploring this Saturday in Yarmouth, Maine in my new seminar, What Do I Want? How Do I Live It? Join me and we'll learn from Dr. Peppers, happy people who live to 100, and scores of others. What an adventure!

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