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January 19, 2015

Exercise Your Way to a Happy Family

by John Salmon
A survey based on ten everyday habits shown to increase happiness revealed the frequency with which people practiced the various habits. Acceptance, although one of the habits most strongly linked to happiness, was practiced least. (You can learn the 10 habits of happiness and 5 ways to practice acceptance to promote happiness in your family at Habits...
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December 15, 2014

Someone Stole Christmas!

by John Salmon
Don’t look now but someone stole Christmas! This thief is sly, too: he carefully replaces everything he takes with some other distraction. I first recognized the evidence of his felony while at the mall. Christmas kindness had disappeared, hijacked from the hearts of shoppers and replaced with pushing, shoving, and darting in front of others....
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December 13, 2014

The Family Fun Night I Secretly Love

by John Salmon
I’m going to let you in on a secret. I love this family fun night…but don’t tell my family. Every year I pretend to dislike it. I pretend to begrudge the whole process even while I participate. In reality though, I have a wonderful time and love…here it is…decorating the Christmas tree. (Shhhh, don’t tell...
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December 8, 2014

A New Christmas Tradition

by John Salmon
Whether we are savoring a slice of homemade cheesecake or the accomplishment of a life-long dream, we enjoy it to the fullest. When we savor something, we take the time to relish in the moment, get lost in the experience, and mindfully focus on every joyful sensation. I want to encourage you to have that...
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November 15, 2014

A Family Fun Night of Holiday Preparations

by John Salmon
If you’re like me, after reading that title you’re probably thinking, “Family fun and holiday preparations? Yeah right? What planet do you live on?” I mean really. We haven’t even celebrated Thanksgiving and I am already hearing Christmas music in the stores. But, I believe I have rediscovered a way to have family fun and...
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November 10, 2014

A Family Night to Share Kindness

by John Salmon
We all want our children to learn kindness; so, we model and teach kindness every opportunity we get. We also want our family to grow stronger and more intimate. So, we share intimate times and grow stronger family ties. This Family Fun Night activity can help you accomplish both goals (raising kind children and growing...
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November 3, 2014

Family Fun Night Under the Stars

by John Salmon
Whether you want to spend a romantic night with your spouse or a relaxed evening with your whole family, stargazing fits the bill. I remember laying a blanket out in the back yard so my daughters, my wife, and I could lie back, look at the stars, and talk. We talked about the constellations (mostly...
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October 27, 2014

Family Fun Night

by John Salmon
It started off like any other dinner. My family gathered at the table, offered a word of thanks, and began to fill our plates. Then, everything changed. My wife’s phone rang. An emergency at work, a crisis, demands her immediate attention…she has to take the call. My oldest daughter looks at the clock, “Oh, I...
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October 25, 2014

Families Unite for Family Fun

by John Salmon
When I was young, my family enjoyed “get-togethers” with another family every Friday night. The adults would play cards in one room while the “kids” played together in another room. These were great evenings. We had such fun. The evening began by ordering pizza. We would eat, laugh, and enjoy one another’s company. Then the...
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