http://www.viralhappiness.com/blog News & Views from Buz McGuire & the Viral Happiness Expansion Initiative Sun, 21 Feb 2010 13:59:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ... http://www.viralhappiness.com/blog/your-treasure-or-your-flock So, what do you want to be when you grow up? Sounds a bit silly, doesn't it? A child's question. And we should be well past such things. But I am not past it. Here at the ripe middle age of 53, I'm still wondering. So I ask myself, "Buz, what do you ... http://www.viralhappiness.com/blog/what-do-you-want-to-be-when-you-grow-up It's a New Year, and people are determined to change their lives. They are convinced that 2010 will finally be the year that real and lasting change happens. Many will try to change their diets or their activity levels or their work habits or their approach to relationships, and some will succeed ... http://www.viralhappiness.com/blog/the-simple-secret-to-real-change I follow several Gurus just like you probably do. Some are great, some are good, some are so-so. I read their emails and watch their videos. Often, I buy their products. Lately, however, I've been feeling Guru overload. It's nothing serious, but I am trying to decide exactly what to do about it. I'm getting slightly bored ... http://www.viralhappiness.com/blog/the-problem-of-guru-overload Sometimes, my life feels splintered. Can you identify with that at all? One travels through life, making progress upon progress, and then life pulls you in several directions at once. Family needs, business needs, community needs, personal needs - your singular vision falters and scatters into myriad directions. And, instead of feeling whole, ... http://www.viralhappiness.com/blog/splintered-vs-whole Tomorrow is 9-9-09. The symmetry & alliteration offer a moment of significance, a clear touchstone for planning and action. And that special date offers you an opportunity to begin something special, something of real & lasting significance in your own life. What have you been putting off? What wonderful accomplishments are you planning ... http://www.viralhappiness.com/blog/9-9-09-can-be-something-significant Today, I watched clouds. I sat for an hour in my backyard, and stared up into the sky. The clouds, full and white, drifted like majestic, shape-shifting islands across the deep blue of sky. It was magnificent. When I was young, I watched clouds. And I watched them again when my children were young. ... http://www.viralhappiness.com/blog/watching-clouds-being-aware I know the exact moment that my mid-life crisis ended. It ended when I realized that I wasn't being the me that I really am. It ended when I realized that the weak, worried, struggling soul that I had seemingly become was not really me. So I simply decided to assume ... http://www.viralhappiness.com/blog/instant-crisis-relief (Please note:  this blog post is a continuation of my previous post, and this one will lead to another. If you haven't read the past couple of posts, it might help to go back and read them. You can get good information from this post without doing so, but it ... http://www.viralhappiness.com/blog/who-are-you It's funny what gets to you sometimes. I had just moved my family into a smaller home. My son's girlfriend was visiting, and we were going to sit and watch TV. I had sold our sofa and could not afford to replace it. I had a couple of matching old armless ... http://www.viralhappiness.com/blog/abundance-lack-a-mid-life-crisis