DaniHappiness Interview: Dani DiPirro.

I can't even remember how I made a connection with Dani and her site, Positively Present-"positive personal development, with a focus on seeking out positivity and living in the present moment." So many of the things she writes about are the same things that interest me. I was interested to see how she'd answer some happiness questions.

Gretchen: What's something you know now about happiness that you didn't know when you were 18 years old?

Dani: When I was 18, I had no idea I could choose happiness by choosing to have a positive attitude.

I used to think a positive attitude-and happiness in general-was naïve, uncool, and boring. Once I finally opened my mind to looking for the good in life, everything in my life changed. I started seeing a guy who was wonderful and supportive. I started spending time with people who were uplifting and encouraging. I created a website that has not only helped me improve my own life, but has also

Today is a stressful day my remaining faimly members are at olds .My father is dieing and thats stressful enough but when you add more faimly memebers to it wow the stress level goes up even more .I dont get along with my brother due to him laying his hands on me and he was the root of a problem with my illing father and my sister yesterday to the piont where threats where made ..Now thankgiving is a couple of weeks away and the same day is my bday i want my love ones around me but at what expense .Iwanna enjoy my day but this drama is making it hard ..Ididnt invite my other brother whom is my right hand and always there for me because i no there cooking and i dont want the brother i dislike not to have a place to go..Iwould love to have all five of us toghter but i no a fight will indeed pop off ....WHAT SHOULD I DO ??????????

ABOUT CARRIEANNE FONGER

Carrieanne Fonger BA, M.MT is a Metaphysical Teacher, Author and Spiritual Guide.

She began her studies in Metaphysics as a young child and as a result has over thirty-five years experience reading energy and exploring the mind. Her training includes Mastery in Usui and Karuna Reiki, Feng Shui and Remote Viewing. Carrieanne has a Diploma in Broadcasting, a Bachelor of Arts in Ancient History and a Master's Degree in Metaphysical Theology.

Carrieanne teaches the art of Metaphysics and Mental Mastery to empower individuals with the tools of inner guidance. Her vision is to bring conscious awareness to individuals in pursuit of their best life, show them how to embrace their gifts and share their passion, purpose and meaning with the world.

Carrieanne is the creator and founder of the Master Your Mind™ program and is the author of an award winning autobiography titled: Enlightenment: One Woman's Journey As An Extra-Sensory Human (2009). Her latest

By @EYESPY57

Inspired by the idea of recording time, Montblanc introduces "The Montblanc Worldsecond", a photo project inviting everyone the world over to capture moments of beauty photographically. A specially developed mobile photo app (for iPhone and Android) features a unique countdown function, ensuring that the smartphone cameras of all participants worldwide will take a picture at the very same instant.

The photos are then uploaded to the worldsecond.montblanc.com Web site, creating a stunning mosaic of globally shared moments, of "Worldseconds". All in all, Montblanc will "record" 60 Worldseconds over the course of the campaign until the end of December 2012. That is, 60 opportunities for participants to let their imagination and creativity run free and travel the world in pictures.

Once the contest has commenced, app users and visitors to the Web site will be able to choose from the uploaded photos to compile their own photo galleries and share them through a

love your body - 2

By Angela Jamison

Santa Monica in 2001 felt like the crux of Kali Yuga. The dark age of the spirit. That's where I got in to yoga.

I went to UCLA for a Sociology PhD. I would train in what C. Wright Mills called seeing the familiar in the strange, and the strange in the familiar. Statistics, archival research, and ethnography. Science.

The second month of graduate school, a car got in the way of that plan. It hit and nearly killed me in a crosswalk just off Santa Monica Boulevard. When I came to, an EMT was inserting a needle into my forearm, and-shell shocked-I began to fight. She told me that my neck was broken, and that if I didn't stop struggling, I'd be paralyzed. Voila. This well-timed suggestion took my body offline from the neck down until early the following morning.

For 24 years I had identified as the weakest, most physically awkward, least flexible kid in the class: my body had been a problem whose cravings and failings delayed my intellectual

Singer Santigold performs at the Rolling Stone's Women Who Rock Concert at the Hard Rock Cafe sponsored by Belvedere Vodka in Times Square in New York CityBy @eyespy57

Belvedere sponsored Rolling Stone's Private Concert Series celebrating their Women Who Rock Issue. Amy Heidemann of the duo Karmin won Rolling Stone's "Women Who Rock" contest, earning her a place on the cover of the issue. At last night's event, Karmin performed for a crowd of music insiders and fans at the Hard Rock Cafe in Times Square. Following Karmin's performance, Santigold took the stage and performed an amazing set as well.


Nick Noonan and Amy Heidemann of Karmin perform at the Rolling Stone's Women Who Rock Concert at the Hard Rock Cafe sponsored by Belvedere Vodka in Times Square in New York City

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I just finished decorating my mantle for Halloween. To see how it turned out please read my post Decorating A Halloween Mantle