Category: Happiness
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Finding Your Inner Summer in the Middle of Winter
Finding Your Inner Summer in the Middle of Winter
Winter in Dripping Springs has been cold and quiet, yet marked by moments of bright sunshine that remind us how deeply we need light. This reflective post explores how resilience is often shaped in difficult seasons and how each of us carries the capacity to create “summer” within ourselves, even in the depths of winter.
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Don’t Let the Pessimists Dim Your Light: Protecting Your Optimism in the New Year
Don’t Let the Pessimists Dim Your Light: Protecting Your Optimism in the New Year
The start of a new year often brings reflection, hope, and vulnerability. In this reflective post, Leslie Tourish, LPC, explores how chronic pessimism—our own or others’—can quietly drain our emotional energy and optimism. Through storytelling and practical insight, she offers ways to protect positivity, set emotional boundaries, and cultivate optimism as a meaningful practice. This…
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3 Reasons You Already Have the Happiness You Need for the New Year
3 Reasons You Already Have the Happiness You Need for the New Year
As the new year begins, many of us look ahead hoping happiness will finally arrive. But research and reflection suggest something gentler and more reassuring: much of the happiness we seek is already present in our lives. This post explores three reasons you may already have what you need to enter the new year with…
Leslie Tourish LPC 