Many of the changes that come through our ever-evolving lives create stressful moments. Who hasn't lost sleep over worrying about an exam, a sick child or an important meeting at work, the loss of a loved one?

In the end, it doesn't matter how much one has. If you live in an inner conversation of scarcity and lack of awareness about and acceptance of who you are, you are not much better off than a homeless person.

The added perk to being in the present moment with an open heart is that the tyranny of the ego loses its power in that state.

The idea is that disconnecting with technology will enable me to reconnect with who I really am, what is truly important to me, and what really makes me happy.

Ask yourself, what is the scariest thing that you could do? For me, it's revealing what's most important me, to a large group of people. Not only did I not seek out these opportunities, I ran from them!

The best indicator that you are serving a calling is when you can learn to not care about what other people think. You know you are making a difference on some scale.

Claim your Beauty. We all need to do this. I'll never forget the day I realized that although I was never going to look like Christy Brinkley, Christy Brinkley was never going to look like me either.

How many times can we watch the same footage of oil-soaked birds, commandos mounting an assault or refugees living in squalid conditions before we begin to believe that our world has tilted out of orbit?

In a crisis, the mind begins to obsess as a way to gain a sense of control over events that are uncontrollable. But this isn't really a solution. May I give some good reasons for not worrying?

It took me years to stop blaming myself for something over which I now accept I had no control. With no appeasement from the medical work-ups, I was overwhelmed with guilt.

We all see the world through our own eyes, and it can be hard to recognize how our words and actions appear to other people.

How can we develop that happiness muscle, and start pumping up our happiness? Here are 10 easy tips that can make a real difference.

Think about the person who attracts you and who you want to be around. It's the person that's full of life, who is happy, grateful and who can always find kind words to say and share a smile.

Feel like the world has taken it out of you? If so, give back to the world. Yes, sometimes you have to step outside of yourself to remove yourself from your dark mood.

Over the past month, you've probably come across quite the conversation about happiness studies. And three weeks ago, I set out to discover whatever I could about this subject, as it applies to our youth.