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Happiness!

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During the holiday season, when people sum up the last year and get ready for the new year, we wish them a special wish of happiness. A simple, but the ultimate wish.

During the holidays, when the shops are full of people buying presents to each other, with much love and care, it is the best time to ask why.

Why do we buy things for each other? Why do we pay an expensive flight ticket to celebrate with the family? Why do we diet before a get together?
Deep inside, we all know that the reason we buy things, get together with family, diet or clean the carpet is our desire for good, happy feelings.

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Published: June 25, 2007 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: December 23, 2019In: Personal Development, Life Coaching, Parenting Tags: focus, Life Coaching, love, relationships / marriage, values, family matters, success, positive attitude tips, emotional intelligence, kids / children, depression, teens / teenagers, negative, self confidence / self esteem / self worth, beliefs, practical parenting / parents, control, goals / goal setting, change, happiness

Celebrate!

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It is a unique point in time when a person contemplates his or her purpose in life. When I was a kid, I had different reasons for being. I couldn’t see the stream and I couldn’t imagine the destination it could take me to. Staying in one place was a goal I spent a lot of energy on because it was easy and comfortable. For children, life is a chain of continuous changes. Finding rules, structure, logic and sense only promotes the fear of change and blocks the eyes from seeing options. In every period, I think I had more rules to live by and at the same time felt it was much harder to let go of them and allow the stream to take me to fascinating destinations I could hardly imagine.

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Published: June 25, 2007 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: December 23, 2019In: Personal Development, Life Coaching, Parenting Tags: happiness, Life Coaching, relationships / marriage, family matters, kids / children, personal development / personal growth / personality development / self improvement, practical parenting / parents, gratitude, love, success, emotional intelligence

Action!

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The first step to getting your goal is to start moving. “Even if you are on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there”, said Will Rogers. You see, in the fast-paced world of expanding knowledge and amazing technology, if you’re not moving forward, you’re moving backward. The world does not wait for us in sympathy, to just stop feeling sorry for ourselves, or sort out our excuses. Every day we procrastinate increases the gap, and tomorrow we’ll have to run faster in order to catch up.

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Published: June 25, 2007 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: December 23, 2019In: Personal Development, Parenting Tags: positive attitude tips, self confidence / self esteem / self worth, personal development / personal growth / personality development / self improvement, goals / goal setting, focus, vision, success, emotional intelligence, action, beliefs, happiness

Welcome to Family Matters blog!

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Welcome to the “Family Matters” blog by Ronit Baras.
Read about parenting, children, education, personal development, emotional intelligence and happiness

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Published: June 21, 2007 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: December 24, 2025In: General, Personal Development, Life Coaching, Emotional Intelligence, Parenting, Kids / Children, Education / Learning, Teens / Teenagers, Health / Wellbeing, Relationships / Marriage, Success / Wealth Tags: personal development / personal growth / personality development / self improvement, communication, motivation, education / learning, love, Life Coaching, inspiration, relationships / marriage, men, art, family matters, emotional intelligence, kids / children, teens / teenagers, behavior / discipline, siblings, self confidence / self esteem / self worth, health / wellbeing

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