Tag: happiness

Healthy Habits, Mental Health, Daily Writing Prompt

What’s the best way to deal with negative thoughts?

Corie Muldoon

For every negative thought say 2 positive things. Accept that negative thoughts exist but they are not you. What we focus on expands. If I think about complaining, instead of actually complaining, I work to breathe through the sensation in the moment (usually only takes a few seconds but one minute is also typical) then say 2 positive things. Can be out loud or to yourself. Thoughts dictate emotions. Emotions dictate thoughts. Good thoughts and positive emotions = happiness. It takes work to be happy. It’s easy to complain and focus on negative thoughts, that takes no additional effort or training. But the more we work to plant those positive thoughts, the weeds will quite literally be weeded out and you’ll see them less and less.

Keep on stepping x

Experiences, Lifestyle, Mini Retirement

Date Day June 2026: Basketball, Longboard, and Luhv’s Vegan Bistro

Corie Muldoon

Went on a date with my hubby this week and it was a blast! We carved out some quality time: an afternoon on our day off together. And the plan was simple: get out of the house, grab some food, and simply enjoy each other. But where?!

The night before, I checked out the area around Luhv’s (our new favorite vegan spot) on google maps and noticed a green area. I zoom in and it’s a park with basketball nets and a walking path! So I came up with the idea to pump up our old basketball, bring out the longboards and see if the park was a hit before heading over to Luhv’s for lunch.

It was a beautiful, sunny Wednesday afternoon in summer. A perfect day to run some baskets, rip the longboard, chill by the water with a joint. After that we scooted over to Luhv’s for a nice ($50 yeee!) sit down meal . I even used my gut instincts to pre-select what we were gonna order and it was all a hit!

All in all, I’m so grateful to be able to slow down and embrace these date days. For us, the park was a throw in since we never did that before and really didn’t know how it’d go. But I felt optimistic and something I haven’t in a long time: excited to shoot hoops with my bestfriend.

I love you Joey D! And I love our life together (:

Let’s keep on stepping xo

PS – even if it rained, or the food sucked, etc we still would have laughed and loved and that’s truly what’s important: embracing and focusing on happiness and love no matter the circumstances.

Lifestyle, Mental Health, Mindfulness

Embracing Simplicity for Peace and Vitality

Corie Muldoon

By writing down my needs and wants, they in a sense become more real.

Repetitive thoughts backed by strong emotion = thoughts starting to manifest into their physical equivalent

Remember to think only about the good you want, because even if you say “I want peace” vs “I don’t want peace” – what gets picked up is PEACE, whether you want it or not is not relevant.

By putting energy and focus to PEACE, you attract just that. It’s the concept of autosuggestion, and the word peace is interchangeable.

I’m continuously working to harness the power of autosuggestion to create my own dream life. Think and grow rich in all areas type shit.

Here’s my list. Maybe you can relate. Maybe you have a few of your own to add.

What I want:

Peace and safety

Authentic connection

Creative freedom

Physical vitality

Financial security and growth

Simplicity

Nature and spiritual connection

Quality time with Joey and Champ

Adventures

And in the spirit of simply not speaking of the things I don’t want, but knowing what they are… I’m gonna keep on stepping, focusing on the good in my life, the best is yet to come!

PEACE LOVE HAPPINESS HEALTH

THANK YOU

Lifestyle, Mindfulness

Daily Life of the Modern Monk

Corie Muldoon
Daily Life of the Modern Monk

Real growth comes from sitting down and thinking about life.

Starting from our inner world (thoughts, feelings, behavior)…

Working toward our outer world (living situation, job, hobbies, relationships, daily routine)

To start, I asked myself: what fulfills me?

  • SAVERS morning routine
  • Gardening and plant care
  • Cozy coffee/tea time
  • Yoga flows and strength training
  • Family walks with Joe + Champ
  • Sunbathing
  • Playing guitar
  • Photography (taking + editing)
  • Posting on Instagram and blog
  • Cooking, fruits and vegetables
  • Boho home decorating
  • Cleaning (I actually enjoy this!)
  • BBI shifts (tolerable, pays the bills)

I have a dream to live with monks in Thailand later in life. To share my stories with travelers and explore parts of me I’ve never discovered before. While I’m on the journey to get there, I’m thinking: what should I focus on?

✓ SAVERS morning routine

✓ Connection to nature (gardening, sunbathing, walks)

✓ Creative expression (guitar, photography, blog)

✓ Physical practice (yoga, strength training)

✓ Mindful living (tea time, cooking, healthy eating, upkeep temple)

✓ Sharing seeds with others (Instagram, blog – inspiring w/o pressure)

✓ Simple work that pays the bills without consuming me (BBI)

✓ Financial freedom building (real estate, investments)

I am the elder monk living her stories out in real time. It’s magical and intentional.

As I continue protecting my peace, I’m feeling way less stressed, with more focus, clarity, calmness, and happiness. Connecting more with things that bring me peace, and disconnecting from things that drain my energy.

Thanks for reading! Keep on stepping

Healthy Habits

It’s easy to be hard & hard to be easy

Corie Muldoon

Easy choices make life hard and hard choices make life easy.

Choosing the easy

We can absolutely choose to lay in bed all day.

We can choose to do the bare minimum and just get by.

We can chose to do the easy stuff.

These are all legit choices and they are made everyday by people just like you and I.

Ever meet someone who refuses to eat healthy? No matter what, they always go for the junk food. “But junk food is EASY. I can just grab and go and get filled up from it.”

The downside to this easy choice are the side effects to eating junk food everyday for a long period of time. And these side effects make life hard.

This easy choice could and most likely will affect your health, self-confidence, relationships, communication, and even commitment negatively.

By choosing the easy day after day: eating unhealthy junk food, life becomes harder in every aspect.

Choosing the hard

We can also choose to get out of bed when the alarm goes off.

We can choose to do our best and make our dreams a reality.

We can choose to do the hard stuff.

These are also legit choices and they are made everyday by people like you and I.

Ever see a real happy person, like they’re happy all the time? And maybe ya think: “Man it must be so nice to be that happy. They don’t even have to try, they’re always just THAT happy.”

Effortless happiness is a myth. It takes HARD work to be happy. It takes constant awareness: reframing negative thoughts, finding gratitude, replenishing energy, sharing good vibes with others.

The upside to this hard choice are the side effects to being happy everyday for a long period of time. And these side effects make life easy.

This hard choice could and most likely will affect your health, self-confidence, relationships, communication, and even commitment positively.

By choosing the hard day after day: to really work on being happy, life becomes easier in every aspect.

Wrapping Up

There’s an easy choice and a hard choice for every situation.

The easy choice now leads to a harder tomorrow.

The hard choice now leads to an easier tomorrow.

Let’s start to ask ourselves in as many moments as we can remember: “What’s the hard choice here that will get me to my goals? Make me happier, healthier, more fulfilled?”

It’s easy to be heavy and hard to be light.

G.K. Chesterton
Productivity

What I Love Checklist

Corie Muldoon

Undesired states of mind like worry, fear, anxiety, anger, depression…

Come from being too consumed in the past or future.

You may be thinking of all that you have to do tomorrow.

Future thinking = worry / fear / anxiety

Or you may be consumed with guilt or regret about a past situation.

Past thinking = anger / depression

Do not judge when your mind starts to wonder…

Or when you start feeling these negative emotions.

Simply become aware that you are feeling the way you are…

Make a mental note to reflect on it later…

And work through your WHAT I LOVE CHECKLIST to get your joy back 🙂

What’s a What I Love Checklist?

It’s a list of things that make you happy!

Here are some things on my list:

  • Shower / at-home spa time
  • High vibe music
  • Meditate, pray, crystal work
  • 5 deep belly breaths
  • Yoga, mobility, strength training
  • Snack time / cook up a meal
  • Journal, read, online courses
  • Write blogs, create / share content
  • Send love on social media
  • Talking with family and friends
  • Clean / maintain home
  • Plan, do, review goals
  • Dates with Joey
  • Exercise Champ

Take 5 mins now to create your own What I Love Checklist and the next time you feel negative emotions coming on, you’ll be well equipped.

Utilize your list to get out of any funk. The more you practice this, the faster you’ll bounce back.