This meditation is interesting because it suggests we deposit happy thoughts in our happiness bank. You can't make withdrawals of money in your bank if there is none in there. Also, the meditation suggests if you are not happy you will seek pleasure as a substitute for happiness. Is this why we have an opiod addictions situation in our country right now? Things to think about today.

In this episode we talk about the nuances of making new friends. I struggle with this and my Meetup group helps me get better at it. Take a listen for the day and make your day a GREAT day.

Try this today, when you are speaking on the phone at work, look into a mirror or your cell phone camera and smile. Let me know if that affects your attitude when you are speaking on the phone. We can visually tell when someone is smiling but can we tell when they are happy when we speak to them over the phone?

Today's meditation is about the frailty of human life in a sense and how we as humans have the opportunity to share ourselves for a brief moment without judgement to create a moment of happiness for another human being.

You have heard it before, happiness is in the journey not the destination. I have heard this quote before, "money cannot buy you happiness, but the lack of it affects your happiness". LIfe is a journey. Take that concept and run with it, so to speak and bring your happiness with you. What sustains your happiness? What do you do that does not diminish your happiness? Thoughts to ponder in this meditation.

How many of you remember the Coke commercial, Have a coke and a smile? If you watch any commercial on your favorite platform you will see people smiling, even in photographs. Why? Because it elicits an emotion. If this has an affect on you surely you can cause an affect on people by sharing your smile with them. It only takes a few seconds and both parties for that moment share something. How cool is that?

This is my 50th episode of the podcast and I have enjoyed the journey. Today's meditation is about sharing happiness the way Walt Disney World does it every day. Imagine the planning and execution of making each person happy at WDW and how you as a kid felt to be treated that way. Now go today and treat everyone that you meet like you are WDW and they are that kid going there for the first time.

Take a moment and make time for yourself. Just like to save the first 10% of your paycheck before paying bills, save the first 10% of your 168 hours of the week and plan things for yourself. Let's try that. Send me a message and let me know how it went.

Once a cheater, always a cheater? Is that true? Are you the guy takes advantage of someone else's error or do you speak up about it? Today's meditation is about your honesty and how that affects you in the long run.

This is Big Dave and you go and have a great day!

When you go to the gym and work out, which side is stronger? We talk about that today.