happiness Archives - Deacon Allen Tatara Catholic Speaker https://deaconallen.com/tag/happiness/ Catholic Motivational Speaker Wed, 20 May 2026 16:50:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 4 Practices to Help Break Through the Noise https://deaconallen.com/4-practices-to-help-break-through-the-noise/ https://deaconallen.com/4-practices-to-help-break-through-the-noise/#comments Thu, 29 Jan 2026 16:00:02 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=3488 I recently read an article on how today’s youth and young adults have experienced traumatic events throughout their entire lives (e.g., invasions, wars, global financial meltdowns, climate change, global warming,...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/4-practices-to-help-break-through-the-noise/feed/ 2 If You’re Happy and You Know It https://deaconallen.com/if-youre-happy-and-you-know-it/ https://deaconallen.com/if-youre-happy-and-you-know-it/#respond Sun, 17 Dec 2023 18:30:06 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=3283 If you’re happy and you know it clap your hands. If you’re happy and you know it clap your hands. If you’re happy and you know it and you really...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/surprise-we-are-all-pregnant/feed/ 0 A Life of Joy https://deaconallen.com/a-life-of-joy/ https://deaconallen.com/a-life-of-joy/#respond Thu, 24 Jan 2019 01:46:58 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=2049 When I was in junior high, my mother asked me one day to clean my room. I decided to go all-biblical on her because we had just talked about today’s...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/a-womb-with-a-view/feed/ 2 Groping, Hoping and Waiting https://deaconallen.com/groping-hoping-and-waiting/ https://deaconallen.com/groping-hoping-and-waiting/#respond Tue, 18 Dec 2018 01:30:16 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=2036 Not too long ago, I was at the grocery story waiting in line to check out. All was good with the world when suddenly I noticed that the checker ran...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/groping-hoping-and-waiting/feed/ 0 Being a Disciple is like being a Parent https://deaconallen.com/being-a-disciple-is-like-being-a-parent/ https://deaconallen.com/being-a-disciple-is-like-being-a-parent/#comments Thu, 12 Jul 2018 13:00:27 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=1973 Last weekend, our oldest son got married. It was a beautiful day and everything went as well as could be expected. It was a wonderful time filled with happiness, family...

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