Happy Monday! I’ve decided to begin to share HAPPY HACKS with you on social media and thought I’d let you know that here and drop one in your inbox for today’s Happy Monday Blog! Hope you enjoy it and follow me on Instagram for more you’ll see on there from time to time! @addiecooley Here’s […]

Happy Monday!  I have a question for you. Have you been Owning your Happy lately? If you read my first book, Happy ANYWAY, you will know that each chapter ends with “Own your happy” section. I decided today to grab all of those sections and put them in one place for you.  I double-dog-dare you […]

Let’s be real—life isn’t always perfect, and neither are we. But that doesn’t mean we can’t find happiness in the midst of the chaos. Happiness isn’t about having everything go smoothly; it’s about how we choose to see the world around us. Proverbs 15:15 says, “Happy people always enjoy life.” And guess what? You can […]

It’s all in who you know! We lived on the ninth hole of the Mobile Country Club when we first moved back from India. I kid you not. One day, we went to look for cars and you know how the salesman asks for your driver’s license when you test drive a car? Well, we […]

Why are so many people depressed and filled with anxiety? Why are people bound up by so many boundaries that they find themselves isolated and alone? Joshua 1:9 says to be strong and courageous, not to be terrified, discouraged or intimidated, for the Lord your God is with you. I see people who are amazing […]

…POSSIBLE …GOD’S WILL FOR YOU …ONLY 10% BASED ON CIRCUMSTANCES …IMPORTANT …MISUNDERSTOOD …SOMETHING WE ALL WANT …HEALTHY …SOMETHING TO NOT BE ASHAMED OF WANTING …SOMETHING YOU ARE PURSUING WHETHER YOU ADMIT IT OR NOT …SOMETHING THAT TRULY COULD BE AN ACCURATE DESCRIPTION OF YOU HAPPINESS IS SIMPLY ENJOYING THE JOY YOU RECEIVED IN HIS PRESENCE […]

It’s so subtle. Victim mentality shows up in the shadows. It’s not always overt. It can sneak into an insignificant lil moment where you just feel sorry for yourself the smallest bit. It only needs a tiny hole to get in like a mouse or an odor. And it will stink up your entire day. […]

Ask my boys who are now young men and they will both tell you I said this to them constantly…”Do hard things!” Tonight I watched the best movie with Gavin, my oldest and my daughter-in-love, Mckenzie. The main character of the movie, Brooke Shields, made me laugh so hard and inspired this blog. Tonight, I […]

Ingredients of Grace: GratitudeUnderstandingAttitude of HumilityCommitment to forgivenessExcessive amounts of Love Here’s what I keep finding over and over when talking with people, working with people, and living with people: Grace, Grace, and more GRACE is needed for them as they deal with me and for me as I deal with them. If I don’t […]

What do you wish was different in your life? Stop what you’re doing and write it down. Now ask yourself this question: What can I do now to change this? Nooooooo, WRONG ANSWER – whatever you do, do NOT do that! Do NOT ask yourself THAT question! A few weeks ago, that is EXACTLY what […]