How Could I Be Happier?
Our happiness is affected by a variety of temporary feelings and circumstances. If you run out of gas and are late to work, if your boss gives you a big raise, if your spouse goes to bed angry with you, […]
Read MoreA New Year’s Prescription: Choose to Be Grateful
Want something inspiring and possibly life-transformative to do for the new year? Try putting more effort into being grateful. There are many experiences, emotions and events that have happened to you that no doubt you are not grateful for. If […]
Read MoreHappiness Requires Us to Seek Out New Challenges
People who are happy seem to understand that happiness is not just about doing things you like, or doing what you’re good at, or doing things that give you pleasure. True happiness sometimes requires us to grow, to stretch our […]
Read MoreThe Search for Happiness
We don’t usually examine how we could be happier. We tend to look at how we can experience more pleasure. So we lust for a nicer car, a bigger home, flashier jewelry, more fashionable clothes, more entertainment, a bigger TV […]
Read MoreWarm Fuzzies and Cold Pricklies
I remember hearing this tale years ago. I am recounting it here to the best of my memory. Once upon a time, in a faraway land, there was a village in which everyone acted considerate, polite and friendly toward each […]
Read MoreHere’s What You Have to do in Order to Forgive
Dear Neil: Could you address the subject of forgiveness? Although I know what it means to forgive, I’m baffled by how to do it. My wife abruptly dumped me for another guy, and I feel extremely hurt, rejected and humiliated. […]
Read MoreThe Art of Living Well
What meaning do you draw from your failures, tragedies, betrayals, disappointments or mistakes? What helps you spring back when things don’t go your way, or when you’re dealing with the various setbacks and bummers that life invariably throws your way? […]
Read MoreYou Can’t Always Get What You Want
Wanting What You Have It has been sad and disquieting to watch the Tiger Woods story unfold, because his story reflects something about all of us as human beings. Tiger Woods is arguably the best golfer ever. He is […]
Read MoreHelping Yourself Flourish
Note: This is the second of two-part series. The following is a continuation of the traits that are associated with flourishing and thriving in life. This list was stimulated by the book Flourishing (Edited by Corey Keyes and Jonathan Haidt, […]
Read MoreCreating Feelings of Personal Well-Being
Note: This is the first of a two-part series. Quick. Without thinking a lot about it, can you say what makes your life worth living? Perhaps you’ve noticed that some people go through life reluctantly, as if dragged against their […]
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