by victoriab | Oct 31, 2010 | Happiness
Research shows that people who learn to focus on gratitude not only are “flat-out happier”, but are- More energetic Are more determined Get more sleep Feel better about their lives Are more likely to help others Exercise more, and even–have fewer...
by victoriab | Nov 1, 2009 | Happiness, Brains, Creating Transformation, Spirituality
There is an excellent article in the New York Times right now discussing the melancholy spirituality of Soren Kierkegaard, and how no one today “believes that a person can be of troubled mind and healthy spirit.” One of the hardest parts of developing...
by victoriab | Nov 27, 2008 | Happiness
A recent study from the University of Maryland shows an inverse correlation between the amount of time one spends watching television and one’s personal sense of happiness. In other words, one can detect how miserable a person is by measuring how much...
by victoriab | Nov 20, 2008 | Happiness
There is an interesting article in Slate Magazine today about an English group called the School of Life, which offers “meticulously art directed” classes that include learning the arts of conversation and how to live one’s life–and even to...
by victoriab | Nov 18, 2008 | Happiness
With all the talk lately about “The Secret” and the “power of positive thinking,” I thought that I would offer up this quote from Austin Osman Spare: “A bat first grew wings and of the proper kind, by its desire being organic enough to...
