Happiness is a Skill

Last night I learnt a new game from my 6 year old daughter and her friends. It is called ‘Stuck in the Mud. There is a Mr. or Ms Mud who is ...

Samuel Langhorn Clemens, aka Mark Twain said that “the worst loneliness is not to be comfortable with yourself” and yet he suffered from mas...

When I was just a little girl I asked my mother, what will I be Will I be pretty, will I be rich Here's what she said to me. Que Sera, S...

"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself - nameless, unreasoning, unjustified, terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert r...

I read a story about how a 175 pound man can keep an 11,000 pound elephant in captivity. Elephants are known for their amazing memory; unfor...

Why do we indulge in “Benign Masochism”? What kind of twisted pleasure do we get out of exposing our body to immense pain? I was in Phuket (...

In this day of instant gratification, I get asked if there are any instant mood elevators? Well there are no real short cuts to long term ha...

I recently met a wonderful person who was suffering from immense physical pain. He had a few toes amputated due to progressive diabetes. He...

How often have we heard people say that “Silence is golden”. In fact the Tremeloes even dedicated a song to silence.….bet you are humming it...

Just finished hearing Carol Gates –President of Bob Proctor Coaching Program. It is a wonder that I actually logged on time and managed to...

I went to see Kung Fu Panda this afternoon with a bunch of children. A movie about a big fat Panda whose one dream is to be a Kung Fu master...

According to an article in the Science Daily May 7, 2008 “A gut hormone causes people to eat more by making food appear more desirable, sug...

1.. At Lunch Time, Sit In Your Parked Car With Sunglasses on and point a Hair Dryer At Passing Cars.. See If They Slow Down.. 2.. Page Yours...

The following is an excerpt from an article in the Nexus magazine The Placebo Effect: The Triumph of Mind Over Body By Peter Arguriou ...

Appreciate The aim of life is appreciation; there is no sense in not appreciating things; and there is no sense in having more of them if yo...

I think I was about 10 years old when I saw the word Epicurean. I had no clue what it meant, but I liked the sound of it. I underlined it an...

Why, when someone gives us a compliment do we try to dilute its intensity and beauty by offering a counter statement. We start to justify ...

Does Happiness rub off? Can it be transfused from one to the other? Can simply sitting next to Mr. Happy make me the happiest woman on the p...

A checklist for happiness- I was sitting in the cockpit for T/O and landing and I observed the First Officer take out the T/O and landing Ch...