My wife and I recently completed a “remodel on a budget” on our bathroom. With minimal investment — new towel holders, a couple of shelves, a new rug, and some spray paint — we converted from a blue & mauve color scheme to a bold purple & white, which was a pretty dramatic transformation. But … Read more
“Do you really need that?” my wife asked as I dropped a dark chocolate bar into the grocery cart. “One can never have too much dark chocolate,” I countered. She gave me a look…. “I think you have an ample supply,” she offered, grimly. Hmmm. Curious, I set out to learn just how much chocolate … Read more
So, I get a package in the mail from a Happiness Coaching client. No idea what’s in it. I open the box and… it’s full of Chocolate! A RAINBOW of Lake Champlain chocolates. The coolest part: The logo on the side of the bars. I dunno if you can see it on your screen — … Read more
In early December, the American Psychological Association reported that 80% of Americans feel stressed by the economy, 60% feel angry about it, and 52% are having trouble sleeping (see CNN article, here). Yikes! Sleep-deprived, angry, stressed out… these are not descriptors normally associated with happiness, are they?! The sad thing about this reality is how … Read more
I came across an incredibly fun and visually creative Web 2.0 site today: www.wordle.net. It brought a smile to my face, and I decided to share! You link to or paste in text (e.g. from a blog, article, whatever) and the site creates a Tag Cloud (visual word cluster — such as you see at … Read more
What is Joy? Why do we seek it? This short essay addresses the nature of joy, the different faces of joy, and the benefits of living in in that emotional state: ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Be in Joy Joy is the elixir for all things. Bring more joy into your tasks. When you radiate a vibration of joy, … Read more
I learned just minutes ago that a good friend died yesterday. She was over a decade younger than me, and we had little in common except for our very broad and eclectic interests, an intense interest in curiosity about how people behave and a shared sense of (very dry) humor. And that was enough. I … Read more
I’m not a big believer in New Year’s Resolutions. Most people fail at them within a few weeks. So then they give up… until next year. But hold on! Maybe there’s a better way to approach self-improvement, one goal at a time. The start of the new year, in my opinion, just one occasion for … Read more
Today, I celebrate colored socks. Two months ago I offered my newsletter readers 13 ideas for changing the world, starting with themselves. One of those ideas (and the one most often commented on) was, “Wear Colored Socks (or something that adds a splash of color, flamboyant, or “wild” to your wardrobe). The concept is that … Read more
So, we saw two movies this past weekend (Doubt, and Seven Pounds) and enjoyed them both. Yet they were so very different that I find it impossible to compare. I cannot say, “this one was better because…” They were just too very different. I do not want the job of a movie critic, who must … Read more