I previously wrote a post on how to see clearly when you’re worried based on The Resilience Factor: 7 Keys to Finding Your Inner Strength and Overcoming Life’s Hurdles by Karen Reivich and Andrew Shatte. This post looks at a different part of the book that discusses thinking traps.
Thinking traps are inaccurate or distorted ways [...]
This post is Part 2 of a two part series. You can read Part 1 here.
In Part 1, I discussed the first six happiness activities in The How of Happiness: A New Approach to Getting the Life You Want by Sonja Lyubomirsky. This post discusses the last six happiness activities.
7. Learning to Forgive Others
When you [...]
This post is Part 1 of a two part series. You can read Part 2 here.
I recently skimmed The How of Happiness: A New Approach to Getting the Life You Want by Sonja Lyubomirsky, a psychology professor at the University of California:
The book contains excellent practical advice on happiness and I highly recommend it.
What [...]
No Act of Kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. - Aesop
We feel good and help create a gentler, more humane world when we perform acts of kindness. But are there times when our kindness can be unkind? Although it seems paradoxical, I believe the answer is yes. I divide kindness into two types: [...]
Our first son, Ben, was born over 18 years ago. I remember it well. We’re in the maternity ward of Bryn Mawr Hospital. The room is designed to look like an upscale hotel room. It’s spacious with tan walls, dark wood paneling and cabinets. All the medical equipment is conveniently hidden behind the cabinets and [...]
People are very open-minded about new things - as long as they’re exactly like the old ones. – Charles F. Kettering
I hate admitting it, but I’m not always open-minded when I talk with others. If someone expresses an idea to me that vaguely threatens my beliefs, I interrupt with a counter-argument without considering his idea. [...]
Contrary to what we usually believe…the best moments in our lives, are not the passive, receptive, relaxing times…The best moments usually occur when a person’s body or mind is stretched to its limits in a voluntary effort to accomplish something difficult and worthwhile. - Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (pronounced chick-sent-me-high-ee), a professor and former chairman of [...]
The timing of death, like the ending of a story, gives a changed meaning to what preceded it. – Mary Catherine Bateson
When you read the word “death”, what’s your first reaction? Is it distaste? Fear? Sadness? Aversion? Horror? Pain? If you have a negative reaction, you’re not alone. Most people enjoy contemplating death about as [...]
I’ve loved books for as long as I can remember. When I was a child and my mother finished washing the evening dishes, she’d read to me. We’d sit on the green carpet of the living room with our backs against the gold and white couch. She’d read books like Curious George and Little Black [...]
Once upon a time in a land far away, there was a small village. This village had a strange tradition. Each spring, any boy that had reached the age of majority was given a plot of land and bag of money to build a home. The boy had to complete his home before winter. If [...]
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