I realize that we are in a time of great uncertainty. The news is continually screaming about impending calamity of some sort or another, and it is easy to find people around…
Month: April 2020
When You Feel Cut Off From What You Want
You want beauty. You want joy. You want things that feel good, like a wonderful meal, you wish to sit and enjoy it, and bask in the pleasant conditions. So that is…
Quality Questions for Personal Happiness
A good question is truly a beautiful thing. When you ask a good question–or a “quality” question, as I’ve heard it called–it can help draw powerful energy to you in the form…
The Power of Your Thoughts
In an on-going quest to master my own mind, I have thought a lot about the power of our thoughts. There is a momentum that occurs when you get focused on something:…
Your Creative Path of Least Resistance
Recently I asked myself, “What am I getting out of writing this blog?” Here are my thoughts: This blog has been a great way for me to express myself. In some ways,…
Thank You, U.S. Government
This morning I woke up to a nice surprise: we got stimulus money, direct-deposited to our checking account. The sweetness of this was multiplied by the fact that yesterday we finished our…
We Finished Our Fricking Taxes!
Okay, so today we got our taxes in! Instead of feeling triumphant and awesome, I feel shy and kind of guilty about sharing it. I think I’m worried people will think I’m…
Good habits rock!
I really love the idea of compounding efforts, or, shall we say, the benefit that accumulates when you turn a positive action into a regular habit. To put it simply, effort adds…
The Only Thing We Have to Fear…
In his excellent book “Your Money and Your Brain,” Jason Zweig writes with extensively-researched detail about the ways that strong human emotions (such as fear, greed, regret, and surprise) can distort our…
Guard Your Mind
We are living through a period of time in which it can be very easy to focus on things to be worried about. It can seem very easy to be doubtful, worried,…