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There is an exquisite kind of intellectual happiness that comes from understanding the world better. This can arise from something as small as a single fact, a quotation, or even a new word. Recently I came across a word that answered a question that has puzzled me for a long time, ever since I started my book Power Money Fame …
Every Wednesday is Tip Day. This Wednesday: Tips for phrases you should NOT allow yourself to say to your spouse or sweetheart. Research shows that the quality of a couple’s friendship plays a huge role in their happiness with their marriage’s romance and passion. Kindness and helpfulness may not sound like particularly sexy qualities, but turns out – they are. …
Last year, by accident, through a conversation with the Big Girl, I discovered a useful tool in parenting: imagine an audience. “What did you do at school today?” I asked the Big Girl. “Well, we all talked about how our parents wake us up in the morning.” “What did you say?” I prodded, with curiosity and trepidation. “With a good-morning …
One of my resolutions is to “Appreciate the seasons and the time of life.” So, for example, right now I’m sitting by a big window at Hale and Hearty Soups, where I have a great view of the snow just starting to fall. I don’t like being cold, so don’t particularly enjoy being outside during the winter, but I do …
A small daily task, if it be really daily, will beat the labours of a spasmodic Hercules. –Anthony Trollope.
On the last day of each month, I include a happiness suggested-reading list (yesterday was Tip Day, so the list is appearing today). Many people have undertaken their own versions of happiness projects. Reading about the changes they made in their lives, and why, is fascinating. Here are some accounts that I found fascinating: Walden – Henry David Thoreau (solitude) …
