I never really bought into the āfake it til you make itā mentality when it came to happiness. Forcing aĀ smile when I was grumpy felt like stroking the cat the wrong way and my reaction often paralleled the wrath of my tortie on a bad day.Ā IĀ didnāt like the idea of what felt like suppression of [...]
Now that the amazing 2010 winter solstice, the 24-hour period with the least amount of sunlight, has passed (here at the Sea of Trees in So. Cal. we had rain and clouds and couldn’t see the lunar eclipse), the Sun begins to make its triumphant return. For those of you who have already had late [...]
Sometimes I roll my eyes at the posts I find online promising that I can be happier by just reading a few simple tips. Eh. Isn’t happiness… well, an existential dilemma? Don’t we have to call in therapists and philosophers with PhdDs to help us with that? Or at least spread a little love around [...]