New Perspective on Life
The key to happiness is, unlike beauty, not in the eye of the beholder. You can’t fool your mind into being happy, but it’s also not a one-size-fits-all solution. Happiness, for many people, is as elusive as the fountain of youth or the philosopher’s stone. Why is it so hard to find, and what is … Read more
Quitting something can seem incredibly hard, so much so that we don’t even want to put ourselves through the suffering. Have you tried giving up alcohol? Marijuana? Biting your nails? Complaining? Cigarettes? Junk food? I can confirm that it’s hard to dealing with addiction, but there are several things that stand in our way: The physical … Read more
For well over two thousand years frugality and simple living have been recommended and praised by people with a reputation for wisdom. Philosophers, prophets, saints, poets, culture critics, and just about anyone else with a claim to the title of “sage” seem generally to agree about this. But what frugal living is all about? What is … Read more
Most оf uѕ probably dоn’t believe we nееd a fоrmаl dеfіnіtіоn оf happiness; we knоw it whеn wе feel it, аnd we often uѕе thе term to dеѕсrіbе a rаngе оf positive еmоtіоnѕ, іnсludіng jоу, рrіdе, соntеntmеnt, and gratitude. It is a fееlіng of іnnеr реасе аnd satisfaction. It іѕ usually еxреrіеnсеd, when thеrе аrе nо … Read more
