Lovingkindness

Lovingkindness

Unexpected Paths to Happiness #3 It is so easy to take the path of bitterness and harsh condemnation of others. But, you don’t want that. It might feel good for a vindicating moment, but ultimately it sours your soul. Choose lovingkindness. Counter your...
Mindfulness

Mindfulness

Unexpected Paths to Happiness #2 Are you here now? Whether you know it or not, you probably spend an alarming amount of your time like this:…playing out future conversations…wishing you were somewhere else…deflecting imagined pushback…longing for a better...
Concentration

Concentration

Unexpected Paths to Happiness #1 “Distractions waste our energy; concentration restores it to us,” states Sharon Salzberg. We are living in the midst of the age of distraction. In all of human history, it has never been easier to be distracted. It is so...
Snow Walk

Snow Walk

Fresh Tracks, Fresh Start Laying down the first tracks in the falling snow in our neighborhood several years ago, my son and I savored the moment. No wind. Temperatures relatively mild, hovering right around freezing. The evening was lit up with the blanket of snow...
One Goal

One Goal

Focus What one thing would make the most difference in your life in 2025? While you have hopefully reflected on all aspects of creating a healthy life in 2025, there is probably one effort that rises above the others. One goal, one mission, one result. On December 31,...