I was talking to a friend who asked me what I thought the purpose of life was. After a brief discussion, she responded that the purpose of life is happiness. She led me to a video (located at the bottom) that I found pretty interesting. Here are a few quotes from the video that I… More The Purpose of Life is Happiness
Last year, I wrote a series of posts on The Happiness Project — one post for each month! Since then, I had not found another good story about happiness until I ran across this story about finding happiness with balloons. The Happiness Balloons A wise teacher once brought balloons to the school and told her… More Finding Happiness
This is last in a series of monthly articles from Gretchen Rubin’s book: The Happiness Project. December Happiness Project is Happiness. Or as Gretchen called it: Boot Camp Perfect — following all her monthly resolution all the time! Keep on reading to find some interesting thoughts and answers from Gretchen Rubin. Gretchen’s December project is… More December Happiness Project: Happiness
This is one in a series of monthly articles from Gretchen Rubin’s book: The Happiness Project. November Happiness Project is Attitude: Becoming lighthearted, rather than grumpy, can put you in a happy and positive frame of mind. Keep on reading to find some interesting thoughts and answers from Gretchen Rubin. Instead of focusing on my… More November Happiness Project: Attitude
This is one in a series of monthly articles from Gretchen Rubin’s book: The Happiness Project. October Happiness Project is Mindfulness: An admonishment, in western culture, to pay attention. In the spiritual realm, living in the present moment! Or is it? Keep on reading to find some interesting thoughts and answers from Gretchen Rubin. Mindfulness… More October Happiness Project: Mindfulness
This is one in a series of monthly articles from Gretchen Rubin’s book: The Happiness Project. September Happiness Project is to Pursue a Passion: A look at one person’s passion worth pursuing to create happiness. Keep on reading to find some interesting thoughts and answers from Gretchen Rubin. My chief resolution for the month was… More September Happiness Project: Pursuing a Passion You Love
This is one in a series of monthly articles from Gretchen Rubin’s book: The Happiness Project. August’s Happiness Project is Contemplate the Heavens. A look at how spirituality and spiritual beliefs affect our happiness. Keep on reading to find some interesting thoughts and answers from Gretchen Rubin. Will focusing on spiritual matters make you happier? … More August Happiness Project: How Spirituality Affects Our Happiness
This is one in a series of monthly articles from Gretchen Rubin’s book: The Happiness Project. July’s Happiness Project is Can Money Buy Happiness? An age-old question whose answer often evades all of us. Keep on reading to find some interesting thoughts and answers from Gretchen Rubin. I just needed to figure out how happuness… More July Happiness Project: Can Money Buy Happiness?
This is one in a series of monthly articles from Gretchen Rubin’s book: The Happiness Project. June’s Happiness Project is Making Time for Friendships — one of the most meaningful contributors to happiness. An appropriate theme to address while some of us continue the social distancing. Keep on reading to find some interesting ways of… More June Happiness Project: Making Time for Friendships
This is one in a series of monthly articles from Gretchen Rubin’s book: The Happiness Project. May’s Happiness Project is Leisure and Fun — being serious about play. Another interesting theme seeing many of us are struggling with how to have fun and what to do with our ‘leisure time’ during the coronavirus. Keep on… More May Happiness Project: Leisure and Fun