Practical happiness 2/16

How to get something (or someone) off your mind

Obsessive thoughts can get the best of us. Better yet, they can get the worst of us. Have you ever been in a situation where you just...

The Suffering Between

I have a noisy upstairs neighbor. If you've ever lived in an apartment, I'd bet you've had one too. But amidst all the clanging and...

A Signpost Back To Now

Circumstances change, but the human experience doesn't. Rich, famous, poor, homeless. Addicted to drugs, obsessed with sports. Whatever...

How To Meditate No Matter What You're Doing

When we hear the word meditation, we often think about a dimly lit room with a cushion and maybe a candle or two. We picture a zen corner...

Will The Future Be That Different?

Ah, hope for the future. You know, that excitement you feel thinking about what's to come. The next job. The new house. The upcoming...

When Thoughts Are Like Glue

If you think about it, your thoughts are like glue. So sticky in fact, you can't even get unstuck from them. You may even be at the point...

When Life Opens A Road, Take It

Today was a nice day. After a brutal winter storm week in Texas, USA, consisting of days without without heat, power, and water, today...

Amidst the Storm

What to do, when there’s nothing to do? Where to look, when there’s nothing to see? What to listen to, when all you hear is silence? The...

Handling The Discomforts Of Life

Sometimes life asks us to do things we're not comfortable with. Scratch that. Life always asks us to do things we're not comfortable...

What Are We Chasing In Our Lives?

What is it that we truly want in life? Amidst the hustle and bustle of our chaotic schedules and frantic lives, what are we chasing? More...