“Just because everything is different, doesn’t mean anything has changed.” Irene Porter’s words rang through for me recently. My type II diabetic father seems to be having very normal blood sugar levels recently…ever since his heart surgery. What’s the connection? Less stress. It seems that stress increases our blood sugar. Long ago, our bodies were […]

“0pportunity’s favorite disguise is trouble.” Frank Tyger is right. If things seem to be getting on without causing us TOO much pain, we often lack motivation to make the changes that really could make us soar. But when we feel the pain, we get motivated, which is why so many great events and innovations have […]

Here’s a free online encyclopedia that ‘anyone can edit.’ “As of December 2004, Wikipedia has over 1.3 million articles spread over 200 language editions” so it is an international site. “In addition to typical encyclopedia entries, Wikipedia includes information more often associated with almanacs, gazetteers, and specialist magazines, as well as coverage of current events.” […]

“We first make our habits, and then our habits make us.” John Dryden sums up why I wrote my book about happiness around habits.  If we can change some habits that actually make us unhappy into habits that make us happy, would that not make everybody happier?  Habits such as putting painful experiences behind us […]