Happiness-Marriage and Winston of West Chester
One of my favorite podcasts is the Happiness Lab, hosted by Yale professor Dr Laurie Santos. Santos takes you through the latest scientific research and shares inspiring stories that may alter the way you think about happiness. Her class, Psychology…
Idle Practice
If you’ve read Practicing Presence, you know I’m not often idle. You also might recall that I seem to be constantly encouraged to slow down. So, when I stumbled on an entire company dedicated to helping people slow down, I decided to pause…
6 Antidotes to Worry
6 Antidotes to Worry
“I've had a lot of worries in my life, most of which never happened.”
― Mark Twain
Studies on worry vary in results, but most show that about 85% of the things we worry about are simply that, worry.
So…
Practice Judgelessness
There are many kinds of practices, athletic, art, music, martial arts, meditation. Our practices are the habits we choose, that shape who we are and who we want to become. What we practice gets stronger.
So, what will you practice this year?
I…
No More Sorry
In early January I proposed we could choose a word of the year. Mine was the original word Judglessness. Many of you shared your words. A few that stood out were: Alignment, Change, Expectlessness, Compassion, Empathy, Peace, Stop, Openness,…
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This e-mail below was sent to me, it takes less than 2 minutes to read. The author is not known. It was found in the billfold of Coach Paul Bear Bryant. Alabama after he died in 1982. It was titled: The Magic Bank Account
Imagine that you…
An Inexpensive Gift Suggestion
An Inexpensive Gift Suggestion
By Joe Zelnik
(Annual reprint of a column that first appeared in 1983 in the Cape May County Herald)
For those who can’t find an Interactive Barney or afford a 40- inch “home theater, “it’s still…
Another Inexpensive Christmas Gift: Reduce Loneliness
Alone? You’re not. You are never alone.
Feeling alone? That’s a different story.
One there is a solution to.
You can choose to think about someone else, who might also be feeling alone.
That doesn’t mean they live by themselves; you…