Everyone is looking for happiness but that may be illusory. Happiness seems external. Happiness seems transitory. If we truly believe that for every negative event, there is a positive one, must we also believe that for all the happiness we experience, there must be unhappiness to balance it out? I believe it is more productive […]
by Kim Olver The first four Keys of Happiness are: self-worth, gratitude, positive life framing, and internal locus of control. The fifth Key is: 5. Lifelong Learning The fifth key to happiness is to adopt an attitude of lifelong learning. Your goal each day should be to learn something new. As you encounter new people […]
by Kim Olver The first Key to Happiness is self-worth. The second key is gratitude. 2. Gratitude It is human nature to enumerate the things that are NOT the way we want them to be. We are programmed to notice when things are off, and not necessarily appreciate when all is as we want it. […]
Relationships generally begin when both people are in the “Alone Stage,” although I am aware that often affairs begin when one or both partners are involved with someone else. It is my contention that relationships have a greater chance of success when both parties have spent some time alone and unconnected with a lover. What […]
Whenever you find yourself experiencing a strong emotion—either positive or negative—make an attempt to become “The Watcher.” See if you can imagine yourself watching you experiencing the emotion instead of actually becoming the emotion. When you leave yourself in order to watch, there is a distance and objectivity to the watching. It helps you to […]
