Relationships Listening Better What is it in our relationships that leaves us unhappy so often? We seem to cycle through the same problems over and over. We have the same arguments. We keep
Happiness The Other Fifty Shades of Gray For me, gray is the color of depression. While I like gray as a color and there is plenty of it in my wardrobe, for my emotions, it's the color for funky depressive moods, attitudes, days and even for some eras of
Happiness How to Be OK When Things Aren't OK I prepared to stay at home during the COVID-19 crisis March 13, 2020. It was a few days before the California Stay at Home Order. I was growing concerned by how hard COVID was hitting Italy and the growing problems in New York. I&
Happiness How We Create Unhappiness Focusing on Happiness There’s an assumption that we go through life wanting to be happy. We're assumed to be looking for happiness or trying to create a happy life. Much of practical self-help and classical philosophy is based on this. The
Thinking Thinking I spend a lot of time thinking. It's one of the reasons this site is named what it is. Technically, we all spend a lot of time thinking. Our heads are seldom very quiet for very long. If you're not
