Ambivalence and motherhood. Why it’s natural to love your kid, but hate some things about motherhood. It’s fine. Really.
Category: Happiness
I love, I hate. Peace after accepting ambivalence.
All mothers know this. That the love we have for our child is so intense and all-consuming that it’s spectacular and terrifying in its power. Yet it’s rare we admit that what motherhood gives us, so too can she take away… Depression… A few weeks after my daughter was born I was hit with severe postpartum […]
Are you sacrificing the peace within you to keep the peace around you?
Being kind with difficult people, while setting boundaries.
119 scientifically proven ways to be happier
One of my all-time favorite topics. Okay so maybe 119 ways to feel happier feels a little overwhelming. So cherry pick. Try two, or six or twenty…. This guest post is from Health Grinder. Everyone wants to be happy. We’ve all experienced it at different points in our lives. And the feeling is so good […]
Why this nation is so happy
Live Happy magazine reports that Costa Rica ranks as one of the happiest places on earth across a number of happiness index scales (Ranked number 1 out of 151 countries by the Happy Planet Index, HPI). When I went a few years ago, among the many places I’ve traveled, Costa Rica in particular, left a […]
3 ways to amp up happiness
The happiness movement is in full gear with piles of positive psychology research and even a happy magazine (“Like” Live Happy magazine on Facebook for daily tips to amp up your smile). Most of us already sense how we can get happy but now research backs what our gut’s been telling us. Live Happy tips: […]
Feeling joy: living intentionally to re-wire your brain
As it turns out, we humans adapt pretty well to feeling awful or to living the less dire but equally joyless neutral and numb existence. Kids, relationships, jobs, falling finances and health vie for every inch of our energy. For some, crippling pain or depression or anxiety or loneliness overshadows sensations of joy, stifling an […]
Your original perfection
All of us it seems, have two voices in our head. Sometimes all we hear is the critical nudge who insists we’re never enough, that we find a new job or new relationship or lose weight or parent better or volunteer more, that we make more homemade or wipe away more piles of dust. It […]
Secrets to Happiness Don’t Change. Timeless Wisdom Prevails.
Philosophers, spiritual leaders, self-help gurus, even scientists profess to know what makes a person happy, yet the core principles remain unchanged. Photo by dumplife (Mihai Romanciuc) on Flickr The theories behind what creates happiness have been dissected, discussed and debated since the beginning of time. New disciplines are blended with ancient philosophies in an attempt to understand the […]