Is Happiness a Choice? (And 5 Strategies to Help!)

Is it a simple yes or a quick no? Would you pause, uncertain how to answer? Do you even know if you are happy or not? Or, do you need to follow up with a question (or a few like…
Is it a simple yes or a quick no? Would you pause, uncertain how to answer? Do you even know if you are happy or not? Or, do you need to follow up with a question (or a few like…
What are some calm habits I can incorporate into my routine for a more balanced life? The article from The Simplicity Habit, titled “7 Calm Habits to Help You Have a More Balanced Life,” focuses on integrating calm habits into…
From ‘Bah, humbug!’ to redemption: Charles Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol’ unfolds as more than just a festive fable, offering profound insights into self-discovery, kindness, and rewriting one’s life story. The article from The Emotion Machine, titled “Past, Present, and Future:…
As we stand at the threshold of a new year, it’s a time of reflection and anticipation. Many of us ponder over the past and set intentions for the future, aspiring to cultivate habits that align with our deepest values…
As the world becomes a more crowded and busier place the demands that it places on it’s citizens is creating a stress epidemic of almost apocalyptic proportions. So much so that now, most of the illness that plagues the Western world…
It is safe to say that in our constantly connected world, the pursuit of inner peace can often feel like an impossible task. Inner peace, a state of mental and emotional serenity, is not just a luxury but a necessity…
Along your journey towards a more calm life you might have come across the philosophy of Stoicism and wondered what it might be and how it might relate to your own personal path. Well, according to Wikipedia, Stoicism is… “… a philosophy of…
To fully understand what “calm” means to us. We must first find out what the definition of “calm” is and start working backwards from there. According to wiktionary.org, calm is defined as follows… (of a person) Peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and…
Stress… It’s a global problem of epic proportions. No country in the world is immune to its insidious grasp and it’s causing more health problems to the world’s population than any other factor. With stress being so prevalent in today’s…
In my last post I addressed how we all should create our own definitions of the word “calm” and use that definition as a roadmap towards a calmer life. Below is a definition of “calm” condensed into seven habits by Leo Babauta from…