Just the word savor makes my mouth water. I think of savoring regarding delicious food in a lovely setting when my taste buds, my sense of touch with the texture of the food and the environment are all lovely. However this is just the beginning of how we can savor. Taking the time to savor…

For those of you experimenting with forgiveness as a way to increase your happiness. Here is a framework of 4 Rs  I think about regarding the process of forgiveness. What’s your experience? Add your comments at leave a reply. Recognition– This first step requires some reflection.  You sometimes can see when things are not right…

This quotation describes the benefit of forgiveness quite succinctly. When you are wronged, hurt or attacked by another person it’s natural to want to retaliate in some way. For good reason, most of the world’s religions and wisdom literature advocates forgiveness. Forgiveness contributes to your well-being and the vitality you have for your own life and those you…

I’ve had to develop some strategies for coping over the summer.  Mostly because of all that I wanted to do, and the potential overwhelm which often comes along. Coping is thought of in two ways Problem focused and Emotion focused coping. Sometimes one type is enough in a situation and at others both types of…

The quality of your relationships is the single biggest predictor of your happiness, and a strong predictor for health. While the 12 activities identified in this series of articles have been shown to increase happiness, for most people, nurturing positive relationships has more impact than other activities.  Even if nurturing relationships doesn’t show up in…

How is it going with trying on happiness practices? Having a couple weeks between posts offers you an opportunity to invest in each practice for a limited time, to experiment. Kindness is a practice which all of you are familiar with. Kindness is not only good for the recipient, it is also good for the…