March 2022

Is Laughter the Best Medicine?

We live in a serious world. We have serious jobs. And responsibilities. I would NEVER suggest we should joke around and be silly all the time. But that being said, humour and playfulness are often underrated; used appropriately, laughter and joy can be powerful forces...

03 March, 2022

The secret to satisfaction has nothing to do with achievement, money, or stuff.

via the Atlantic by Arthur C Brooks I glanced into my teenage daughter’s bedroom one spring afternoon last year, expecting to find her staring absentmindedly at the Zoom screen that passed for high school during the pandemic. Instead, she was laughing uproariously at a video she...

02 March, 2022

Beyond Happiness: The Role of Life Satisfaction in Human Flourishing

I've never hidden my strong belief that happiness, and other positive emotions, are important. In fact, this isn't just my belief, it's the conclusion I've come to based on numerous scientific studies. But I've also never hidden my belief, also based on the science PLUS...

02 March, 2022

How To Be Resilient: 5 Steps To Success When Life Gets Hard

You've probably heard A LOT about resilience in recent years. And you might even be a bit sick of it. But it's so VERY, VERY important; not just because of what we're going through and have been through but in life, generally, always. Live will...

01 March, 2022

10 Ways to Release Regret

Some inspirational and motivational speakers claim we should never have any regrets! That we should live our lives, learn our lessons, and never feel bad about anything. But I believe that's near impossible, unhealthy, and even absurd. Regret is a normal human emotion, and one...

01 March, 2022