“Happiness, n.: 2.a. The state of pleasurable contentment of mind; deep pleasure in or contentment with one’s circumstances.” – Oxford English Dictionary1 People have pursued happiness since humanity came into existence. Entire careers in positive psychology have been working to unlock the secrets to being happy. Happiness has been put on sale in the forms […]
Category: Wellbeing
HIIT It
“No matter how slow you go you’re still lapping everyone on the couch.” – Unknown We shamelessly condone physical activity of any kind. In a world full of butt grooves on couches, any activity is good activity. Unfortunately, as you mature, it is not always possible to regularly spend two hours in a gym. But […]
Seasons Force Change
“Nature gives to every season, a beauty all its own.” – Charles Dickens Mother Nature doesn’t ask permission to change her seasons. She doesn’t ask about convenience of timing or take a poll to decide which season should be next. The seasons change when they change and they force us to adapt with them. In some […]
Set Future You Up For Success
“The future depends on what you do today.” – Mahatma Gandhi The idea of the future can often come off as intangibly philosophical. Grandiose statements of a mysterious ‘the future’ make it easy to shrug off what’s to come. Philosophical thought journeys can be enjoyable, but we prefer to take a more grounded view. The actions […]
Leave Everything Better Than You Found It
“Act the way you’d like to be and soon you’ll be the way you’d like to act.” – Bob Dylan Without maintenance, everything in life degrades. If you stop taking care of your vehicle, it will eventually stop running. Neglecting relationships will lead to their erosion. Stop being active and you will gain weight. Upkeep is required […]
Hobbies Enhance Life
“To be really happy and really safe, one ought to have at least two or three hobbies, and they must all be real.” – Winston Churchill When life gets busy, the first things to go out the window are hobbies. Often considered unnecessary, they are thrown to the side as life stuff takes precedence. This […]
Pick Things Up and Put Them Down
“Training gives us an outlet for suppressed energies created by stress and thus tones the spirit just as exercise conditions the body.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger Working out and staying active is essential to good health and a higher quality of life. There are an infinite amount of choices for how to stay moving, anything from hiking […]
Improve By 1% Everyday
“The Kaizen Philosophy assumes that our way of life – be it our working life, our social life, or our home life – deserves to be constantly improved.” – Masaaki Imai Self improvement is hard. There are bad days where your best self seems impossibly far away. Exhaustion can cause a rude statement to blurt out. […]
Attitude is Essential
“I don’t think of all the misery but of the beauty that still remains.” – Anne Frank Life is hard. There is no multiple choice questionnaire upon birth where you can pick and choose your circumstances, biology, or time period. Many elements are completely out of our control. As the sobering quote points out, this does […]
Fear is the Mind Killer
“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.” – Frank Herbert, Dune Rarely do people want to admit to being afraid. In many societies, being afraid is negatively viewed and the butt of jokes. But as we know, life is complex and experiencing fear is inevitable. This isn’t […]