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It’s January 2nd
Okay, it’s sometime in early January and you step on the scale. And you can’t believe the number staring you straight in the face. You are ashamed and you are going to do something about it. You make what is the most common New Year’s resolution: weight loss. (By the...
Dealing with Change
Dealing with change is not an optional activity, it is a necessity. This is not only true for us human beings, but it is also true for every form of life. Why? Because the environment in which all living entities exist is in constant change. For example, alterations...
“What Do Political Conflicts Teach Us about the Pursuit of Personal Happiness?”
In Chapter 8 of my book, “The Pursuit of the Personal Renaissance Experience”, I highlight the similarities of biologic evolution to the evolution of social groups. I emphasize that individuals come together into groups to accomplish goals that they, as individuals,...
Living with “Intentionality”
I was watching a football game recently on television and was struck by a statement made by one of the commentators after a defensive player made a particularly hard tackle on an opponent ball-carrier. The observation was that that individual “play(s) with...
Our Work Day and the “Existential Voids”
Opportunities for happiness can be found in the short or long stretches of time that make up the waking hours of our days. A day contains 1440 minutes. In my book, The Pursuit of the Personal Renaissance Experience, I describe how I was compelled to examine what...
The Path to Happiness – Where Can We Exert Control?
In my previous blog post, I submitted that happiness ensues from an action of the individual that leads to a desired goal. Although it might appear to be obvious, it is also critical that the individual have control of the action. By the way, one of the most common...
How could washing the dishes help you discover happiness
If we accept the fact that true, more enduring happiness just doesn’t appear in our lives by chance how can we make it happen? Can we really fill the 1,440 minutes we have in a day with eating tasty foods, having orgasms and other pleasant sensory...
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