Looking at Well-Being on a Worldwide Scale On DailyHap.com we often look at happiness from a very individualistic perspective, focusing on the happiness of individuals. What happens when we broaden our scope and take a look at the happiness of society at large? In the United States of America we generally measure our progress through […]
How to Rid Your Life of Drama A Mental Trick that Changes Your Relationship to Conflict The Secret of Story Telling Why do the heroes of our favorite stories always get into worse and worse trouble? Because the mind loves conflict, and good writers take advantage of this. The worse the situation is, as long […]
A Secret Sauce to Relieve Holiday Stress 5 Tips for Being Yourself Around Your Family “A Democrat, a Republican, and a Libertarian walk into a bar…” Is this the beginning of a bad joke, or just a description of a holiday season family gathering? Let’s face it, our families sometimes bring out the worst in […]
It’s easy to do and you’ll reap tons of benefits When we are talking about DailyHappiness sometimes we just need a little reminder to do something simple. In fact, it is often the simple things we know and love that knock us out of a funk—like a tasty piece of fruit, or a phone call […]
If You’re Not Doing This, You’re Forgiving Wrong True Forgiveness: Correcting Misapplications of Forgiveness I find that forgiveness is often misunderstood. I often misapply it (but I’m forgiving myself for it). The First Mistake: Forgiveness Means Someone Else Screwed Up First, there is the common notion that forgiveness means pardoning someone for the wrong they […]
Evolving Criticism: Changing the Trend from “Screw You” to “How Can I Help?” Counteract the trend of criticism without insight I see a trend in art, politics, on Facebook walls, and in conversations. I think this trend is encouraging widespread unhappiness, so it is worth taking a look at on DailyHap. The trend is criticism […]
Misusing Meditation The Limits of Mindfulness Sometimes people try to use mindfulness and meditation to get rid of what they consider an unpleasant experience. Because the practice of meditation is so powerful and our experiences can be so painful, this is quite a common temptation. Yet it won’t help, and it is actually going against […]
Seeing the Divine in Everyone As You See Others, You Will See Yourself “When you meet anyone, remember it is a holy encounter. As you see him you will see yourself. As you treat him you will treat yourself. As you think of him you will think of yourself. Never forget this, for in him […]
Are You Still Carrying Her? A Zen Parable Points to Unconditional Peace The Story There is a beautiful Zen parable that provides us great fodder to explore the nature of happiness and how we might rest more fully in it. It goes like this: Tanzan and Ekido were once traveling together down a muddy road. […]
Who Are Your Female Role Models? A Man Exploring Questions of Sex and Gender I was eating dinner with a group of deep thinking women, at an Olive Garden of all places, when we started discussing female role models. I think the whole conversation was sparked (or should I say twerked?) by Miley Cyrus. The […]
What Do You Do? And What Does Your Answer Say About Who You Are? I get this question a lot, especially when meeting new people or reconnecting with acquaintances: “What do you do?” Innocuous, but for me utterly confusing. I could answer the question in so many ways. Right off the bat the following options […]
The Apology How a Nearly-Criminal Act was Transformed into an Experience of Love Saturday night my roommates and I threw a party with some full band musical jams. Normally when we jam music in the garage, I make sure everyone stops at10pm to be respectful to the neighbors. They are saintly—they have never complained, despite daily […]