Tag Archives: live well
Blogversation 2012: What is your worst personal trait and how do you deal with it?
Throughout this year, several bloggers will engage in a conversation here and on their blogs — asking questions of each other and responding. Others are absolutely welcome to join the … Continue reading
What makes a marriage meaningful?
The New York Times recently ran an interesting article headlined The Happy Marriage Is the ‘Me’ Marriage. Tara Parker-Pope wrote about not what makes a marriage last but what makes … Continue reading
Blogversation 2012: What did you learn in 2011 that you’re carrying forward?
Throughout this year, several bloggers will engage in a conversation here and on their blogs — asking questions of each other and responding. Others are absolutely welcome to join the … Continue reading
Blogversation 2012: Do you make New Year’s resolutions?
Throughout this year, several bloggers will engage in a conversation here and on their blogs — asking questions of each other and responding. Others are absolutely welcome to join the … Continue reading
5 life lessons learned from beginner piano lessons
Sometimes when I’m struggling with a song or a concept in my piano lesson, my patient teacher Sheldon Landa will give me guidance about how to get over the hurdle. … Continue reading
Following your bliss, taking a hero’s journey — inspired by Finding Joe
If you know nothing else about the late mythologist Joseph Campbell, it might be his oft-quoted call to follow your bliss. About a year ago, career coach Kim Curtin gave … Continue reading
David Brooks observes what happy and unhappy seniors seem to have in common
New York Times columnist David Brooks recently ran an interesting amateur sociology experiment: he solicited what he called “life reports” from people 70 years old and up, sharing what they … Continue reading
Insights from dying people to help the rest of us with living
You’ve probably heard the cliché that no one on his death bed wishes he’d spent more time at the office. But while I was there as both my mother and … Continue reading
Study shows link between happiness and longevity
A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences points to a connection between happiness and longevity. A study by University College in London of about … Continue reading
Martin Seligman, author of “Authentic Happiness,” now wants us to flourish
Martin Seligman, a leader of the positive psychology movement and author of “Authentic Happiness,” now advocates for a view of our lives that goes deeper than whether we’re smiling. In … Continue reading
