happiness
The gratitude jar
At the start of the year, they put a large jar in the hallway and some pieces of paper and a pen beside it. Each time they or one of their kids felt grateful for something, they would write it down, fold the paper, and put it in the jar.
3 degrees of contagion – how feelings spread
Happiness is contagious. So is depression. Loneliness is too. As is kindness. You can even gain or lose weight because of a change in someone 3 contacts away.
The power of counting kindness
Seventy one female students were once asked to count how often they were kind. Now,…
Meditation
The first time I tried meditation was after reading James Redfield’s novel, ‘The Celestine Prophecy’….