A Practical Guide to the Pursuit of Happiness
Spirituality Category
G. K. Chesterton, the famous Catholic journalist once wrote:
‘There are two ways to get enough: one is to continue to accumulate more and more. The other is to desire less.’
This strikes me as incredibly profound.
How much misery enters our lives through the desire for things - or circumstances - that we don’t have. Even if [...]
Over at my anabaptist spirituality blog, Leaving Münster, I wrote a birthday reflection on what lessons I encountered last year. It was an act of self-discipline, as much as anything, because I tend to get fairly melancholy around my birthday. So, I thought it would do me be good to intentionally - and publicly - [...]
The happiest man in the world reveals his ‘trick’
By: graham on: Jul 14,2007 In: Happiness, Leisure, Relaxation, SpiritualityA French Buddhist monk is, according to Scientists, the world’s happiest man. And the good news is that he is sharing his secrets to make the world a happier place.
The trick, he reckons, is to put some effort into it. In essence, happiness is a “skill” to be learned.
Matthieu Ricard, 60, abandoned his [...]
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Think Happy! is a practical guide to the discovery of good mental health, happiness and wholeness.
From sharing handy memory aids, to pointing to ways to overcome anxiety, we aim is to record our own journey into mental wholeness - including both successes and failures.
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