Happiness

In the pursuit of happiness, it makes sense to start with 10 essential steps to be happier now. If even one of these steps is out of whack, peak happiness may elude you. Once you’ve got the...

Is your happiness connected to whether you got a good night's sleep? You bet! If you are feeling a bit lethargic or sluggish and not particularly happy, the first thing to consider is your sleep...

The end of February is the danger zone for our New Year’s resolutions and goals. Statistically, most people give up at this point. Gyms bank on this phenomenon because they can’t physically...

What is the one radical change or big thing that you could make or do this year that would dramatically change your life?  There are countless things that you could conceivably do. Here is a list to...

Every year I love using the quiet time after the hustle and bustle of Christmas and before the New Year to figure out my next big goal. While you are contemplating your past year’s accomplishments...

With the New Year around the corner, I thought I'd share my tips on goal setting. Towards the end of each year, I love to curl up by the fire with a notebook and day dream about how to make the next...

On New Year’s Eve at a dinner party, I drew the challenge to swim around Burgh Island and to say Fandabidozi when asked “How are you?” What I thought was a lark ended up spurring me into action and...

It is all too easy to get caught up in the whirlwind of the holiday season and go shopping for gifts, leaving you with a big credit card bill in January. Instead, what if, this year, you had the...

When I lived in New York City, every Friday after work I’d go to the late great Raja Shaheen—I do miss her so much—for a completely relaxing head-to-toe massage. Absolutely blissful! This erased the...

Over the last few years, I have shifted my gift-giving and personal consumption towards sustainable gifts. And it’s that time of year again! The holidays are just around the corner. With the ongoing...

Do you maximize or satisfice? My husband says that no matter what we do, I’m never satisfied. Actually, I’m very content with the lovely life we’ve created. At the same time, I’m always looking for...

If someone asks you how you are and you answer, “Busy” instead of “Fine” then you are too busy! This calls for immediate intervention. Inevitably, we all have busy times in our lives when we are...