I’ve read several articles lately about designing happiness in life. I’m not a believer in the abject pursuit of happiness, feeling rather that happiness is a byproduct of a life lived well and right and within the definition of one’s own … Continue reading
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life is a journey…grow or slowly fade away
As you can imagine I read a lot in order to write. Well let me tell you, this is nothing compared to the amount that Maria Popova reads, reflects and reproduces on her amazing life journey and as the … Continue reading
where I live: part 2
As you know I’m a commercial designer, but every so often I get involved in a residential project. I’ve done a few kitchens over the course of the last couple of decades and always thought I enjoyed the end result … Continue reading
vacation in color
It’s April and school is still in, I’m a little frustrated with a project I’m working on, the weather is unreliable….time for a vacation. But time or not, there is no vacation in my near future, so I’m creating palette … Continue reading
say thank you
Apparently John Lennon wrote thank you notes. Jimmy Fallon is also a fan of thank you notes. And I want to thank Jimmy Fallon for bringing his version of gratitude into the limelight. They elicit a type of joy that … Continue reading
seven generations
“In every deliberation, we must consider the impact on the seventh generation… even if it requires having skin as thick as the bark of a pine.” ~Great Law of the Iroquois Earth Day is April 22. I’d like to respectfully … Continue reading
happiness creates success
This morning I needed a happiness shot. Not for any particular reason, but I just did and I got it from Shawn Achor, a psychologist and the founder and CEO of Good Think, Inc. He gave a TED talk a few years … Continue reading
happy, successful and maybe even wealthy
I think that most of us want to be happy and successful (whatever our version of success is), and some of us aspire to wealth as well. So the lists I’ve posted over the last few days share the wisdom … Continue reading
7 habits of successful people
Before I could begin the search for a list of habits of successful people, I had to define for myself what success is. My definition of success, at least for this purpose, is from the free online dictionary: the achievement … Continue reading
10 habits of rich people
I’m not entirely sure how I feel about this. Actually I am….I feel kind of creepy. My parents were both depression era babies so I grew up in a home that was very thrifty, where happiness was based on things … Continue reading