A happy secret worth sharing
Published Feb. 1, 2012
This TEDxBloomington post from Shawn Achor is worth a watch. His tips on happiness and appreciation are simple and easy to implement.
Published Feb. 1, 2012
This TEDxBloomington post from Shawn Achor is worth a watch. His tips on happiness and appreciation are simple and easy to implement.
Published Sept. 23, 2011
The film "Happy," directed by Academy Award nominated director Roko Belic, screens four times at the Milwaukee Film Festival. I really enjoyed it, and asked an expert about it and happiness, in general.
Published Dec. 31, 2010
It's a good time to think about all the tips, advice and insight that I've accumulated through the years. I've crystalized many of them into 12 random tips/lessons learned.
Published March 1, 2002
Writer/director Todd Solondz is responsible for two of the best films of the '90s, "Welcome to the Dollhouse" and "Happiness." His latest, "Storytelling," is a major letdown.
Monday April 8th, 2013 - Fox Lake, IL I had a stunning revelation today. It was another busy day of running around all over the place, but right in the middle of it all it hit me that I have achieved and attained the Holy Grail that very few ever come close to – happiness. I...
I met a guy named Alan last night. We were in the men’s room at the time. And before you get any weird ideas, Alan was the Men’s Room Attendant. I didn’t think they had Men’s Room Attendants anymore....
Monday August 16th, 2010 - Lake Villa, IL I didn’t do much of anything today, and I loved every minute of it. I had planned to find my tax records if nothing else, and I still haven’t. I looked in a couple of places I possibly could have placed them, but they weren’t...
Spring cleaning in fall anyone? I'm in the mood. Clothes to Salvation Army, furniture on Craigslist and Facebook, magazines recycled, keepsakes packed away in rubbermade tubs (lord knows we get enough water in our basements around here). There's something completely fulfilling (...
The 40 Days and 40 Nights of 40: Day 5 I'm not expecting the "big day": to be any different than any other day with the exception of hooting and hollering about it for about five minutes. Birthdays are like watching your car's odometer approach (in this case) 40,000 miles. It'...