We have the power to be happy despite the recession we’re in, regardless of our nation’s economic troubles. Who says? Daniel Gilbert, an expert on happiness, in this article.
Research shows that it is uncertainty and anxiety about the future, not loss of assets per se, is what brings human happiness down the most. So, if [...]
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Being Happy Despite The Recession
May 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · health & well being, lifestyle, money, work
Happiness = Quality of Life, Not Urban Growth
May 11th, 2009 · 3 Comments · community, lifestyle, sustainability
There are more things that make me see red than I usually admit to on this blogsite. I’m a WASP, trained to be self-controlled, not a ranter. And I won’t even complain about the malfunction — Wordpress? my own computer? — that lost my first posting of this on Saturday night.
Here is what makes me [...]
Tags: Bhutan·construction industry·developers·development·economics·happiness·Metro·Oregon·quality of life·urban growth
The 99th Day Of A Greenish President
April 29th, 2009 · 1 Comment · energy, politics, sustainability
Thankfully, President Obama is getting it. He may not exactly embrace a diamond-cut life (for instance, he keeps his thermostat up and drinks bottled water), yet that’s nothing in light of the bigger-picture changes he has been initiating at a lickety-split pace. The below, rounded up from Huffington Post, are in addition to Michelle Obama’s [...]
Tags: economics·environment·green-collar jobs·Obama·Van Jones
Wishes Aren’t Horses
February 17th, 2009 · 1 Comment · sustainability
When I was a girl growing up in Southern California, I was horse crazy, absolutely. I saved my allowance to go riding on Sunday afternoons after church. It cost $2.50/hour and of course we always asked for Dusty or Peanuts, the horses that would run. I wished to own a horse of my own, [...]
Tags: air conditioning·culture·development·economics·environment·global warming·Oregon·Stuck in Customs·Sun Belt
Feeling Good: Don’t Be Addicted
February 13th, 2009 · No Comments · lifestyle, simplicity
Vince Scordo of the interesting and highly practical blog scordo.com wrote a comment on yesterday’s post that struck a chord with me. He wrote: “I especially like your point about ‘life not feeling good all the time’; this is a very important point and an item many people struggle with at times”.
I’ve noticed that the [...]
Tags: culture·economics·happiness·life·New Age·New Thought·recession·thrift·Vince Scordo
