About a year ago, I started ordering breakfast every Tuesday morning at about the same time, by calling in an order to a local breakfast place. And by the time I got there, it was ready to pick up. A few months ago, the owner realized that I was ordering the same thing every time […]
benefits, habits, routine, routines
It is awesome in life to have someone we can share our secrets with, to tell both the good and the bad that is on our mind, knowing that they will not reveal that. In a study that was reported in a recent issue of the Wall Street Journal, the researchers in this experimental condition […]
Friend, secret, secrets, share, telling
One of the keys to happiness is showing gratitude for the good things in our lives, and one of the most effective exercises for doing that is called “Three Good Things”. There’s been a lot of research about this particular exercise that has shown that it reduces stress, increases resilience, improves work-life balance, and has […]
good, good things, gratitude, thankful
One of my college roommates used to buy an Entenmann’s fudge iced cake every Monday at the store, and then he would have a slice of it every night, and he would carefully cut and portion this out so that they lasted a whole week. And then the next Monday, he’d buy another one. Aside […]
cake, slice, sweet, sweeter
In season six of Seinfeld, in an episode entitled “The Understudy”, Elaine is very upset and distraught walking down the sidewalk at night. It’s pouring rain, she doesn’t have an umbrella and in that stage, she accidentally bumps into a man walking in the other direction, and she quickly apologizes and says, “I don’t even […]
destination, go, travel
In a recent issue of Psychology Today, there’s an article that lists ten hidden superpowers that we all possess, things that we are capable of if we pay attention to them. And one of those things is satisfaction. Although we tend to think that a superpower is drive and never being satisfied, and I’m one […]
satisfaction, satisfy, superpower
I saw a cartoon recently of a man talking to what looked like a twin, a mirror image of that same man, except the mirror image was all charred and smokey. It was actually smoke coming off the top of the charred image’s head, and that second image said, “I’m from the future, you left […]
future, self, talking
I keep a few gift cards in my coat pocket and throughout the week, if somebody does something I truly appreciate, or if they seem to be having a bad day, I might give them a gift card. Recently, I was at the supermarket in the self-checkout area and the person at the register next […]
blueberries, drop, dropped, fruit, gift cards
I read an article recently that had a list of signs that it might be time to leave your job. Among the more compelling things on that list, were feeling like you’ve achieved everything you want to achieve in that role. Second, that you are feeling like you want to avoid the job entirely. And […]
job, leaving, quit, quitting
Mark Twain said there are two kinds of people in the world. One kind separates people into two kinds of people, and the other kind doesn’t. I suppose I’m the kind that separates people into two kinds of people, and in the animal world, I see that as the difference between the kinds of people […]
cat, dog, mark twain