Sometimes I just want to stay home on the couch, or go back to bed. I feel like everything is gray. Here are some of the best ways to feel better fast.
Tag: mental health
Fighting the blues
The way to happiness: who’s right?
There’s a lot of conflicting advice out there about how to be happy. What should you think in order to be happy?
How unhappiness works–and how to beat it
Pop quiz: only one question and it’s multiple choice. What would make me happy? a) winning the lottery b) my loved ones truly appreciating me c) a lifetime supply of chocolate d) my neocortex Happiness, and unhappiness, are actually pretty simple, but they’re not caused by circumstances like most people […]
Get rid of clutter, lose weight, improve relationships: Surprising lessons from car manufacturing
What does car manufacturing have to do with relationships? Perspective. If you feel a need to control every step to make everything go right, that’s a hindrance to life, peace, and, surprisingly, manufacturing. Needing to control also causes the need to hoard. If you need parts for your assembly line […]
The Happy Halloween Guide to having a sane Christmas
They’re at it already: it’s Halloween, sunny and 75 where I am, and this morning my newspaper was full of Christmas ads. I’m all in favor of the spirit of Christmas. Peace on earth, goodwill to man—bring it on, the more the better! But we all know that’s not the […]