New Happy
Thoughts on Happiness
New Happy
Taken together, Jung’s ideas about happiness and his five pillars of well-being stand up solidly to modern research findings. I propose this practical seven-point summary:
... See more1. Do not fall prey to seeking pure happiness. Instead, seek lifelong progress toward happierness.
2. Manage as best you can the main sources of misery in your life by attending to
Here is a blessing I wrote for a friend who had lost 100 lbs and was struggling with the change:
A blessing for a friend to offer her body
For the ways you have carried me through every day since I was born, I offer my gratitude.
For the pleasure you have given me, I praise you.
For the pain you have endured for me, I respect you.
For the protection you
... See moreThe true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit.
— Nelson Henderson in Songs of Joy by Joan Chittister
Everything That Turned Out Well in My Life Followed the Same Design Process
Henrik Karlssonhenrikkarlsson.xyz
This quote from Tony Hsieh contains so much truth: “Happiness is really just about four things: perceived control, perceived progress, connectedness (number and depth of your relationships), and vision/meaning (being part of something bigger than yourself).”
Esther Crawfordx.com“Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything—all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure—these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to d
... See moreIf we all carry a little of the burden, it will be lightened. If we share in the suffering of the world, then some will not have to endure so heavy an affliction. It evens out.
— Dorothy Day in Dorothy Day: Selected Writings by Robert Ellsberg, Dorothy Day