Happy Wisdom

Recently my family and I went to visit a place called Astoria, Oregon, and had a wonderful time. There was delightful breakfast place called Pigs 'n Pancakes. We stayed in the Astoria Riverside Inn, which was wonderful, with large rooms, game systems, and a wonderful view. Yet, most of all, we were surrounded by Lewis and Clark sites.  Are You Here?   If you're not aware, the Lewis and Clark expedition started in St. Louis in the early 1800s. Those two brave gentlemen and a party of more brave gentlemen and at least one woman, Sacagawea, made their trek all the way to the Pacific coast.  On their way out to the Pacific, however, they got stuck. They got stuck here: Now you have to understand, these guys were tough.  Stopping them wasn't easy.  Yet, so close to the ocean, they get stuck in this little outcropping.   Here's how he describes it: Rain soaked the expedition party that night, and it continued at intervals throughout the next day, November

How did I not know about this?   Happiness has an Official Day - and its today. So ...be happy !!!!  You can upload your happy self at these links below : https://www.globalhappyparty.com/ goo.gl/Sd06Ko Lots of happy people here!

Some some interesting points from TIME Magazine. They have had some very good articles lately http://time.com/3099180/ways-to-be-happier/ Unfortunately we all have a hereditary “happiness set point.” That means approximately 50% of our happiness is outside of our control. But that means 50% of  our level of happiness is totally within our control .

Since this is the official blog of LifeSparc, I've decided to start talking here about same.  These posts will be building an argument towards a new way of thinking about life and a process towards getting what you want, making sure you still want it, and what to do if you don't know what you want. These posts will be longer than the HappyWisdom fare, and will likely be edited after I post them as I form the work. Enjoy! Introduction  I will take this opportunity to make a grand generalization about human life in the 21 st century.  It is complex.   We all have an amazing litany of things that we have on our plates today, and almost to a fault people I talk to say they’re overwhelmed. This is true of people I know that have traditional notions of wealth, and of those that do not. It seems that no matter where you are on the income ladder, people strive for more. To have a better job, a better car or even a car that works. Maybe you have those things but you&#

First, I've been working on LifeSparcs.com . As you might know, LifeSparcs is the process of finding and achieving your goals without hating your life.  It has in the center of it a process framework that will help you get there.  But for now, what are the rules of LifeSparc? Four Rules of the LifeSPARC process -   Finding and Staying on the Happy Track You have to write your goals the actions that will embody your happy life track You have find things that renew you on your journey for sustained energy on your happy life track You have to get some advice to make sure that you're actually on your true happy life track.  You have to repeat the above steps weekly , reviewing and prioritizing while on your happy life track Note about the term happy life track.   This aligns with  HW#4 - Happiness is not a destination, nor is it really a pursuit, since pursuit infers you can catch it.  No, happiness is more subtle - you must be on the track of doing mean

HW Praxis #29 - Be thankful for birthdays despite your age, indeed because of it.  Many others have not lived to see your age.  Life is a gift and your birthday is your opportunity to be thankful for it. There have been a slew of birthdays in my family, including my own, and I've come to really view them in a different light.   Then I started to wonder which of my ages was the best, and sure, certain, that it wasn't the one I was having.  After all , we all wish we were younger, right? Well, apparently not.  According to this poll , fifty is the most popular age. According to a recent Harris interactive poll, the magic number is 50 ...Not surprisingly, younger people chose younger ages. Echo boomers, ages 18 to 36, thought the perfect age was 38. Gen Xers, ages 37 to 48, wanted to stay put at 49. Baby boomers, ages 49 to 67, thought 55 was pretty awesome. While mature adults, ages 68 and older, were happy to hold steady at 67. Fifty?  What is going on here?   As