Happiness

              A couple of weeks ago I was walking through NYC on my way to the bus station.  I was walking through times square and I thought I felt someone tap my shoulder.  Given the crowds of times square it’s not uncommon to bump into people, so I kept on with my race to make my bus without … [Read more...] about Live a Good Honest Life

              When I was a kid my grandparents and aunt owned a house together in Vermont.  It was in a rural setting about 30 minutes from Stowe.  In the winter, it was a house out of the movies.  Surrounded by towering pine trees that had branches heavy with snow.  The house had vertical rough-cut pine boards for siding discolored with a slight greyish hue from age.  Animals … [Read more...] about Toasting Your Buns

              We all seek happiness.  It drives many of our decisions.  But how do we obtain happiness?  It’s not taught in schools and its rarely talked about.  Many of us go through life mistaken material objects for happiness such as nicer cars, bigger homes, or expensive clothes only to … [Read more...] about How to be Happy

What do you want out of life?  You might answer by saying that you want a good job, a nice house, and in general to be successful.  But those are things you want in life.  When you ask what you want out of life do you want material possessions, to reach predetermined goals, or the perceived happiness and tranquility that they will bring?  It’s important to … [Read more...] about How Stoicism Will Make You Rich

              After reading about Stoicism I decided to put one of its core principles, negative visualization, to the test.  The principle is that we can learn to appreciate what we have by imagining being without it.  Then we can begin to be truly grateful for what we have.  But how could I … [Read more...] about Twenty-Four hours of Silence