Category: Happiness

Gift of listening

December 19, 2006 | No comments yet

From “The Gift of Listening,” by Anne Murchison: A good listener listens with spiritual ears open, hearing and understanding the spirit beneath the words. A good listener listens with the heart and mind still and the mouth shut. A good

Complaint or praise?

December 14, 2006 | 2 comments

  A young man decided to become a monk in a religious order that allowed monks to speak only two words every two years. After his first two years of training, the young monk was invited by his superior to

Benefits of kindness

December 13, 2006 | 1 comment

  I have wept in the night For the shortness of sight That to somebody’s need made me blind; But I never have yet Felt a tinge of regret For being a little too kind. ~ Anonymous, quoted by Richard

Anonymous giving

December 10, 2006 | 5 comments

While paying bills last night, I made a couple of charitable donations to local missions and food banks that feed the homeless and care for the less fortunate. As I wrote the checks, I felt great joy well within for

Rules for happiness

December 7, 2006 | 6 comments

The below adages appear in several places on the Internet. Five Simple Rules to be Happy Free your heart from hatred. Free your mind from worries. Live simply. Give more. Expect less.   ********** No one can go back and