I have every reason to be content. I live in one of the most affluent and privileged cultures in the history of civilization. I enjoy the freedom to learn… Go to the source: The Key to Contentment: Thankfulness | Inspire Me Today®

As humans, we’re wired to connect. But from time to time, it’s also essential for us to spend time alone, as it keeps us intact and in touch with ourselves.

Source: Loving Solitude: Why Quality Time Alone Is Essential to Your Well-Being – Goalcast

The role of inhibition in language, thought, and emotion.

Source: How Speaking a Second Language Affects the Way You Think | Psychology Today

We talk with Scott Stabile about how being mindful of love, forgiveness and empathy can transform your life and the lives of others.
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Source: 194:Scott Stabile Mindfulness, Love, and Forgiveness – The One You Feed

My friend David Kanigan shares this:

IMAGINE IF there were a law decreeing that every citizen had to carry a tracking device and check it five times an hour. This device was to be kept at hand at all times. The law also decreed that you needed to place this device on your bedside table at night, so that it was […]

via But I’m starting to believe that this is all madness and that we’re already in way over our heads — Live & Learn

“All things involve suffering. He who realizes this is freed from suffering. This is the Path.” — The Dhammapada (278). If, as the Buddhist text claims, “all things involve suffering,” then life merely involves choosing between this or that suffering. And, this does not seem much of a choice, perhaps especially for those who are […]

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Spend your time wisely. Source: Confessions Of A Self-Help Enthusiast: 10 Practices That Actually Changed My Life – mindbodygreen

What is trust? Really. Not just a definition or concept but the lived experience. I wonder how you might answer that question at a deep level? This February, we are launching the first pilot program called Touchstone: Trusted Leaders. Trusted Spaces. Offered in the Midwest, it will  Continue Reading: Touchstone: A New Courage & Renewal Initiative for Business Executives • Center for Courage & RenewalCenter for Courage & Renewal

Time for a phone detox…

Source: Moment data shows that your apps are making you unhappy — Quartz

What does it mean to stand in the “tragic gap,” the gap between the difficult realities of life and the knowledge of what is possible? In this podcast, Parker Palmer speaks about the tragic gap, and about the importance of having a capacity to stand in it, especially for those who want to help make this a better world.

Source: Podcasts • Center for Courage & RenewalCenter for Courage & Renewal

But how do you know if it’s time to let go?

Source: Toxic Relationships? You Deserve Better! | Psychology Today

Lately, I’ve been getting this question about journaling from people everywhere I go. They want to know why write in a journal when you are basically documenting your life online through social media any way. These people think that the notion of writing with pen and paper is outdated and antiquated. They could not be more wrong.

Source: Is Social Media and Keeping a Journal the same thing?

Everyone and their cats are looking for happiness. The adorable infographic below shows how people around the world are finding… or making… their own…

Source: How People Around the World Find Happiness (Infographic) | Self Help Daily

New study, over one-quarter of adults say online comments ruined their day.

Source: How Internet Postings Are Emotionally Affecting Your Day | Psychology Today

Time to take that fall hike to the next level…

Source: Fall Foliage Guide 2017 – mindbodygreen