Why Your Best Purchase Is One You Can’t Return

Experiences don’t just bring joy—they shape identity and deepen connections. Science explains why what you buy can change how you feel about yourself and others.

The article “Why Your Best Purchase Is One You Can’t Return” discusses how experiences, rather than material possessions, significantly influence our sense of identity and interpersonal connections. It emphasizes that the joy derived from experiences adds meaning to our lives and fosters deeper relationships. The author highlights scientific explanations behind the emotional benefits of experiential spending, suggesting that such purchases can enhance our self-perception and strengthen our bonds with others, contrasting with the fleeting satisfaction provided by physical items.

Source: Why Your Best Purchase Is One You Can’t Return

April 14, 2025 0

This Is What a Digital Coup Looks Like

If this is the status quo, how then do we we who aspire to mindfulness respond?

April 13, 2025 0

Why People Believe Things They Know Aren’t True

Why we rewrite history, ignore facts, and build stories that protect how we feel right now, even when we know they aren’t true.

Source: Why People Believe Things They Know Aren’t True

April 8, 2025 0

The Silent Erosion of Our Critical Thinking Skills

Overreliance on artificial intelligence may diminish critical thinking skills.

Source: The Silent Erosion of Our Critical Thinking Skills

April 6, 2025 0

How to Stay Up in a Down World

Emotional and spiritual vibrations refer to the energetic frequencies emitted by our thoughts, emotions, and spiritual states.

Source: How to Stay Up in a Down World

April 5, 2025 0

How do you start your day?

Is Mel Robbins’ morning routine really the key to success? Discover why it might not work for everyone and how to create your own healthy start to your day.

Source: Think Twice About Adopting This Viral Morning Routine

March 28, 2025 0

Cognitive Biases and How They Lead to Bad Decisions

A cognitive bias is a mental shortcut intended to spare us time, effort, or discomfort, but at the cost of accuracy and reliability.

Source: Cognitive Biases and How They Lead to Bad Decisions

March 24, 2025 0

Becoming ‘Selfful’

Becoming selfful requires that we take excellent care of ourselves so that we can give our best in service to the world.

Source: Becoming Selfful – The Excelerated Life

March 17, 2025 0

News Got You Down? Try This

I read the news today, oh boy…
The Beatles

But seriously, how much bad news can we take? Source: News Got You Down? Try This

March 15, 2025 0

Why Life Feels Out of Control—And How to Take It Back

Life feels out of control, and your brain is struggling to keep up. Here’s why it’s happening—and the three shifts that can actually help.

Source: Why Life Feels Out of Control—And How to Take It Back

March 14, 2025 0

3 Positive Practices to Increase Your Well-Being

Want to increase your well-being? Engage in these three positive practices.

Source: 3 Positive Practices to Increase Your Well-Being

March 13, 2025 0

The Next Big Bang: Artificial Intelligence

AI isn’t conquering us—it’s seducing us. Not with force, but with ease. This is not our surrender, but our reckoning.

Source: The Next Big Bang: Artificial Intelligence

March 12, 2025 0

The purpose of meditation

Karl Duffy shares this thought…

Worried

March 9, 2025 0

The Ultimate German Philosophy for a Happier Life

Does your Weltanschauung need an upgrade? I’ve got you.

Source: The Ultimate German Philosophy for a Happier Life

March 9, 2025 0

Bernice King Shares Wise Advice For Navigating The Trump Era

My friend RJ shared this with me…

Bernice King is dedicated to the fight. In a recent Facebook post, she shared some very valuable advice as we try to navigate forward in the “45” era:

1. Don’t use his name; EVER (45 will do)
2. Remember this is a regime and he’s not acting alone;
3. Do not argue with those who support him–it doesn’t work;
4. Focus on his policies, not his orange-ness and mental state;
5. Keep your message positive; they want the country to be angry and fearful because this is the soil from which their darkest policies will grow;
6. No more helpless/hopeless talk;
7. Support artists and the arts;
8. Be careful not to spread fake news. Check it;
9. Take care of yourselves; and
10. Resist!

Source: Bernice King Shares Wise Advice For Navigating The Trump Era

March 1, 2025 0

So very zen…

Wisdom is all around us. Sometimes it appears in unexpected places like when the coach of the University of Notre Dame football team teaches the media about the first and second arrow…

First and second arrow?

“In life, we can’t always control the first arrow. However, the second arrow is our reaction to the first. The second arrow is optional.”
The Buddha

Zen master Freeman: Reload and Refocus!

September 28, 2024 0

Science and society…

September 15, 2024 0

Wisdom for Waking Up to Your World

“One of my favorite subjects of contemplation is this question: “Since death is certain, but the time of death is uncertain, what is the most important thing?” You know you will die, but you really don’t know how long you have to wake up from the cocoon of your habitual patterns. You don’t know how much time you have left to fulfill the potential of your precious human birth. Given this, what is the most important thing?

Every day of your life, every morning of your life, you could ask yourself, “As I go into this day, what is the most important thing? What is the best use of this day?” At my age, it’s kind of scary when I go to bed at night and I look back at the day, and it seems like it passed in the snap of a finger. That was a whole day? What did I do with it? Did I move any closer to being more compassionate, loving, and caring — to being fully awake? Is my mind more open? What did I actually do? I feel how little time there is and how important it is how we spend our time.” Source: Pema Chödrön’s Wisdom for Waking Up to Your World | Lion’s Roar