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Category Archives: Happiness
Jazz Guitarist Bill Frisell on How Complexity is Trumped By What You Bring
“I used to equate complexity with better music. How could you say that Segovia is more advanced than Robert Johnson or Jimi Hendrix or Wes Montgomery? … for me there’s no higher or lower… it just depends what you can bring to it or what your imagination can come up with.” - Bill Frisell (From [...]
Also posted in Music, Passion, Play, Positive Psychology, Strengths Comments closed
Moving Forward – Start With Sweetness, Dessert First!
Doctors were tested in their effectiveness to diagnose and treat patients. They were divided into those that were first given candy, those that read aloud humanistic statements about medicine, and those who had neither. (Humanistic means a philosophy asserting human dignity and man’s capacity for fulfillment through reason and scientific method.) Which group of doctors [...]
Also posted in Positive Psychology Comments closed
Moving Forward and Waking Up – More Happiness and More Unhappiness?
“Beyond living and dreaming there is something more important: Waking up.” -Antonio Machado When we focus on what we desire, we often first get the exact opposite. I’m thinking of those angry looking guardians at the gate of a temple. You have to pass through them first. When people focus on increasing their happiness, they [...]
Also posted in Pocket Poems Tagged Antonio Machado, Auguries of Innocence, Machado quote, moving forward, Socrates, waking up, William Blake Comments closed
Moving Forward – Planting Garlic
In the dead of winter, in the long darkness, we move forward. It’s not helpful to look for fruition from our efforts – they will come in time. I’m thinking of Laura planting garlic on December 20, just a little while ago. The ground still hadn’t frozen, so planting garlic was still an option. (For [...]
Also posted in Passion, Persistence, Positive Psychology Tagged dark inscrutable workmanship, moving forward, Wordsworth Comments closed
Are You Late for a Very Important Date?
“Oh my ears and whiskers, how late it’s getting!” -White Rabbit in Alice in Wonderland More famously, this quote from Lewis Carroll is known as how the quote was adapted in the Disney film: “I’m late, I’m late, I’m late, for a very important date!” The White Rabbit is a bit of Eeyore character. And [...]
Also posted in Play, Positive Psychology Tagged Alice in Wonderland, Disney, Eeyore, I'm late, Lewis Carroll, moving forward, White Rabbit Comments closed
Play First – Is Today Timeless or Is There Not Enough Time?
I’ve been mulling what helps and what hinders play. I’ve noticed how differently time can be experienced. If there is a sense of timelessness – no looming deadlines, no stressed people clamoring for product from you – it’s much easier to play the work. And conversely, if we feel like galley slaves – someone else [...]
Also posted in Persistence, Play, Positive Psychology Tagged change for good, Happiness, Persistence, play first, timelessness Comments closed
Being Moved Forward vs. Being Moved Around
Let’s continue with the analogy of the captain (moving forward) and the galley slave (being moved around) from the previous post. There’s a third distinction that is helpful to make. The captain doesn’t actually move the boat forward. The captain just aims the boat. When sails are up, the wind is actually moving the boat [...]
Also posted in Positive Psychology, Purpose Tagged being moved around, being moved forward, moving forward, Wordsworth, Wordsworth quote Comments closed
Moving Forward vs. Being Moved Around
We either see ourselves as the captain of our life or as the galley slave. “Life” might be a strong term. Look at the smaller units that make up a life – a day, an hour, a week, a month, a year. We’re at the tiller, moving the ship forward in the direction we’ve chosen. [...]
Also posted in Positive Psychology Tagged At Your Best, being moved around, change for good, change management, change management training, Change Quest, moving forward Comments closed
Moving Forward – Contact First (Puffer)
Every morning when our cat Puffer gets up, the first thing he wants is food. After that he’s ready to settle down into sleeping away the morning – such is a cat’s life. Puffer seeks me out in the living room and wants to climb on my lap. He doesn’t care if I’m doing yoga, [...]
Also posted in Play, Positive Psychology Tagged contact first, just being alive it can really hurt, kate bush, moving forward Comments closed
Jazz Guitarist Bill Frisell on Your Unique Voice