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Awakenings

• A New Awakening

One of the best things I have done for myself lately was to read A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose by Eckhart Tolle, and to watch interviews with him on Oprah’s web site. Although some questioned whether Elkhart’s teachings conflicted with Christianity, I did not find that to be the case for me, personally. [Read more →]

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Bits and Pieces

• Giving

Giving is the title of Bill Clinton’s book, which I have not yet read.  But I agree that giving can be a great healer during times of stress. . . .   I mentioned somewhere on this site the wonderful homecoming I had when I returned from a trip to find my entry loaded with gifts, carefully and artfully placed, by my neighbors.  And I recall one Christmas when a friend, who was having a particularly hard time, found anonymous gifts on her front porch on each of the mornings of the Twelve Days of Christmas.  She later found out it was a family who ‘adopted’ someone each Christmas for a similar bevy of anonymous gifts.  How wonderful!  And I recently read that Tony Bennett opened his door to a choir of singers, engineered by a musical friend.  It was his first Christmas alone and his friend knew it.

Our nation is in chaos, but if we all step up and begin giving rather than taking, we will be a better nation and better people for it. . .

• What do you Know for Sure?
• Inspirations
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Happiness

• Happiness. Here’s to Yours!

The science…that could keep you smiling.

• The Happiness Formula – BBC’s comprehensive look at the science of happiness.
• Authentic Happiness – Comprehensive research & questionnaires on happiness.
• Dan Gilbert – Do people & experiences make you happiest?
• The Happiness Diet – Could 8 min. a day make you happier?
• Money & Happiness – What to watch out for.
• Science of Happiness – Time magazine cover story (PDF).

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