I have fond memories of video games. My first experience with them was when my uncle handed down his Atari 2600 when I must have been about 5 years old. I played those simple games on another hand-me-down, a 12” black and white TV. Do you think that mattered to me? Nope, I was having …
Recently, I wrote about how happiness is a lack of want. I even came up with a really good quote for myself “You will not find lasting happiness by having more and more, but by wanting less and less.” This is something that I feel warrants further discussion. I have researched and found that peak happiness …
I’ve been reading Brent Kessel’s book “It’s Not About the Money” and have found it to have some great information about money and how people approach it. One of the biggest epiphanies that I learned by reading this book is about wanting. Why people want this or that and how it relates to their happiness. We all …
The Game of Blames Maybe you’ve heard of it? No, I’m not talking about the little heard Kanye West song. I’m talking about blaming other people for something going wrong in your life. I’m sure we have all done this before, myself included. It is something that I have been working on not doing for …
Aristotle is quoted as saying “We are what we repeatedly do.” I agree with this quote. The thing about the people in this world is that they repeatedly do things that do not bring them closer to what they really want in life. They get up, go to work (or not), buy something, eat, watch TV, …
Appreciation is underappreciated, isn’t that ironic? How often do we focus on what we have to be thankful for? When I say this, I mean every little thing. (I’m a big fan of the small things in life.) Do you appreciate your home, family, friends, car, clothes, food, job, health, experiences, intelligence, relationships, and the …
Problems are just a part of life. There is nothing you can do to never have a problem ever again. In fact, I believe that true happiness can only happen if you HAVE the occasional problem. As Agent Smith told Neo in the Matrix “Did you know that the first Matrix was designed to be …
Have you noticed that people seem more divided in beliefs than ever before? Every day it seems that there is some new quest to have some professor fired for having beliefs different than the majority. Heck, it has spilled over into the entertainment field. I came across this exchange posted on Imgur and it just …
The Little Things In Life I’m a firm believer that it’s the small things in life that lead you to where you are now and where you are going to be in the future. Not those “life-changing” events. Nope, just the long chain of small things that you choose to do every day. Notice that …
Chores And Keeping Score Is A Recipe For Resentment Thursday is the day the truck comes around and picks up the trash and recycling. Well, two trucks as one does the trash and one picks up the recycling. If I can, I like to get it out and to the curb on Wednesday evening. As …
Doubling Dollars