“…What the brain expects to happen in the near future affects its physiological state.” ~Evolutionary biologist Robert Trivers I’m reading a wonderful book called Mind Over Medicine by Lissa Rankin MD that tells the story of a..

I have mentioned already that I’ve been taking a Positive Psychology course  at Udemy.com (which I highly recommend). On re-listening today I picked up something I missed on the first listen. The instructor is talking about the..

Do you enjoy riddles? See if you can guess what this is: It makes you feel better than the mood-elevating act of eating chocolate makes you feel. It make you feel better than you’d feel if you..

“Today I shall judge nothing that occurs. Non-judgement creates silence in your mind.” The Course In Miracles I’ve been listening to Deepak Chopra read his book, The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success, on YouTube, and I decided..

The Internet, with the many social media networks, is a magical place. We can edit what we share before sharing it. We can take time to think before responding to comments and we can manage to never..

I’ve found him! I’ve found the Guru on the mountaintop; Dr. Ed Diener who is considered the world authority on human happiness! Dr. Diener is a psychologist and author who has been studying happiness for over twenty-five..

“Miracles happen, not in opposition to nature, but in opposition to what we know of nature.” – St. Augustine I was reading a wonderful article the other day (from which I copied this quote) that got me..

Do you meditate regularly? I’d been wanting to develop a meditation practice for some time. Then I learned something in my positive psychology course at udemy.com that inspired me to take action; when you want to create a..

Recently I was on Facebook and saw the profile of a cousin who lives far away who I haven’t seen since I was twelve years old. I “Friended” her and then sent her a message. What followed..