I’ve found him! I’ve found the Guru on the mountain top; 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..

“…what you share with the world is what it keeps of you.” I was going down the aisle of the post office and a man was coming towards me up the narrow aisle. I moved my bags..

There are many who say we are too connected via our smart phones and social media sites. Months ago I was inclined to agree. Technology like smart phones, iPads, and iPods are like brand new toys so..

The blogosphere fills a need in our world today for connectedness and support that used to be supplied by our neighbourhoods in the past. Take a walk with me through my neighbourhood here in the blogosphere.

Today the label “community” is applied to any group of people who frequent the same place. That’s not necessarily a community – it’s often just a group of people who frequent the same place. Some of these groups..

I watched a great documentary program called Doc Zone recently, an episode called “The Age of Anxiety”. It was about the over-prescribing of drugs for what are now known as anxiety disorders. People interviewed said what we..

Who supports you no matter what’s going on in your life?  We need to know there is someone there to support us, to be there when things don’t go well.  Who’s got your back? I’m in a..

We hear a lot about community these days, but do we really know what “community” is and how community building happens? I thought I did until I read Scott Peck’s book, The Different Drum. In this wonderful work,..

  Sorry, we had to stop the Google+ Hangouts. But hang out with us on the Life for instance porch! Get into the discussion. We’d love to hear your thoughts and feelings about life. Hit the big..