Today is my son’s first birthday. One year ago today, I first snuggled with him warm against my chest and basked in the expansiveness of birth and complete and total … Continue reading Motherhood as an Opportunity for Spiritual Growth
After one week of my Happiness Project, I was feeling dejected and discouraged. I had given myself what I thought were pretty simple resolutions. Breathe. Be Aware of Judgmental Thoughts. … Continue reading A New Focus for Week 2
Using the phone doesn’t seem to be improving the odds that I’ll record my emotions. Unless this is just an off day. I seem to have lost my gusto for … Continue reading Emotions Log: Update
I’ve been having some trouble getting myself to complete my emotions log. This doesn’t really surprise me. I’m not a fan of recognizing my emotions, much less recording them for … Continue reading Emotions Log: Getting to the Root of the Problem
In this moment, I’m rocking my baby. (There’s laundry to do. What should I wash next? Will the bed clothes all be dry, or will they need another round in … Continue reading In This Moment, I’m Rocking My Baby
While I consider this something of a mindfulness cliche (judgment), it’s still somewhat fortuitous (judgment) that our dishwasher was declared “not worth fixing” (judgment…oh, wait, that wasn’t my judgment) by … Continue reading Good News, Honey! We Need a New Dishwasher!
I didn’t realize just how many judgments I tune out on a daily basis. Now that I’m aware of them, there’s an awful lot of chatter in my brain. And … Continue reading Being Aware of my Judgmental Thoughts is Stupid
The big day is here! It’s time to start my Happiness Project in earnest. I’m going to post here the schedule of areas of focus for each month, but I’ll … Continue reading Happiness Project Kickoff: August is Mindfulness Month
I’ve been thinking a lot about the activities I find enjoyable as well as those that leave me feeling happy but aren’t necessarily enjoyable in the moment. Playing Bejeweled Blitz … Continue reading A Reading Resolution
The resolutions I’m coming up with are all actions. Some are mental actions and others are physical actions, but they’re all (if I’m doing it the way I intend) concrete, … Continue reading A Shift in Perception
Imperfect Happiness 