Ambition is good. The desire to improve and grow is perhaps the fundamental reason for being. But unchecked ambition, ambition without a why or end is sure to end in unhappiness. For someone always wanting more there is never enough.
Category Archives: Gratitude
One Year of Happy Together
This post is written in gratitude for those whom have supported Happy Together over the past year since our inception.
Here we highlight some of the most critical concepts discussed thus far.
Take Control
When creating happiness, we must remember that circumstances often lie out of our control, but that true happiness is found in our attitude, perspective, and behavior.
Pillars of Happiness: Gratitude
I recently introduced the first in my series of posts on what I am calling Pillars of Happiness. Each pillar represents a concept fundamental to the realization, experience, or attainment of happiness. The intent is to introduce a new pillar every week or so, but this depends largely on my ability to properly articulate myContinue reading “Pillars of Happiness: Gratitude”
Learning Happiness from our Pets
“Always hold fast to the present. Every situation, indeed every moment, is of infinite value, for it is the representative of a whole eternity.” — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Yesterday I was reminded, not for the first time, that we have much to learn on the subject of happiness from our pets. My pet experienceContinue reading “Learning Happiness from our Pets”