Thousands of intelligent men and women – most of whom have real lives and careers – are spending hours rescuing lost calfs or planting tomatoes on fantasy farms on Zynga’s FarmVille. Why? And why have I become one of them? Speculation runs from evil plots (remember the Alex Baldwin commercials for Hulu.com?) through relaxation to [...]
Entries Tagged as 'happiness'
Out of the Shadows
January 10th, 2010 · No Comments · Reframing, World View, change
In the shadows has been a safe place to be for a long, long time. I was in second grade. My reading group, the Cardinals (best group), stood up to read. I was immersed in the story and by now was several pages ahead of the group, so, of course, I was not on the [...]
Tags:choices·happiness·Self-image
Facing Your Inner Demons
September 27th, 2009 · No Comments · Reframing, change
This caught my eye this morning: see more Lolcats and funny pictures How are your inner demons doing today? I’ve been busy grappling with mine over the past few months. It’s not easy, is it? I was thinking about Rick Carson’s Taming Your Gremlin this morning and have just taken it off the shelf to [...]
Changing Yourself – Oy Vey! It Hurts!
September 6th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Reframing, change
Things hurt this morning. I decided that I really needed to do something good for myself and get out there and walk. And things hurt this morning. Many things. There’s a cramp in my left calf that keeps coming back and is tender in between cramps. My back is not happy. My left shoulder and [...]
A Few Thoughts on Happiness
August 16th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Reframing, World View
I recently attended the first World Congress on Positive Psychology, so, of course, happiness is on my mind. I check the dictionary. The first definition, “the quality or state of being happy”, seems pretty lame to me. The second is a bit better. “Good fortune; pleasure; contentment; joy,” gives me something to think about. Are [...]
Life-Work Cafe is Back!
August 7th, 2009 · No Comments · Reframing, Workplace
Need a great place to stop by and chat about your career? Bring your own fresh-brewed and pull up a chair in the Life-Work Cafe every Monday night at 7:00 PM Eastern. This is a virtual Cafe for real-life discussions about work and about life. If you want some advice on finding your next job, [...]
Tags:career advice·career change·finding work·happiness·job jelp·life-work balance·work issues
How Is Your Day Going?
June 30th, 2009 · No Comments · Reframing, World View
Ambrose was having a bad day And he didn’t care who knew it. Picture by: Taronga Zoo. Caption by: scarlettsmomcat via Our LOL Builder http://icanhascheezburger.com/ How’s your day going? And what are you doing about it? Looks like Ambrose can get by with sulking, but perhaps this isn’t the most successful route for most of us. Positive [...]
Tired of Complaining? Try Reframing!
March 15th, 2009 · No Comments · Reframing, World View
It seems that more and more people are spending more and more time complaining. And yes, some things are not going all that well. But some things are pretty terrific. This clip was posted on YouTube recently and serves as a great reminder of taking a balanced viewpoint: Everything’s Amazing – Nobody’s Happy. You’ll have [...]
