general habit. As I opened my eyes, I saw the most unusual thing -- this young man was preparing a bite from my plate. My plate! [Laughs]  Sensing my confusion, he offered a gentle explanation: “I grew up with the idea that if you want to be connected to something, you should make an offering to it. I wanted to be part of your prayer, so I thought, what better way than to share in your meal?” And with that, he extended that bite to me! Wow. Curious, I asked him what kind of work made him come alive. With a wisdom far beyond his years, he told me a story – story of a little sparrow. “The sparrow,” he began, “heard that the sky was falling, and whil... posted on Sep 17 2024 (3,773 reads)

they wanted to avoid. At this point, we might conclude that we should let go of our lofty goals to become happier. Maybe it is not in the cards for us and we should let go of the goal, and make do with whatever happiness scraps fall to us. But this conclusion does not accord with a large body of research that examines whether and how people can become happier. Take, for example, UC Riverside psychologist Sonya Lyubomirsky’s research, which has found that happiness interventions can work in helping people be happier, at least sometimes. Meaning, when people want to feel happier, they can get there. The mystery is further deepened in that Lyubomirsky and her colleagues found this ... posted on Oct 8 2024 (2,195 reads)