Three Things
A few things I enjoyed recently.
Author: A Friend
School
Though it’s a hard time of year for me, it wasn’t always! I love back-to-school season (in theory, at this point). Which maybe makes my next thought seem a bit ironic:
The Zone of Sadness and Anxiety
It’s two months to Rosh Hashanah and this is the time of year that I find most challenging. It’s when I start to look at what has (and hasn’t) transpired this year, when I start to feel a creeping desperation for something to change soon because I can’t face another Rosh Hashanah like this. When I start worrying about where …
Three Things
A few more things:
On Pursuing a Dream Deferred
Just a few beautiful words:
Expecto Patronum
Dr. Barbara Frederickson studies the science of positive emotions. As we know, experiencing positive emotions is one aspect of flourishing and wellbeing. She identifies the “big ten” positive emotions:
The Flower Is You
A friend had the most beautiful interpretation of The Empty Pot by Demi, a picture book I mentioned previously.
Three Things on Thursday
A few things:
A Million Dreams (Or Just A Hundred)
Here is my list of 100 dreams. There is no way this could comprehensively cover everything I want to do in my life because I always come up with more ideas, but this is the list at the moment. Some items are specific and detailed, others are more general because I’m simply thinking in that direction (i.e. “Visit Japan”). And …
Understanding Gut Feelings
Recently, I read a fascinating article by Arthur C. Brooks in The Atlantic