JOY SEEKING

I used to be a full-on pessimist. If something could go wrong, I'd expect it to go wrong and usually it would. Not surprising, [...]

Boredom is underrated. I didn't feel that way the day our holiday visitors left and I was struggling to occupy myself. Just a few [...]

You're searching for joy but can't seem to find it. I get it. I spent years looking for joy. Unfortunately, I was searching in [...]

I was listening to one of my favourite podcasts this morning: The Minimalists. They were talking about excess. It's something I've been thinking about [...]

For North Americans, the Thanksgiving holiday is just a few days or weeks away depending on which side of the border you call home. Whether [...]

Have you heard of Darren Hardy? I hadn't until someone recommended that I read his book, The Compound Effect. The cover looks all business [...]

So you want more joy. I hear you. Who doesn't? The thing is, though, we can sometimes get so wrapped up trying to find [...]

People say life is short. I disagree. While many lives are indeed cut short, life is long -- an average of 80 years long. That's [...]

Perfectionist. It's a label I've never applied to myself. I've seen it in others, though. Take my daughter, for example. When she was little, [...]

It's Friday and this morning I awoke in great spirits. I took the dog and this great mood of mine down to the beach [...]