New Year’s Eve and other expectations

January 1, 2018

The last day of 2017, I completed Charles Dickens’ quite lengthy “Great Expectations.” Reviewing the passages I highlighted, conveniently captured …

Defining happiness

November 25, 2017

Is happiness reaching the mountain peak or navigating the rocky road to get there? “Happiness is a Warm Puppy,” …

February 11, 2017

Originally posted on jml297:
In recent years there seems to have been a shift towards the power of gratitude in…

January 22, 2017

James Radcliffe has a theory about what is often referred to as the runner’s high: “that this waste product builds …

December 21, 2016

Money is a necessary evil and an evil it is. I am not referring to greed. Literary history and present-day …

January 2, 2015

Originally posted on My Good Time Stories:
Learn to look on the bright side of your life!!

June 4, 2014

Mr. Monk is one of my favorite TV shows. I am so captivated with the character that when I used to …