Just for now
‘Just for Now, without asking how, let yourself sink into stillness.’
Contentment
Although we all strive for happiness, I often find contentment a more useful concept to think about. It is more stable than happiness, less dependent on external triggers.
Online mindfulness
I remember at Uni learning about an experiment by B.F. Skinner where two groups of pigeons had been taught to obtain food rewards by pecking at a button. One group received the reward in a predictable manner – for example, after a certain number of pecks, the food reward would reliably appear. The other group […]
Contentment
‘Knowledge is full of labour, but love is full of rest.’ From The Cloud of Unknowing Imagine writing a song for every emotion you experience during the day. How many different songs would you need to compose? Would it be the same song repeated on an endless loop, or would you be flitting from […]
Happiness
‘Some cause happiness wherever they go, others whenever they go.’ Oscar Wilde It is typical of Oscar Wilde that, in his witty way, he touches on a rather painful truth. There are people who simply don’t seem to have the knack of making others happy, of being pleasant company. Other people are so open-hearted […]