I’ve been writing, recently, about the theme of gratitude as a key to happiness. Not only research but personal experience attest to its value and transforming power. And best of all, it is available to all of us in abundance. All we need to do is train our minds to see the goodness of life. Here […]

We live, primarily, from one of two attitudes Scarcity and Abundance. Scarcity is a perspective of fear and lack. I look at life and see what is missing instead of what is available. My income, work, family, achievements are never enough. Something is always missing. Abundance is the perspective of love and gratitude. I see […]

In my studies of gratitude, I came across this beautiful story told by Maureen Deuterma.. It offers a perspective which I want to share with you. An Email from a Friend I received an email from a friend of mine today sharing the good news that he had been promoted to vice president in a […]

A Memorable Experience I vividly recall an experience when I lived in Cochabamba, Bolivia (many years ago). My traveling companion and I met a man on a bus who invited us to come to visit his family. We immediately changed our plans and accompanied him to his home. We arrived at a small, adobe-like, two-roomed […]

If we make externals (money, status, power, popularity) our primary measures of happiness we find ourselves in a world in which we’re never satisfied. No matter how much we have, achieve, or accomplish we sense that something is missing. We are living from a scarcity mentality, always comparing our lot in life to others and forever aware of what we lack rather than appreciating the blessings and goodness of life.

I wrote about Eduardo in my last newsletter, an example of a man who lives a simple life and yet comes from total gratitude and goodwill. I cannot be in Eduardo’s presence without feeling blessed. What is it about him? He certainly has problems. He’s told me about them. In fact, I feel fortunate that […]