Does it sound like a line from some slick advertising, how to double your happiness in three easy moves? Those advertisers know that successful ads are based on desires but I am not trying to sell you anything...just alter your perspective a little. You know I love to reuse and use up everything; nothing goes to waste. So why not double up on happiness.   Everyone has a different “set point” for happiness just like we have different internal temperature settings, so don’t compare your thermostat to someone else’s. That is actually one of the happiness tips. These set points can also change [...]

I was visiting with a friend the other day and she was saying how she felt creatively blocked. The past 18 months have taken a toll on us all and even though I keep creating consistently, I can feel a certain urgency to it...like "I must do it, or I don’t exist". The uncertainty of the world is pressing on us and everything we thought we knew is shifting. What happens when your life is suddenly upended? Where does your identity exist? Where does inspiration come from?   I like to reinvent myself every decade and I am currently in the middle of [...]