Yesterday was the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere and the summer heat has begun in Santa Fe, NM. Today I am flying to southern Italy to participate in an incredible artist residency called The Sacred Stones of Salento. I will be on the coast of the Ionian Sea, and I will be creating environmental and land-based installations relating to seasons, myths and archetypes. The following blog post is taken from an audio presentation I made as part of my yearlong course called Awakening Your Creative Soul. I have updated it and added some new information for you.   I recently had someone [...]

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 [...]