“I would like a ring that will make a happy person sad… and a sad person happy,” said the King to his ministers. The ministers went about the land looking high and low, near and far, but they could find no one who knew of such a ring. The weeks turned to months. The months …Read More
Month: February 2023
Can you learn to be happy?
Arthur Brooks teaches a course on happiness at the Harvard Business School. He teaches how to be happy and how to make those around you happy. Why would happiness be important in business? “According to the best research available (which we will read in this class), to be a successful leader, you need to understand …Read More
What makes a good life? ~ Robert Waldinger
“What do you want to be when you grow up?” In my high school graduation book, I remember answering this question. With the whole world in front of me, heading off to college, trying to decide what I want to be when I grow up. Gathering advice from different people, reading widely, experiencing what high …Read More
How Do I Love Thee?
How Do I Love Thee? ~ by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806 – 1861) How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight For the ends of being and ideal grace. I love thee to the …Read More