Category: happiness

  • Make Good Art | Neil Gaiman | Commencement Speech

    This commencement speech is mandatory listening for anyone who hopes to be creatively successful. This is, quite possibly, the best commencement speech you will ever hear.

  • The Dalai Lama’s Instructions For Life

    Here are 20 Instructions For Life by The Dalai Lama. I absolutely love this list. If everyone would live by these simply substantial words of wisdom, the world would be a much more beautiful place.

  • 3 Stages of Excitement

    The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain. Is not the cup that holds your wine the very cup that was burned in the potter’s oven? And is not the lute that soothes your spirit, the very wood that was hollowed with knives?– Kahlil Gibran For me the cup…

  • Wisely Waiter on Toady Frogman and the Soup Fly

    Toady Frogman was a notorious lickspittle. Feety Footman’s boots were no match for Toady’s tenacious tongue. Footman promptly promoted Toady to Private Prince and treated him to an amphibious feast. As the wisely waiter set the salty soup upon the table he remarked, there’s a fly in your soup. To which Toady replied, an apple…

  • “Letting Go”: For The Intellectual

    The concept of “letting go” is a common theme among sentiments and advice when sincere life struggle with one’s purpose and future are causing them torment. Establishing and understanding the meaning behind this potentially, extremely valuable and timeless piece of wisdom, is powerful enough to change lives. Unfortunately, these words are irresponsibly tossed around. They…

  • 10 Sure Ways To Achieve Unhappiness

    Unfortunately and sadly, unhappiness seems far more widespread, accessible and achievable than it’s positive counterpart, happiness. We are told that happiness is a choice; that we have the power to simply make the choice to be happy and live a happy life. Why does this seem so difficult for most? Do you know how to…