Here are some things that made me smile over the past couple of weeks: Many things in Portland, Oregon, including: the food carts, the great walking, the best farmer's market I have been to, and lots of time with wonderful family and friends. Getting to know my childhood pal's adorable…
I'm traveling this week, so here are some things that make me smile regularly: My kids. Kids in general. When I see signs of my kids growing up. When Marcie laughs at my quirky behavior. Beautiful photos my daughter Julie sends me that she takes with her iPhone. (See today's…
I'm traveling this week, so here are some additional things that made me smile over the past few weeks: The awesome narration by the tour guide on the architectural boat tour of Manhattan that we went on for a good cause. When I asked a friend if he has any…
Here are some of the things that made me smile this week: The picture frame that I saw at a café (see today’s featured image) around a thermostat, to match the décor of other art on the café’s walls. Listening to my son tell Marcie and me about his amazing…
I was pleased to recently have a piece I wrote published on the Pick the Brain web site. Pick the Brain publishes a lot of terrific articles and I highly recommend that you check it out. Here's an introduction to the piece I wrote, and a link to the full article…
Making these lists is great for me—it’s a proven happiness strategy to list positive things. What will make it great for you is if you do the same thing—whether privately, or publicly (posting comments here or on the Six Simple Rules Facebook page.) Here are some of the things that…
Making these lists is great for me—it’s a proven happiness strategy to list positive things. What will make it great for you is if you do the same thing—whether privately, or publicly (posting comments here or on the Six Simple Rules Facebook page.) After doing this for three weeks, a…
Making these lists is great for me—it’s a proven happiness strategy to list positive things. What will make it great for you is if you do the same thing—whether privately, or publicly (posting comments here or on the Six Simple Rules Facebook page.) After doing this for three weeks, a…
As I've been saying, making these lists is good for me—it’s a proven happiness strategy to list positive things. What will make it really great for you is if you do the same thing—whether privately, or publicly—posting comments here, or on the Six Simple Rules Facebook page. I've done this…
One of my favorite bloggers is Ken Wert. The posts on his blog, Meant to be Happy, are regularly among the most enjoyable ones that I read. I love the name of his site because I agree with its beautiful sentiment, that we are all meant to be happy. And…
Making these lists is good for me—it’s a proven happiness strategy to list positive things. What will make it really great for you is if you do the same thing—whether privately, or publicly—posting comments here, or on the Six Simple Rules Facebook page. Here are some of the things that…