Tag Archives: happiness
Gaudete Sunday? Anyone?
I learned, completely by accident, that the third Sunday of Advent (i.e. today) is called “Gaudete Sunday,” which I will presently explain. I learned this from a holiday party with my girlfriends last night, at which one of them (who shall remain … Continue reading
Filed under advent, happiness, spirituality
Six and Counting
Sheldon Kopp’s Eternal Truth #6 is this: “There is no way of getting all you want.” To which I want to respond with a resounding, “Duh.” It seems so very obvious that it hardly needs to be said, except of … Continue reading
Filed under gratitude, happiness, love, mindfulness
June Heart of the Month: Bring Your Heart to Work
Well, I’m getting June’s Heart of the Month in just under the wire, but I have a good reason: today my mother, MaryAnne Crowley, officially completed 34 years and nine months of a truly inspiring teaching career. She did a … Continue reading
Filed under family life, happiness, teaching
The Beauty of Transience: Our Collective Wisdom
The artists Christo and his late wife Jeanne-Claude created some of the most extraordinary pieces of art in the world. Running Fence, Surrounded Islands, Wrapped Trees, and The Gates are some of the best known. They are enormous environmental projects … Continue reading
“My Heart is Like a Singing Bird”
[Note: Not an in-depth post, but a happy, joyful one in gratitude for all the love I received on my birthday, and for being alive in this good, sweet life. Never perfect, always blessed.] A Birthday My heart is like a singing bird … Continue reading
A New Season, a New Project and Some Updates on Familiar Things
Well and here we are! The first post-Lent post! I’m super excited and if you’re here, I hope you are too! There’s a new soon-to-be announced project coming up here at From the Heart, so stay tuned for that! For … Continue reading
“It Was Like This: You Were Happy”*
If I had thought last week that I would be writing about rainbows and butterflies, I would have felt immediately compelled to dress in black, light up a smoke, and drink JD straight out of the bottle. That’s my delusional … Continue reading
Filed under happiness, mindfulness, poetry
Today We Have an Unknown Guest Blogger!
Absolutely the only thing I can think of to say about St. Patrick’s Day is: avoid unnaturally green food. But I’m excited about today’s post because I’ve been waiting for 3 weeks for the opportunity to share this poem by Jack … Continue reading
The (Real) Secret to Being Happy
Sometimes complete strangers say things that can change your whole life. That is not what this post is about, though. This post is about something that happened to me several years ago on a flight from Newark to Chicago, where … Continue reading
