A Win-Win-Win Situation

Hey lovely happiness nerds! Part 2 of my last post is coming soon, but in the meantime I'd like to step up my fun-raising game (read about it here and here). For those who don't know, fun-raising is the best way I know to do good, because it is a win-win-win situation: You offer a …

What People Get Wrong about Meditation

Photo by Simon Migaj on Unsplash Hello my dear happiness nerds, welcome back! Following up on my two posts on what’s special about the present moment and how it can help lead a happier life (you find them here and here) I wanted to share a little insight from my favorite meditation app. It’s called …

What’s So Great about the Present Moment Anyway?!

Photo by Alex Iby on Unsplash … is what I hope you won’t ever have to ask after this post. Let me start with a story: When I did the dishes earlier today, I shifted into being present without even noticing it at first. I felt the cool water running down my hands, watched it …

A Love Letter to You

Photo by Dawid Zawiła on Unsplash Hello my dear happiness nerds, welcome back! I noticed that the less I write the more you do, so let’s try another short one today. Again, it’s a quote by a poet that really touched me. It’s the second half of the poem My Hovel by Zen master Ikkyū …

But Then, Life Happened

Photo by Mishal Ibrahim on Unsplash.com Hello my dear happiness nerds, welcome (back)! I've been preparing another essay for you, but then, life happened. But so did inspiration. Therefore, without further ado, another poem for all you lovely people. A Scene along the Way Karen and I were coming home from dinner, In our street …