The Like Meter – Exploring the space between experience and our reaction to it

I have been thinking about the difference between thinking about an experience and actually experiencing it. I can think about … More

The Happiness Quotient

Something has been changing. I’ve been noticing that my general level of happiness seems to have risen. I don’t know … More

This morning I had an insight about Sketch Stretching. The sketch opens the window. I don’t mean that the sketch … More

There is an old story about a village whose water becomes poisoned. Everyone who drinks it goes mad. Except two … More

Be happy when you’re happy,or sad when you’re not.Ignore the moment,and it sits there to rot. We spend a surprising … More

There are two complementary ways of stepping back into awareness. The first is becoming aware of the frame of reference … More

Traditional meditation often begins by gathering attention around a single point — the breath, a candle flame, a mantra, an … More

A Three-Foot Sphere of Joy, Presence, and Peac What if happiness is not something we have to find, create, or … More

This morning I was thinking about pasta. Not eating it. Thinking with it. Imagine a pasta machine. You begin with … More

Climbing the Lighthouse How breath, sketching, and awareness reveal an ever-widening view of ourselves and the world. For a long … More