WHO ASKED YOU?

First off, I know I was wrong. So, no chastisement needed. I’ve undertaken that sorrowful task all by myself. The thing is everything could have ended up so differently-better, I mean- if only my words had been taken in the spirit in which they were intended. Or, in fact, if I had never uttered them … Continue reading WHO ASKED YOU?

Grow A Thicker Skin

“You’re very direct, aren’t you? someone observed about me recently. I wasn’t sure if their’s was a legitimate question, or, criticism masked as inquiry. I mean it’s not the kind of question that, on its face, is categorically flattering, like, for example, “You’re very pretty, aren’t you? Or even better, “You’re so smart, eh?”  Nonetheless, … Continue reading Grow A Thicker Skin

HAPPINESS HIGH 

Are you happy? If so, why? I ask this question because for the 6th year in a row the United Nations World Happiness Report has ranked Finland as the happiest nation on earth, despite opinions to the contrary expressed by its very own citizens.  “I wouldn’t say that I consider us very happy,” said Nina … Continue reading HAPPINESS HIGH