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I admit it. I used to be sarcastic. Sarcasm made me feel strong, witty, and brave.
That was then. In the early 90s when, reading John Knowles’s A Separate Peace because I would be teaching it, these words popped out at me: “As I said, this was my sarcastic summer. It was only long after that I recognized sarcasm as the protest of people who are weak.” The words forced me to shut the book and ponder whether
Kindness. You've probably been reading about the need for it and so you've been thinking about it on some level.
Matthew Dowd thinks it's not the same as being nice. He said, "Being nice is really about how we want to be perceived; being kind is about who we are." And kindness is not the same as being pleasant. Pleasant means you don't ruffle feathers or create havoc. No, kindness requires something of us. It asks us to behold the 
Before reading on, think of things in your life you'd choose to change. Better yet, jot them down on a piece of paper.
Next, think of things in your life you'd choose to change but think you don't have the capacity to change them. This is a little harder because two things have to be true: 1. you have to want the change, and 
Are you aware when you’re happy?
It shouldn't require a big philosophical discussion to know if you’re happy or not. In fact, years ago I met the French homeopath Dr. Christian Almayrac in Lake Arrowhead. He called himself Dr. Happiness and his basic premise was “Enjoying my happiness is the most important thing for me and for everybody else.” He’d constantly ask himself, “Am I happiest thinking ……….?” If the answer wasn’t an immediate yes, it was a no. And if the answer was 
You have a soul. It's not physical like your body. It's ethereal, like angels and spirit guides.
It knows you better than you know it, and it knows way more about everything than you do. It knows what you want most and what you came here to do and be. It wants you happy. It wants others happy. And it knows how to create that. All you have to do is ask it for help in your life. Use your non-dominant hand to write down its answers. Ask questions about its answers. Do this especially if: |
Joanne Wilshinis the author of Take a Moment and Create Your Life! and The Happiness Path. She facilitates workshops and creative circles, and provides lectures and individual coaching to support understanding both the creative process and how the mind-matter phenomenon can be harnessed for personal and worldly benefit. She lives with her husband David in northwestern Washington. 
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