Glowing from Within

It’s a common myth that you’ll be happy once you’ve finally gotten that promotion, recognition, security, or perfect partner. The thought is that only then will you be able to relax and enjoy life. But, what you’re really doing is training...

Finding Real Treasure

Material success has the potential to offer you comfort, freedom of choice and leisure. But, many of the most prosperous people will tell you that, while it’s great, it doesn’t bring fulfillment. That’s because true well-being comes from trusting...

Requirements for Happiness

After our basic needs are met, it’s our conditioning that drives our desires. This programming often obscures the truth that we actually require very little to be happy. Great satisfaction can arise out of the act of appreciating something ordinary. Fulfillment...

The Real Mission

The Mission is Happiness Most of us try to organize our lives around laudable goals such as contributing something worthwhile to society, helping the less fortunate or pursuing excellence in some form. But even these endeavors won’t be sufficient to support us...

Don’t Get Sidetracked

Everyday we hear messages telling us how to be happy. They sell us on the notion that taking action on the outside is the best way to improve how we feel on the inside. It’s true that our environment, possessions and activities can have a temporary impact on our...

Essentially Happy

Your Essential Self doesn’t have any problems with stuff that appears in your field of awareness. It sees through eyes of love, compassion and acceptance. Your ego, however, can find a problem with almost anything. It survives by incessantly judging what it sees...