Happy Thanksgiving! At their best, holidays bathe us in connectedness, making us rich in what matters. Or, during the holidays we can bolt from being present in a hundred ways. And we don't even know we're doing it. Bolting is about fleeing discomfort. Bolting makes us less connected. It makes us poorer in what matters. In many cases it involves eating, drinking or spending too ...
Best And Worst Road Trip Practices
Thanksgiving means millions of U.S. road trips this week to be with loved ones. Time with loved ones makes us rich in what matters. Arriving in a happy, relaxed state of mind makes that time richer. Thor and I are staying home for Thanksgiving and hosting, but I’m a road trip veteran, partly due to my ...
Giving Thanks — But Not For Black Thursday
Grateful is a beautiful feeling, like coming in out of a cold winter night to a warm, crackling fireplace. I feel grateful right now, at 6:34 on Thanksgiving morning. I have a loving marriage, secure and meaningful (more…)
The Happiest Thanksgiving & The Very Best Diet
Happy Thanksgiving! New disclosure: I am married to a foodie. Thor will spend much of today making something he's never made before, a vegan macaroni and cheese dish, that we'll bring to my sister-in-law's house this afternoon. Food is Thor's creative outlet, his art form, and I believe in supporting a person's art. I also ...
A Happier Thanksgiving
For Thanksgiving I'll suggest (and practice myself) a novel idea: to not eat a great deal. Just a normal-sized meal, of food more lovingly prepared than usual, with more sociability and gratitude than usual. "Unpatriotic!" I can imagine you criticizing me. "Killjoy!" "The economy would nosedive!" "Anti-consumption equals Anti-Christ!" (OK, pardon my drama.) In truth, I'm very ...
