Archive for the 'Happiness' Category

Thunderclouds in Hammond

Hammond, Louisiana sits in the middle of South East Louisiana in beautiful farm country. The terrain is not so exquisite as some place I’ve visited before like here or here, or here. The recreation opportunities don’t look like this.
But sometimes the awesomeness of the sky makes up for it. Summer time in [...]

Happy Feet!

Being healthy is one of the essentials of Happiness. It’s important to always be active, to watch what we eat, to really take care of this temple called our body. Something I’m finding out through my yoga practice is how important it is to take care of our feet.
Our feet are made up [...]

Happy Cooking!

Few things are more satisfying to me than cooking with my friends. I’ll admit that I’m a decent cook. It comes from my Grandmother who was a magnificent cook. Lately I’ve been getting into pastries. My favorite are Rustic Apple Tarts from a recipe in last autumn’s Cook’s Illustrated entertaining issue. [...]

Happy Home

Once upon a time I read that there are three things that are important. Where you lived, where you worked, and your love. The premise was that if you were very lucky then you were very happy with all three, but most of would have only two of the three. Is this [...]

Today’s Happiness

Happiness is an attitude. It’s a gift of choice that we give to ourselves. How can you do this? How is this possible? First you must recognize that you are the only person in the world responsible for your own happiness. There is no other anywhere on this planet that [...]

Spring finally conquers Winter

Although it may still get a little cool at nighttime, spring time has clearly established it’s dominance over winter here in Ashland, Oregon. The sun shone brightly all weekend kissing faces and bare shoulders all over town. Students from Southern Oregon University held a Peace parade, the local Library hosted a May [...]

A simple gift of Emer’gen-C

This morning when I arrived at Ashland’s Bikram Studio for my morning practice one of the ladies who comes on a regular basis walked up to my truck.
Her name is Lou. I think that’s how she spells it. She is a very sweet woman who comes in and quietly practices her yoga with [...]

Bikram Yoga of Ashland

There’s a Bikram yoga studio in Ashland. I was really excited to discover this because it has been just over a year since I’ve been able to practice regularly. Last year I began practicing at Bikram Yoga of Encino and I set myself a goal to do 60 days straight. This is [...]

A Single Step

This morning I’m leaving Los Angeles and moving for a time to Ashland, Oregon. The journey isn’t so long as a thousand miles, but it still begins with a single step. In today’s world, physical distance as an obstacle is obsolete. I can travel from any point in the world to any [...]

San Diego

This beautiful city is always amazing, always friendly, always welcome.  I forget how much I enjoy San Diego until I return. I’ve been staying with my friends Robert and Maria Sheperd in University Town Center. As always there is something exciting going on at their house.  This week is the final week before the FIRST San Diego [...]