If You’re Happy and You Know It . . .

If You’re Happy and You Know It . . .

My family was talking about happiness the other evening. The six of us adults were having the usual banter back and forth about how to define happiness. Is it contentment? Is it measured in success? Is it just a fleeting emotion, whereas satisfaction a more lasting...
Happiness and Money

Happiness and Money

Twenty years ago, an elderly friend died and left us $5,000. It was a complete surprise –– he had never once mentioned it –– and the thing I regretted most was that I wasn’t able to thank him for the gift. A few days after we received the check, I wondered how I...