Finding Awe in the Ordinary In the hustle and bustle of modern life, it’s easy to get caught up in our routines and overlook the beauty that surrounds us. Yet, within our daily lives lies a profound potential for awe—an emotion that can inspire, uplift, and...
What Is Gratitude Robert Emmons, perhaps the world’s leading scientific expert on gratitude, argues that gratitude has two key components, which he describes in a Greater Good essay, “Why Gratitude Is Good.” “First,” he writes, “it’s an affirmation of goodness. We...
Dog finds his forever home The question I’m asked most often is: How’d you do it? How’d you scale two chain-link fences at animal control, cross a busy highway in the middle of the night and find your way into a nursing home a quarter mile away? Let’s just say I was...
4 lessons about happiness PT2 4 lessons I learned about happiness (Here are #3 and #4) In February 2024, I returned home to Los Angeles after the adventure of a lifetime: exploring 18 countries across South America and Asia in 18 months on a trip that cost me $34,000....
4 lessons about happiness PT1 4 lessons I learned about happiness (Here are #1 and #2) In February 2024, I returned home to Los Angeles after the adventure of a lifetime: exploring 18 countries across South America and Asia in 18 months on a trip that cost me $34,000....
