What is the cause of unhappiness?

by Pamela Alexander | Mar 29, 2020 | Mindfulness

If happiness protects us from illness, wouldn’t everybody do it? It’s happiness after all! Who would reject it? Anthony de Mello, an Indian Jesuit priest and psychotherapist, might be able to help us understand. He wrote, “There is only one cause of...

Life after COVID-19?

by Pamela Alexander | Mar 24, 2020 | Mindfulness

I’m working on the assumption that most of us are going to survive COVID-19. If that’s the case where might we focus our attention as we step into the future? Dr. Ruut Veenhoven, sociologist, pioneer and world authority on the scientific study of happiness from the...

Waking up to patience

by Pamela Alexander | Jan 6, 2019 | Mindfulness

Last year I attended a silent meditation retreat and the theme was waking up in every moment. The idea is that in every moment, through meeting the happiness, the sadness, the joy and the pain that arises in our own bodies, minds and hearts with compassionate...

Intentional living, it’s worth the effort

by Pamela Alexander | Feb 4, 2018 | Mindfulness

Intentional living is my ongoing attempt to integrate my action, attitudes and aspirations with my values and beliefs. Because it’s so important to me, it’s a theme that I return to again and again. Posts Finding your tribe and Acting on purpose are two...

Goal + value= more than just another resolution!

by Pamela Alexander | Jan 18, 2018 | Mindfulness

As with every year I’ve looked at my goals, decided on which of them I would focus and made plans insuring each goal is specific, measurable and deadline driven. I used the same strategy that I used last year. You can see that here. This year, after I put together my...