Judgment is Impossible And It Generally Doesn’t Make Us Happy Some of the world’s greatest wisdom traditions teach that to get what you want, look at removing that which you don’t want.[1] So, one way to get happiness is to remove all the things that make us unhappy. And one of the things that causes […]
God Can Help, Even if You’re An Atheist Tapping into the Power of Perfect Love “When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me Speaking words of wisdom, let it be And in my hour of darkness she is standing right in front of me Speaking words of wisdom, let it […]
What to Do When the Pursuit of Spirituality Becomes an Obstacle to Spiritual Realization I was talking to a friend earlier today who said to me, “Jordan, you know I love all this Integral stuff and A Course in Miracles, but sometimes I feel like it’s always work. And I never get to relax. Sometimes I […]
Whatever You Do, Do it With Love “I’ve often said you could give a wonderful workshop just reading the phone book and if you read it with love and that love infuses every name you read; then you teach it.” – Ken Wapnick The secret to succeeding at anything is to do it with love. […]
If You’re Not Doing This, You’re Forgiving Wrong True Forgiveness: Correcting Misapplications of Forgiveness I find that forgiveness is often misunderstood. I often misapply it (but I’m forgiving myself for it). The First Mistake: Forgiveness Means Someone Else Screwed Up First, there is the common notion that forgiveness means pardoning someone for the wrong they […]
Seeing the Divine in Everyone As You See Others, You Will See Yourself “When you meet anyone, remember it is a holy encounter. As you see him you will see yourself. As you treat him you will treat yourself. As you think of him you will think of yourself. Never forget this, for in him […]
In My Defenselessness My Safety Lies How Defensiveness and Unhappiness Go Hand in Hand A good idea, community, or spirituality speaks for itself and doesn’t need defending. If criticism isn’t true, those falsehoods will be borne out over time. If criticism is well founded, the ideas need improvement and can incorporate the criticism, or they […]
More on the Write Way to Happiness One Dude’s Journaling Practice My friends know that I’m a huge fan of journaling. I consider it an essential practice for my emotional well-being. Regular DailyHap readers will also remember that certain kinds of journaling—especially about emotional or traumatic events, real or imagined—have been scientifically demonstrated to increase happiness. So […]