Happily ever laughter
Don’t you just love a good laugh? It feels fantastic, it grounds you in the present – try guffawing and fretting about funding your retirement at the same time– and it connects you to other people. Indeed, my very best..
Archive for happiness
Kathy Graham (conferences@vajrayana.com.au)
I do a bit of everything here at VI, including blogging. It’s a great gig because I get to explore subjects close to my heart such as mind’s vast potential and what makes us happy. Hope you enjoy reading my posts as much as I enjoy writing them.
Neurons that care
As someone who’s strongly drawn to all things metaphysical, I’m always delighted when scientists report findings that confirm what mystics and sages have been saying for millennia. Take meditation, a foundational practice..
It’s a wonderful life
One of the best things about being a godmother to my best friend’s daughter is that I frequently receive photos of quite possibly one of the happiest babies I’ve ever known. In practically every shot, she’s bright-eyed..
Alone together
I catch the train to work and it never ceases to amaze me how many of my fellow travellers spend their time in transit either engrossed in their..
A ‘thinking cap’ that works
We’ve all heard the term ‘thinking cap’. It’s that make-believe hat you put on when you need to concentrate your mind on an intellectually..
Are you positive?
Try this exercise. Think back on the last 24 hours and recall all the things you’ve done that have made your heart sing. Perhaps you caught..
The quiet achiever
I always think how you choose to spend New Year’s Eve says a lot about your personality. Do you prefer to stay at home with your nearest and..
It’s a mad world
I was appalled the other day to witness an incident of road rage. I don’t know who did what except that the two cars involved had stopped at..
Food at your feet
While I absolutely adore the idea of being able to forage for edible treats while out and about in the countryside, the reality is that the closest..
Their future in our hands
This summer’s relentless torrential rain, more akin to the downpours one is accustomed to during an Asian monsoon, has inevitably got me pondering..
Happy times (take 2)
If you enjoyed our first installment of photos of the Happiness conference, then you will undoubtedly love this next lot. You might even recognise..
In your words
Bringing you the conference every year is such a pleasure, but it’s a lot of work too: finding the speakers, nutting out the program, organising..
Happy times
What do Sogyal Rinpoche, Geraldine Doogue, Amanda Gore, Anh Do, Ita Buttrose, Stephanie Dowrick and Wendy Harmer all have in common? They were..
Greener pastures
The other man’s grass is always greener. The sun shines brighter on the other side. The other man’s grass is always greener. Some are..
Friends (not always) forever
When I reflect on all the friends I’ve had since I was a kid, and then consider how many of them are still my friends today, I’m struck by..
