I find a lot of creative content, exhausting. It finally dawned on me, why this is. Nearly everything we see or watch or read is degraded in one or more ways. The first thing that comes to mind, is the way entertainment is used to influence people. T…
Tag: happiness
On The Verge Of Happy (Saturn in Pisces)
The Astrology of Life’s Unhappiest Year
Happiness throughout life is generally seen as an inverted bell curve. We start out relatively happy as children, then happiness steadily declines until mid-life, after which it begins inching back up. By the time we’re in our 70’s, we’re back … …
Psychology corner: The sadness of a happiness expert
New York Times I found this article about a happiness expert who took his own life strangely compelling. I had never heard of Philip Brickman, but as an astrologer whose Mercury (mind) is in Scorpio, I am an avid researcher of the nature of happiness and depression especially as it shows up in […]
The post Psychology corner: The sadness of a happiness expert appeared first on Astrology readings and writings by Lynn Hayes.
Keeping Promises, Following Through On Threats & Lack Of Consistency
This is an old post, from 2009! I think about it a lot and I don’t think I wrote it very well so I’m going to try again. It’s related to something I wrote in 2007 – Keeping Promises. I was … Read More…
Joy, Pleasure, Happiness and Chocolate
As you tuck into your Easter egg this morning, you may want to as yourself this: what is the difference between joy and pleasure? This week I listened to the writer Anthony Seldon talking on the radio, distinguishing between pleasure, which we might get from eating chocolate, happiness which we might get from sharing chocolate with friends, and joy which is transcendant. (He starts at around 24 minutes). Accordingly, pleasure is a passing thing, where some of us get stuck: eating another chocolate bar, reading another trashy magazine. You might associate that with the sign Taurus, the most sensual of […]
The post Joy, Pleasure, Happiness and Chocolate appeared first on The Oxford Astrologer.
Happiness, Gemini Style: Stay Curious
What I love about Curious George is his insatiable interest in the world around him. Partly, he’s motivated by pure mischief, but mostly he’s just … well, curious; and his lively interest in the world leads him to see possibilities the rest of us might not consider….
The post Happiness, Gemini Style: Stay Curious appeared first on April Elliott Kent's Big Sky Astrology.
New Moon in Aquarius: Happiness, Aquarius Style
Aquarius-style friendships are the mesh tank tops of relationships – loosely-knit alliances that keep us covered but let us breathe. They are the connections that let us feel like a part of society without losing our independence.
The post New Moon in Aquarius: Happiness, Aquarius Style appeared first on April Elliott Kent's Big Sky Astrology.
Full Moon in Leo: I’ll Follow the Sun
At this Full Moon in Leo, think about what your own astrological happiness project would look like. How can you finish 2013 happier than you began? Astrologically, it might be as simple as following the Sun.
The post Full Moon in Leo: I’ll Follow the Sun appeared first on April Elliott Kent's Big Sky Astrology.
Jupiter, Perspective & Happiness
Astrology in real life