Passion, Pay and Payoff

“[W]hat you love might make a better hobby than a career path.” ~ Kyle Chayka Have you fallen into the trap of thinking that you aren’t really pursuing your passion unless you are getting paid? In today’s online Pacific Standard, Kyle Chayka explores the question of whether doing what we love has to occur nine to five: “It’s …

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Happiness and Intensity

“Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance and order and rhythm and harmony.” ~ Thomas Merton “If you want to be happy, be.” ~ Tolstoy Happiness and intensity are not the same thing. I enjoy browsing Gretchen Rubin’s blog The Happiness Project, especially if I’m feeling emotionally stuck or apathetic. Her lively …

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