Good Clean Reads

“Why wait until the middle of a cold dark night. When everything’s a little clearer in the light of day….We could make a lot of lovin’ ‘for the sun goes down. Sky rockets in flight. Afternoon delight. Afternoon delight…”  -Starland Vocal Band

I can easily hear this old 70’s song echo in my head, I listened to it so many times in my teens and dreamt of what some good afternoon love would be like....

I started my book , Love that Works with a quote by Sigmund Freud.  He said, “Love and work are the cornerstones of our humanness.”

In my mind the words are interchangeable. There is no love that exists without the work of giving our heart. While there are moments in life, sometimes even a string of them, where romantic love catches you off guard and spins you upside down so that it nothing feels...

By Tammy Nelson, Ph.D

It seems like in the news every day someone famous is cheating – mostly famous and powerful men cheating on their beautiful wives.  From the outside, these couples look privileged and happy.  They have good looking kids, fame and fortune, and a big house.  So how come they cant stay faithful?

Can love and desire really work as the glue that keeps couples together? Men and...

Margaret Wheatley was co-founder and president of The Berkana Institute. Deborah Frieze succeeded her. Berkana Institute partners with people developing healthy and resilient communities worldwide.  They co-authored Walk Out Walk On: A Learning Journey into Communities Daring to Live the Future Now. The book and website of the same name is driving a movement of people all over the world who are...

“To be successful, you have to have your heart in your business, and your business in your heart.”  ~Thomas Watson, Sr.

It is not quite as easy as it looks to have your life story out in the open for everyone to see. I realize this again as I see myself in a full page story in the business section of our local paper. Compared to the picture last year when I won the angel conference which was a one...

“There are two lasting bequests we can give our children.  One is roots.  The other is wings.”  ~Hodding Carter, Jr.

We all want to pass on to our progeny what is most precious to us. Mistakenly we often think about our inheritance in terms of material wealth. What we most deeply transfer to our children is the best and worst of our character. Probably no one sees our failings as clearly as our...

The only thing about masturbation to be ashamed of is doing it badly. " -Sigmund Freud If ever there were a place in life to allow our curiosity free reign, it would be in the realm of our sexual exploration. Becoming curious is a powerful antidote to both the fear and the shame that has long shadowed both the desire and experience of pleasure. Indeed, there are many sexual educators and therapists that consider the ability to self-pleasure as the cornerstone of sexual health.

“If you are not happy here and now, you never will be.” ~Taisen Deshimaru

Happiness has less to do with our life circumstances than I ever imagined.  According to researcher and author Sonja Lyubormirsky, our quotient for happiness is based 50% of our genetics, which is to say the complex brain and neural circuitry that we inherit from our parents and that create emotional set points for us all.

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Explore the How of Happiness with researcher and author Sonja Lyubomirsky and learn how your intentional activities are enough to shift you into a happier place.  Finding the activities that best fit your personality and beiief system are key elements to making positive and lasting changes.  Don’t miss this informative and eye-opening conversation about the science and study of  happiness.

Sonja...