by blog-nelson | Feb 8, 2019 | Helping Others, Thoughts on happiness
On my first trip to Kenya for the Enemies Project, I went to the Mathare slum of Kenya to meet people who had been affected by the tragic post-election riots that swept through Kenya in 2009. One of the people I met in Mathare was Benard Ochieng who had started a...
by blog-nelson | Jan 30, 2019 | Thoughts on happiness
This holiday season I got one of the most amazing gifts I’ve ever received, and I want to share the story. The week before Thanksgiving, I found out that I have two adult children that I don’t know anything about. I’ve had a lot of excellent conversation...
by blog-nelson | Jan 6, 2019 | Thoughts on happiness
A couple months ago I had picked up a book by the Dalai Llama about achieving happiness. There were several things that struck me from that book, and I’ll probably write about those later. The one thing in particular that struck me was the very analytical...
by blog-nelson | Feb 6, 2009 | Spirituality, Thoughts on happiness, Writings
happiness, comfort, pleasure, contentment… The other night I saw a video that made me think of these things, and it reminded me of a piece of journaling I did in Ecuador several years back. I was there teaching a conservation biology class in the paramo,...
by blog-nelson | Feb 6, 2009 | Art Science and Creativity, Roadless Project, Thoughts on happiness, Writings
happiness… Nearby a spring is talking quietly, spilling its secrets out to any plants and animals that will come by to listen. Is it the spring that is making me happy, or the sustenance it provides or just the presence of those enjoying its waters? ...
