Robin sent me a link to a lovely article: The Simplest Secret to Happiness You’ll Ever Find by Eric Barker. What is Barker’s secret? Stopping to notice (savor) happiness when it comes your way. Happiness is often right there for the taking so why not enjoy it? You can always take the photo (and tweet about it) afterwards.

A related article that I stumbled into over at the Shambhala Sun magazine website: You Can’t Fail at Meditation. This article, which will appear in the November 2014 issue of the magazine, consists of an interview of two meditation teachers (Sharon Salzberg, Joseph Goldstein) and a psychiatrist (Mark Epstein) by journalist-author Dan Harris (10% Happier). The wise words of these teachers should reassure anyone who has ever asked the big question, “Can I sit still for 3 minutes without checking my phone?” that this is indeed possible for everyone. As for why you might want to do this, the answer is simple: you might begin to see that happy moment that is currently sliding by for what it is. And you might become a happier person in the process.