What Gives Us Sustained Happiness? Here Are 10 Ways

What Gives Us Sustained Happiness? Here Are 10 WaysWhat really brings us sustained happiness and how can you bring more of it into your life by design? There’s frills and short lived excitement which is all and fine. But what are those things that we can bring more into our life that provides us with a bit of lasting joy?

We are going to find a few today. Shall we? Read more…

Appreciating The Process – 5 Ways For Having An Optimal Experience

Italian Street Painting Festival For one weekend in the month of June a few streets in downtown San Rafael in Northern California are blocked off from traffic to become a destination for art enthusiast and artists. The annual Italian street painting festival is a treat for art lovers as 200 talented artist armed with chalk and sunblock attempt to transform the streets into a brilliant collection of masterful work. This event celebrates an old Italian street painting tradition while providing for a good cause for Youth in Arts, a non profit organization serving the youth of Northern California.

So what does this have to do with having optimal days?


As a previous volunteer artist for this event, the task of creating gigantic works of art on pavement under the blazzing sun was a gruelling yet hugely satisfying challenge. I often felt a bit nostalgic towards the end these events as do friends who often come and support me through this process.

Here are 5 great takeaways that you can apply to your routines and have an optimal day.
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